Spring Offensive Secret Weapons #25 |
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(Defender) Germany | vs | Britain (Attacker) |
Formations Involved | ||
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Britain | 1st Middlesex (machine-gun) | |
Britain | 22nd Dragoons | |
Britain | 2nd Glasgow Highlanders | |
Britain | 79th Armoured Division | |
Britain | 7th Royal Tank Regiment | |
Britain | 7th Seaforth Highlander Infantry | |
Britain | 9th Cameronians | |
Germany | 12th SS “Hitler Jugend” Panzer Division |
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Overall Rating, 0 votes |
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Scenario Rank: of |
Parent Game | Secret Weapons |
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Historicity | Alt-History |
Date | 1944-06-01 |
Start Time | 07:30 |
Turn Count | 40 |
Visibility | Day |
Counters | 192 |
Net Morale | 0 |
Net Initiative | 1 |
Maps | 1: BN1 |
Layout Dimensions | 88 x 58 cm 35 x 23 in |
Play Bounty | 255 |
AAR Bounty | 227 |
Total Plays | 0 |
Total AARs | 0 |
Battle Types |
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Road Control |
Urban Assault |
Conditions |
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Entrenchments |
Minefields |
Off-board Artillery |
Randomly-drawn Aircraft |
Reinforcements |
Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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Beyond Normandy | Maps + Counters |
Secret Weapons | Base Game |
Introduction |
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The British Army landed in Normandy in June 1944 with what it believed to be adequate tanks, but experience quickly showed that the Churchill and Cromwell were badly outclassed by German armor and anti-tank guns. The thickly armored assault tanks discussed in 1943 were needed on the battlefield right away. Had the Tortoise and Black Prince projects been given the same level of effort as the Churchill, heavier tanks could have seen action in Normandy. Whether they would have made any difference is another question. |
Conclusion |
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The Tortoise was not designed for the hedgerow country, but the grueling, meter-by-meter nature of combat there would have been a perfect environment for the Tortoise to actually thrive. The lumbering beast was too sluggish to be of much use anywhere else. The Black Prince was only slightly faster, but with its powerful main armament would have been a welcome addition to British armored strength. |
AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle |
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5 Errata Items | |
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The "Optional Values" for the 17-Pdr given in an Avalanche Press Daily Content piece on the 17-Pdr Anti-Tank gun (and printed on a replacement counter sheet Download) are now the Official Ratings, published in games like Cassino '44, Grossdeutschland 1946, and Indian Unity, as shown in one of the two counter images. These are: 5-5 / 8-8 MA 0 (Towed). (caryn
on 2012 May 03)
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The "Optional Values" for the Achilles---and by extension the Archer---given in an Avalanche Press Daily Content piece on the 17-Pdr Anti-Tank gun (and printed on a replacement counter sheet Download) are now the Official Ratings, published in games like Cassino '44, Grossdeutschland 1946, and Indian Unity. These are: 8-5 / 8-8 Full Strength and 4-5 / 8-8 Reduced Strength. (caryn
on 2012 May 03)
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The reduced direct fire value of the SS HMG is 5-5 in Beyond Normandy and Road to Berlin. (plloyd1010
on 2015 Jul 31)
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The Units in Beyond Normandy were misprinted with a movement factor of 5. The movement factor should be 8. (rerathbun
on 2012 Mar 21)
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Liberation 1944's counters are mislabeled 'PzIVF2.' The counter's ratings are correct (Armor 5, Move 8, DF 11-6, AT 6-8). (rerathbun
on 2014 Feb 14)
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