rune Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 JonS did a lot of research and helped edit my briefings, and we came up, with what I hope will be a great 2 player scenario. Large in size, it features the Last Offensive of the Eighth Army in Italy in April 1945, well, at least for the Kiwis. Being tested two player now [and if you want to test it, drop me a line] for balance. So the purpose of this thread is a public thank you to JonS for his help with the scenario. It was fun working with you. Hey Jon, am at work, so if you catch this before I get home, put JUST the main briefing here so people get an idea of what it is about. [Point value subject to change, of course] Rune 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 Jon is a walking military encyclopedia. A while back I had asked for info on Platamon ridge, a little known battle in Greece '41. Jon e-mailed me several megs worth of info and scans, with descriptions of Kiwi positions and commanders down to the section level! Thanks Jon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mace Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 He also can drink a lot of beer. Mace 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeinzBaby Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 Must be a Kiwi 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rune Posted March 20, 2004 Author Share Posted March 20, 2004 Title: The Last Offensive Type: Meeting Engagement Date: April 16th, 1945 Location: West of Sesto Imolese Region: Italy Weather: Day, Clear, Farmland Terrain: Dirt Wind: Breeze from the W Turns: 45+ Best Played as: Best played as Two Player, or as Allied against the AI. AI should be free to place. Author: Tim 'Rune' Orosz Background: The Eighth Army started its final offensive in Italy on 9 April 1945, under the biggest artillery and air bombardment of the Italian Campaign. The object was to enter and take the Po Valley. The hurricane of fire caught the Germans by surprise, and the Senio River was quickly crossed with only moderate enemy resistance. The attack came from Indian, Kiwi, Polish, British divisions, along with the Jewish Brigade. 2nd New Zealand Division had crashed through the Germans' "Irmgard Line" on the Senio River on the first day, then the "Laura Line" on the Santerno two days later, and the "Paula Line" along the Sillaro on the night of 15th-16th April. The German 98th Infantry Division had been shattered after a week of constant fighting, with many prisoners taken, but reinforcements were arriving and resistance was stiffening in front of the Kiwis. /cont.. By dawn on the 16th April 2(NZ)Div held a two mile wide bridgehead across the Sillaro River with two brigades. The Germans had to regain the river line to hold in this area, while the Kiwis sought to beakout and advance to the next river line. Both sides brought fresh forces up, and they would meet in the rich farmland west of the Sillaro. Semi-Historical, about 5400 points. Sources: http://members.aol.com/ItalyWW2/Imola.htm 4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade in Italy by Jeffrey Plowman and Malcolm Thomas Thanks to Jon 'JonS' Sowden for all of his help! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Aww shucks 'twas nothing. Thanks to Rune for letting me help with it. It was fun, and I think he has designed a very interesting scenario with reasonable and credible forces on both sides. It plays well single player too, whoich is never an easy thing for a designer to do, so a big ups to Rune for his creation. I'm looking forward to what Kingfish comes up with too As for Mace, well I'm just looking forward to the next beer Be cool JonS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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