Pegasus Bridge

[Sequoia]

I'd be interested in opinions if the new bridge types Market-Garden will bring will make a satisfactory enough facsimile of Pegasus Bridge? Of course this will be a subjective opinion. Perhaps there's already a Pegasus Bridge scenario most people are happy with.

[para]

I'd be interested in opinions if the new bridge types Market-Garden will bring will make a satisfactory enough facsimile of Pegasus Bridge? Of course this will be a subjective opinion. Perhaps there's already a Pegasus Bridge scenario most people are happy with.

Take a look at Operation Deadstick or Benouville Battle by Gen Von Television

[MikeyD]

There is no duplicate if the Pegasus bridge per se but there's a girder bridge type that would make a decent enough stand-in. The single-span version of the 'angular' bridge type patterned after the Graves bridge. There's also a multi-span version to bridge bigger gaps.

[agusto]

IIRC there is already a really good Pegasus bridge scenario. It is part of a user made campaign (first mission).

[altipueri]

It's much smaller than that girder bridge I seem to recall. Not like Arnhem, just single span and not much more than a vehicle width.

[Pak40]

IIRC, Pegasus Bridge closely resembles this one:

[altipueri]

Yeah, that's good enough.

Stephen Amrose has a book on Pegasus Bridge which I enjoyed, although I know some people don't like his books.

I like the words of one of the glider pilots said over his shoulder to the paras the moment the plane came to a halt after breaking in two - "We're here, piss off and do what you're paid to do."

Although I've read it elsewhere more along the lines of "I've done my bit, now piss off and do yours"