 |
 |
 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| |
|
File Details
Location : The whole European Front. Opponents : Allies & Axis Scale : 32km/exagon Description : Europe 44. This is an extract of the scenario description that comes in a Europe44.doc, which contains a detailed description of the scenario and various Theater Options etc. This scenario uses Opart300. + Patch 1.04 Map scale: 32Km Turn = 1 Week Scenario length: 46 turns from June 22nd to early May 1945. Additional 14 turns if the Long Game option is activated. (by the allies failing to occupy Berlin or the Ruhr region by April 45). Units: From Army (mostly Red Army) to battalion scale. While I tried to give the players many alternative choices on the way they can conduct their campaign, I felt that the strategic constraints present at the time should be in place as well. The operational commanders where affected by them, and so should be the players. The Axis player will be able to move some of the Armies in the Western theatre only in late August or if the Allies make rapid progress through France. On the other hand, summer offensives on the Eastern Front, which historically started over a period of time of over two months, were delayed primarily by the limited amount of logistic resources of the Red Army. The Allied player is free to attack into Hungary and Rumania earlier than historically, but will have supplies available for only a couple of turns of sustained action, as larger supply flow for the Ukrainian Fronts will start only in early August. The Allied August sea landing (Operation Anvil) is not restricted the South of France. As originally envisioned, the invasion may occur both at the border of Italy and Yugoslavia, or in southern Greece. The emphasis of this scenario is on playability and operational choices rather than on details at the tactical level. The number of units has been kept to a relatively small number for a scenario of this size. Individual armored divisions and heavy SS tank battalions have been maintained as separate units, mostly for chrome reasons. Some detail has been put to model the effects of weather on supply and air operations. Limited supplies, modeled with the use of support squads will often affect the capabilities of both Allies and Axis armies. The scenario has several Theater Options (Market Garden, Anvil, Carpet Bombing, Red Army Winter Offensive, Ardennes, Budapest and some more). Some are available for a limited amount of turns, most of them offer unique opportunities to the players, but often come with disadvantages. Players are advised to read the short notes that come with the scenario and still be ready for some surprises. Here it is the right place to give full acknowledgments to Trey Marshall (for some of the OOB) and Ulmer Nielsen for the map of Europe. Send comments to fabio@astro.washington.edu |
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
