coe Posted July 11, 2000 Share Posted July 11, 2000 Has any one heard of the time when something like 3 tanks from 2 SS Pz Div and the remnats of a bicycle company (20 men) from the 6th Parachute Regiment (von der Heydte's) captured an entire American Battalion of 17 officers and 600 men.... I suppose this is could be simulated by wishing to surrender but admittedly this is far different from the taking of large numbers of prisoners in the encirclement battles of the east or late in the war in Germany, this was in the thick of the Normandy invasion - I wonder if this could be somehow simulated in CM? how likely could one pull off such a scenario..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark IV Posted July 11, 2000 Share Posted July 11, 2000 Isn't that what auto-surrender simulates? If your global morale gets much below 15%, the computer will capitulate for you, which models the battalion (+ or -) saying "the hell with it". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Madmatt Posted July 11, 2000 Share Posted July 11, 2000 coe, Err you aren't refering to.. "the action between men of the 90th Division 'Tough Hombres' and the 6th Fallschirmjäger (Paratroop) Regiment under Major Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte on July 23 1944 around St. Germain-sur-Seves. Historically the Fallschirmjager attacked a vastly superior force numerically and inflicted huge casualties and took over 200 US prisoners. The fighting was close and brutal amongst this hedgerow-crossed landscape. " As quoted by me from my interview with Wild Bill on the Boots and Tracks site... If you are then you got your facts and numbers a little mixed up! I am actually currently working on a scenario based on this action... Madmatt Showing my Grognard roots there... ------------------ If it's in Combat Mission, it's on Combat Mission HQ! CMHQ-Annex, The Alternative side of Combat Mission Combat Mission HQ CMHQ-Annex Proud members of the Combat Mission WebRing [This message has been edited by Madmatt (edited 07-11-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted July 11, 2000 Share Posted July 11, 2000 The 90th Infantry Division during Normandy was the worst division in the ETO. It was a National Guard Unit that had its commanding officer changed three times in less than a month. At one point Bradely seriously considered disbanding the unit and using the men as replacements. Eventually the unit shaped up (after sacking almost all senior officers) and become one of the finest units in the ETO, becoming an integral part of Patton's "Ghost Corps". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMAN Posted July 11, 2000 Share Posted July 11, 2000 www.BUY.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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