Thank you for your feedback!
Well, Oddball_E8, this makes it even more realistic. In real life the poor guys weren’t able to retreat and swim back to England either.
The north-south issue is the only thing I am not confident with – you’re right. Unfortunately the map was nearly complete when I recognized it. Is there a way to change this, now that the map is finished?
@ LarsS: Concerning your question on the difference of the width of the beach between high and low tide, check the link and the fifth picture:
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/428201/Omaha-Beach
Maybe the distance between water and beach wall is maybe slightly too long in my map. What do you think?
My next map will be costal highway towards Saint-Pierre-du-Mont. The 29th used this route to reach Pointe du Hoc to retrieve the Ranger force there.
Regards,
Heckenschütze