The 2nd Armored Campaign

[Ricky B]

Gregor and I have started up the 2nd Armored Campaign. Gregor suggested writing up our play in an AAR, which I think will be both entertaining (I hope) and educational since this is a new feature.

To start, we opened the Campaign engine rather than the regular main program. From here, choosing the 2nd Armored campaign, I set it up as Play by Email, and I am playing the US 2nd Armored forces with supporting US forces.

The campaign then asks me where to start (the beginning of course) and offers 2 choices for how I want to approach the first battle.

Situation: the 101st Airborne forces have taken Carentan and secured the road network link between Utah and Omaha beaches. However, Carentan is exposed to a counterattack and reports are coming in that the Fallschirmjaegers that were pushed from the town are expecting reinforcements from the 17th SS Panzergrenadier division and a counterattack could be expected. Portions of my 2nd Armored are being moved up to support the airborne troopers that are worn out by a week of fighting. I have the choice of attacking early, with just the airborne forces in place, before the SS arrive, or wait for some of the 2nd Armored reinforcements before taking action.



In this case, I choose to attack early, and gain a bit of ground before the enemy attack strikes. Although the paras are tired, the Fallschirmjaegers they face should be at least as fatigued and not ready to fight. This will allow my armored forces more room to deploy and prepare for action.

After this choice, the campaign is saved and sent off to my opponent for his decision on how to approach the battle.

Rick