British Tommy Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 I am converting a West Front scenario called, 'Kidney Ridge' into a CMAK one. The WF briefings say that elements of the British 7th motorized brigade moved during the night to a position known as Kidney Ridge but in the light of dawn they discovered they were infact dug in on the snipe position. To the North, they could see a German panzer formation forming up for an attack; to the South a Battalion of the Italian Littoria armoured division (the axis forces had been preparing to advance East to blunt the breakthrough of XXX Corps). Problem I have, on the map the axis forces are in a different place to where they stated in the briefing! Does anyone have any info of the axis positions before they attacked the snipe? Many thanks in advance! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emar Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 The book Last Stand by Bryan Perret has a nice map of all of the guns positions and the positions of all of the knocked out enemy vehicles. Incedently this battle has already been covered on the CMAK disk (File listed as "Defense of outpost Snipe". Not sure but I think Hans was the author. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco QNS Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 From "Alamein", by C.E. Lucas Phillips page 219: They then made out the ominous shapes of 35 tanks in the moonlight //...// What Flower had stumbled upon was in fact a night leaguer of a mixed force of tanks, sp guns and vehicles, part german and part italian, under the command of the german Colonel Teege, and known as the Stiffemayer Battle Group. It was located on the long mound to the southwest which we have called Hill 37 and beyond the brow of which Flower had penetrated. It was soon evident to Turner , in fact, that the desert around him was, except to his rear, alive with enemy. All to the westward numerous camp fires were to be seen at no great distance. The moon and their lights enabled him to see another tank leaguer about 1.000 yards to the northward, which was, in fact, a leaguer of the 15th Panzer Division. Digging-in had been barely completed when, at about 3.45 , the deep -throated rumble of tanks in motion was heard from the direction of Teege´s leaguer. Very soon their sombre shapes could be seen advancing in two bodies. One was obviously shaping course to join the northern leaguer of 15th Panzer Division, but the other made straight for Turner´s position, moving in line-head. From the map, the center of Hill 37 was 1.500 yards from the edge of Turner and 1.750 from the center. And 1.900 yard from edge of Snipe and 2.125 yrds from the center. The edges of Turner and Snipe are 500 yards apart and their centers are 1.000 yards apart. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
British Tommy Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 Thank you guys for the help especially Paco.This has been a great help in shaping my scenario (will be posted at the Proving grounds website) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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