Omaha

[Dog Soldier]

Allied losses on any beach scenario can vary from light to very high depending on lost landing craft. I think Mike unfortunately lost an LST or two to account for the gun and tanks (sunk) lost in his game.

In one test game on a CW beach I lost half my AVRE tanks to some German Davey Crockett ATG gunners. Appalling, but could happen.
That is my experience.

Allied Capital ships can continue to fire on the German beach fortifications after the troops land on the beaches. This is extra fire power I think may not have been available, thus the less effective that type of fire is in game?

My reasoning is I do not recall reading any Capital ships continued to fire on the beach defenses once the landings were in progress for for of hitting the friendly troops. They shifted their fire inland. The only ship supporting fire on beach fortifications after the landings began was at Omaha where the destroyers moved in close for direct fire on stubborn bunker/pillbox positions. The need to be in close and have direct LOS from the ship to targets (best fire control) tells me the navy was concerned about hitting Allied troops with indirect fire.

I would not worry too much about the navy fire on pillboxes and bunkers next to the beaches being less effective than one expects as a game player. In game a ship salvo can be devastating in terms of losses or fatigue incurred on German units inland supporting the beach defenses or trying to slow the Allied advance off the beaches.

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