Franko Posted November 7, 2000 Share Posted November 7, 2000 I have submitted yet another new scenario to CombatHQ. Its big, bloody, and historical. Its the terrible armored engagement near St. Aignan de Cramesnil, between 1st Northants, 1st Black Watch, 24th Polish Lancers and the 12th SS Panzer Division. Here's the scenario briefing..ENJOY! Let me know if any of you guys play this by PBEM. AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY August 8th, 1944 South of Caen, near Saint-Aignan de Cramesnil Weather/Time: CLEAR DAY Turns 60 (one hour) Scenario Author: Frank M. Radoslovich (Frankrad@pacbell.net) In July 1944 three British Armored Divisions had been thrown against the German defences south of Caen. Called "Operation Goodwood", this attack only penetrated about half way up the Bourguesbus Ridge before it was thrown back by deadly long range fire. Four hundred British tanks were lost. On August 7, the Canadian army sent armoured columns in a bizarre yet clever night march, right through the stunned German defenders. At dawn, these units, which included British elements, were three miles behind German lines. They waited for further Armor units, particularly the Poles, to come up and relieve them and carry the advance forward to Falaise. The 12th SS Panzer Division had other plans. They also had Michael Wittman. Research Sources: Reynolds, Michael. STEEL INFERNO: 1st SS Panzer Corps in Normandy, Dell Publishing, 1997 Simpson, Gary L. TIGER ACE: The Life Story of Panzer Commander Michael Witmann, Schiffer Military History, 1994. Tout, Ken. A FINE NIGHT FOR TANKS: The Road to Falaise, Sutton Publishing, 1998 Veterans Affairs, Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipanderson Posted November 7, 2000 Share Posted November 7, 2000 Hi, sounds great. I will be off to download it and give it a go. Thanks for the work, Kip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpinard Posted November 7, 2000 Share Posted November 7, 2000 Cool, sounds excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaffertape Posted November 7, 2000 Share Posted November 7, 2000 Nice timing! Just reading about that very battle in the book VICTORY AT FALAISE. Good book BTW. GAFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splinty Posted November 7, 2000 Share Posted November 7, 2000 Wow. sounds great,I'll definitely give it a go! ------------------ Nicht Schiessen!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Bill Wilder Posted November 7, 2000 Share Posted November 7, 2000 Frank is a top-notch scenario designer. I think you all will be pleased with his work. Nice to see Desert Fox collaborating in this effort! We'll be checking it out... ------------------ Wild Bill Lead Tester Scenario Design Team Combat Mission-Beyond Overlord billw@matrixgames.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Heidman Posted November 7, 2000 Share Posted November 7, 2000 Anyone interested in a PBEM of this monster? Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manx Posted November 7, 2000 Share Posted November 7, 2000 Frank M. Radoslovich's "August Bank Holiday" scenario is now available for you to d/l at COMBAT MISSIONS. Enjoy! Many thanks Franko. ------------------ COMBAT MISSIONS- The Source For CM Ops & Scenarios WWW.COMBATMISSIONS.CO.UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franko Posted November 8, 2000 Author Share Posted November 8, 2000 Thanks for the kind words Wild Bill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Bill Wilder Posted November 8, 2000 Share Posted November 8, 2000 My pleasure, Frank! I enjoy scenarios of this quality. ------------------ Wild Bill Lead Tester Scenario Design Team Combat Mission-Beyond Overlord billw@matrixgames.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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