David Stone Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 Just sent an updated version of Haut Fornel to the Scenario Depot. Make sure you get the V3 zip when the Admiral & Big Dog get it uploaded. It is designed Amis vs AI only. PBEM might work with a +25% bonus for the Americans. Since the briefing is popular here it is: --Allied Situation-- Lt Col Pat Cassidy's 1st Battlaion 502nd Parachute Regiment was targeted to jump over Drop Zone A--directly behind Exits 3 and 4 of Utah beach. Along with 3rd Bttln, their initial objective was securing those exits, eliminating a German strong point at Buildings XYZ, and silencing a German field battery nearby. Like so many of the night drops, 1st Bttln was badly scattered with only five sticks actually hitting DZ A. Many landed short of the DZ and others mistakenly were dropped onto DZ C about three miles to the south. Cassidy came down short--close to Foucarville--a village just north of DZ A. In small pockets, they rallied and fought their way towards their initial objectives. By mid-afternoon, Cassidy had the sembelence of three full companies. However, the bulk of A Coy was engaged in a murderous firefight against a fortified hill outside of Foucarville. With little hope of taking Foucarville before dark, Cassidy ordered B and C Coys to move west and support A Coy's left flank. His strategic goal, secure the northern flank of Utah beach from German counterattack. --Misison-- Capt Hancock, take C Coy and secure the crossroads at Beuzeville- Au-Plain. Deny the enemy this road junction and block any German reinforcements that may be heading towards Foucarville. This position is vital to establishing our left flank and our strategic objective-- haulting German counterattacks that could ***continued*** drive a wedge between Ste-Mere-Eglise and the Utah beachhead. --Forces-- 1x Airborne Platoon (Lt Smit*) 1x MMG (3 men) --Reserves-- 1x C Coy HQ (Capt Hancock*) 2x MMG (5 men) 2x 60mm Mortar 2x Airborne Platoons w/ support (Lt Borcherd & Lt Bucior*) 1x 81mm Artillery spotter (Lt Cotton*) ?x extra Coy units --Notes-- Initially, neither side has significant numbers of troops in the field. There is space for manuevering as reinforcements arrive. However, German units can appear unexpectedly. --Historc AAR-- (please read--no spoilers) C Coy, under Capt Hancock, left the Foucarville road and crossed the hedgerow country. Seperated from his units by the dense bocage, Capt Hancock struggled to maintain coordination between his three platoons and his heavy weapons. 1st platoon, under Lt Morton Smit, lurched ahead and spotted a church tower. Believing it to be Bueazeville-Au-Plain, Smit occupied a German barracks complex along the main road. Rifling through the German gear for souveniers, the platoon abruptly found itself in trouble. ****continued**** Lt Smit's platoon had stumbled into a hornets' nest called Haut Fornel. Capt Hancock, alarmed by the sounds of Smit's vicious firefight, quickly committed the remainder of C Coy to the fray. Lt Smit, initially forced to withdraw, was joined by the rest of C Coy. They attacked in strength but did not capture the village before nightfall. Hancock pulled back to a woods south of Haut Fornel, and awaited daylight. The hornets' nest remained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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