Operation Bluecoat: Sept Vents Liberation 1944 #26 |
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(Defender) Germany | vs | Britain (Attacker) |
Formations Involved | ||
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Britain | 2nd Argyll & Sutherland Highland Infantry | |
Britain | 2nd Gordon Highlanders | |
Britain | 2nd Grenadier Guards | |
Britain | 9th Cameronians | |
Germany | 752nd Grenadier Regiment |
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Overall Rating, 1 vote |
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5
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Scenario Rank: --- of 940 |
Parent Game | Liberation 1944 |
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Historicity | Historical |
Date | 1944-07-30 |
Start Time | 07:00 |
Turn Count | 28 |
Visibility | Day |
Counters | 162 |
Net Morale | 0 |
Net Initiative | 2 |
Maps | 4: 56, 57, 58, 59 |
Layout Dimensions | 86 x 56 cm 34 x 22 in |
Play Bounty | 190 |
AAR Bounty | 227 |
Total Plays | 1 |
Total AARs | 0 |
Battle Types |
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Inflict Enemy Casualties |
Rural Assault |
Urban Assault |
Conditions |
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Hidden Units |
Minefields |
Off-board Artillery |
Randomly-drawn Aircraft |
Reinforcements |
Smoke |
Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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Liberation 1944 | Base Game |
Introduction |
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During the previous few days ULTRA intercepts revealed German reinforcements moving to the area southeast of Caen. This intel gave the Operation Bluecoat planners a good chance of success since they could therefore avoid heavy concentrations of enemy troops and hit more lightly defended areas. British XXX Corps received the task of securing Point 309, also known as Quarry Hill, followed by its area-dominating sibling Hill 361. Maneuvering to take the hills required first taking the village of Sept Vents and the small Lutian Woods to the east. Two lavishly supported infantry battalions began rehearsing for the task. |
Conclusion |
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Fighter-bombers augmented with over 1,300 heavier bombers replaced the customary artillery barrage. Despite this, the spearheads started taking casualties immediately with each battalion losing a company commander early on. Tank commanders popping up for a look were lost to snipers as well, but the lads pressed forward. The German heavy mining around Sept Vents cost the Grenadier Guards a good deal of time in addition to five Churchill tanks. It took until 1500 and a “…very good shoot in the village” by the antiaircraft tanks to secure the buildings. According to The Buffs’ War Diary they cleared the Lutian Woods in “a very successful operation.” Unfortunately, the time required to accomplish all these tasks exceeded the plan, leaving the whole operation well behind schedule and causing follow-up formations to have to fight just to reach their starting lines. |
AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle |
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5 Errata Items | |
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All Bren carriers should have a movement value of 7. (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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Ignore the direct fire values. (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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The reduced direct fire value of the Heer HMG became 5-5 starting with Fall of France. (plloyd1010
on 2015 Jul 31)
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The morale and combat modifiers of German Sergeant #1614 should be "0", not "8". (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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The movement allowance on the counters in Airborne is misprinted. It should be "3." (rerathbun
on 2012 Jan 30)
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