Kingfish Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 For those still interested in playing scenarios for CMBO, I offer the first in a series of three scenarios depicting the battle between the U.S. 6th armored (the ‘Super Sixth’) and German 266th infantry division. These battles occurred on August 9th / 10th, 1944 just north of the city of Brest. The scenarios are semi-historical, in that the dates, units involved and general map layouts are based on historical data, but the tactical situations and map details are fictional. A little background: On August 7th, 1944, CCB of the U.S. 6th armored division arrived at the outskirts of the port city of Brest, capping off a 6-day / 150-mile dash across the Brittany peninsula. Along the way they had bypassed several German units, which were unable to offer more than token resistance to the American spearheads. One of these units was the German 266th infantry division, which soon began to slowly retreat towards Brest. Meanwhile, the U.S. 6th armored’s initial attempts at entering Brest were repulsed, so it began preparations for a full-scale attack on the city, scheduled to go off on August 9th. However, that all changed, for on the evening of the 8th the German 266th infantry suddenly emerged in the rear of the Americans. Faced with this serious threat to its rear area, the U.S. 6th executed a highly unusual 180-degree ‘About Face’ and attacked northwards. The result of this action was a series of fierce battles around the villages of Plouvien, Kerdalaes and Lannenyen. Map courtesy of the ‘Super Sixth’ website About Face #1 depicts the battle for Plouvien, About Face #2 will deal with the battles for Bourg-Blanc and Kerdalaes and About Face #3 will depict the fight for Besquelan and Lannenyan. To learn more about this battle, and the U.S. 6th armored division in general, I suggest you stop by their excellent website: The Super Sixth Thank you [ August 29, 2003, 01:36 PM: Message edited by: Kingfish ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted August 16, 2003 Author Share Posted August 16, 2003 About Face #1 has now been submitted to the Scenario Depot In addition, About Face #2 is now availible. This fictional scenario depicts the battle between CCR, 6th armored and the 3rd Bn, 899th Regt around Bourg-blanc. If you are interested just e-mail me directly and I will zip it your way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted August 29, 2003 Author Share Posted August 29, 2003 About Face #2 is now availible from the Scenario Depot 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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