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Air Pollution Peace in Our Time #7 |
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| (Attacker) Germany | vs | Czechoslovakia (Defender) |
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| Scenario Rank: --- of 964 |
| Parent Game | Peace in Our Time |
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| Historicity | Alt-History |
| Date | 1938-09-28 |
| Start Time | 07:00 |
| Turn Count | 20 |
| Visibility | Day |
| Counters | 35 |
| Net Morale | 1 |
| Net Initiative | 0 |
| Maps | 2: 3, 4 |
| Layout Dimensions | 56 x 43 cm 22 x 17 in |
| Play Bounty | 163 |
| AAR Bounty | 167 |
| Total Plays | 1 |
| Total AARs | 1 |
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| Bridge Control |
| Inflict Enemy Casualties |
| Road Control |
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| Fire in the Steppe | Maps |
| Peace in Our Time | Base Game |
| Parachutes Over Crete | Counters |
| Introduction |
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The German Air Force began training parachute troops in 1936, and by the time of the invasion of Czechoslovakia five battalions had been organized, of varying degrees of training and readiness. The German plan included a parachute drop behind the Czech fortifications barring the way to Olomouc, to seize bridges and crossroads to aid in a breakthrough. But the Czechs had laid their defenses in quite some depth. |
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The German paratroopers of 1938 were yet not those of 1941; they would be formed into the 7th Airborne Division of five battalions in October 1938 as the branch continued to expand. The Czech doctrine of defense in depth unintentionally placed forces where the German hoped to drop airborne units to sever the lines of communication leading to the border fortifications. The first debacle of the German airborne forces would occur two and a half years before the air assault on Crete. |
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Reduce strength direct fire value be came 5-5 in Army at Dawn. (plloyd1010
on 2015 Jul 31)
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| #7 Air Pollution |
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This has to be the smallest, in terms of counters, scenario of this “what if” DIY booklet that has German Fallschirmjager troops dropping in to capture a bridge and road hex against Czech border troops who are well supported with mortars, OBA, AA and a 15mm HMG platoon. One company of Fallschirmjager are tasked to drop on each map, depending on your drop location and drift can make this scenario problematic for the Germans. The Fallschirmjagers took a beating while losing 2 officers KIA but with the help of the Luftwaffe managed in the end to capture all their objectives with a turn or two to spare. It did not help that the Czech forces lost 3 out of 5 officers, which doomed the Czechs on the left flank from reinforcing their comrades under heavy attack at the bridge. |
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