On Day 2 of each scenario the Axis will receive a full
complement of their starting force (another regiment if they started with a
regiment, etc.) There are multiple reinforcement lists for the Axis side so
that these additional forces will arrive at one of three possible entry points:
far north, far west or far south. These three points will be randomly selected
by the game engine.
The map is a cropped version of the stock Arnhem map and the
.cop and .cop.cache files must be installed in the map folder of your game
directory. The map is situated so that the entire map is visible within the
game at the third zoom level.
The scenario file can be placed anywhere in your Scenarios
directory, however in the screen shot below I have it saved to the Tactical
Battle Series directory by simply adding that folder to the Scenarios folder.
The weather for the scenarios is a snow pattern with snow
ground conditions, a minimum temperature of -5C (23F) and a maximum temperature
of 1C (33.8F) with sunrise at 08:39 and sunset at 16:48. These conditions will
greatly impact the air availability for each side, with the possibility that
all sorties may wind up as canceled due to inclement conditions.
Airborne Operations
D01 09:00 The initial order provided to the first wave:
Alpha Company from each para battalion is detached and sent to the outer
reaches of the map to serve as early warning against the three possible entry points
for Axis reinforcements. The remainder of each battalion is sent on probes
against the three objectives, while the 1st Battalion 327th
Glider Infantry Regiment is put in reserve south of the airfield.
Once the entry point is known later on Day 2, I intend to
commit the bulk of the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment held in
reserve to counter the German reinforcements.
D01 12:01 When the bulk of the regiments arrive, they are
issued attack orders against the three objectives, while the remainder of the
327th is moved up to their reserve staging area south of the
airfield. When the division HQ element arrives at 13:00, they will be moved
behind the reserve element.
D01 15:00
D01 21:00
D02 03:00
D02 09:00
D02 09:06 The Axis reinforcements are detected in the west
by the early warning infantry company. I reattached 1st Battalion to
the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment held in reserve south of the airfield
and send them on an attack to blunt the Germans trying to flood the battlefield
with fresh troops.
D02 15:00 Alpha Company 501st Battalion has done
an excellent job in holding up the Axis reinforcements and has allowed the 327th
to reach their forming-up point for the assault on the Germans. At this point I
reattach all early warning companies to their Bn HQ’s.
D02 21:00
D03 03:00 With the primary objective of Deelen Airfield in
some doubt, I peel off two battalions of infantry and order them to attack. 3rd
Battalion 501st and 2nd Battalion 506th are
the closest so they get the call to race to the objective and save the day for
the 101st Airborne Division.
D03 06:00 A pitched battle ensues for the airfield and a Decisive
Victory outcome is questionable at this point. With such a superior force, I
misplayed my hand here and should have reinforced the regiment holding the
airstrip from the outset.
After-action Report
Nah, it was never in doubt.
Review Final Situation
The scenario can be downloaded from the Missions and
Scenarios page of this website: it is located in the Command Operations Series
section. It can be also downloaded directly from here.
The scenario file has been updated as of this evening due to an oversight on my part. In wanting this series to be a “light mod” (all the player has to do is download one map and four total scenarios), I am utilizing the stock force lists that shipped with the game. As such, the 101st Airborne Division has the 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion in it (they supported the 101st in the Bastogne scenarios) and was inadvertently missed in the original upload (this has since been corrected removing these tank destroyers from the glider deployment :)).
ReplyDeleteVery neat idea!
ReplyDeleteThese are excellent little scenarios, Tim :) I'd advise to put the word out on the Matrix forums as well.
ReplyDeleteLink : http://sdrv.ms/1mU30cx is broken !
ReplyDeleteSomeone may help me ?
Thanks
Thank you for alerting me to this. The link has been updated. The file contains two scenarios: Airborne Operations and Armor Operations. The scenarios were created in and intended for Command Operations 1 (I do not know if they would work or not with Command Operations 2 as I have not tested that).
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