Normandy '44 AAR

[Plain Ian]

I've always enjoyed reading AARs and thought I would finally try one myself. The scenario is the campaign game in Normandy '44, which is a scary 750 turns long! 

I am playing as the Axis, with my opponent Iley fighting to liberate France. 

The optional rules we are using are shown below:

Very nice maps and outline of the game so far. So this is #30x - Normandy Campaign (6 June - 19 August)_Alt. The unit graphics do not look Gold but you've maybe modded them?
It looks like they are the Default Options? You are also playing without FOW? It will be like playing a very large board wargame. 

I've never played the Germans but when playing the allied side I've always tried to combine my companies to form big battalions as soon as they are off the beaches. However with the Alt rules they do suffer excessively. Good morale German units are probably better off remaining as companies and rotating them as Fatigue rockets. 

Another AAR to watch. 

Ian
PS before you take snaps can you toggle on Disruption.

Hi Ian,

I'm pretty sure it's just plain Gold, although I am using Jison's mapmod.

We are using FOW - the reason you can see so many Allied units is that I have quite a few units stuck in bunkers and pillboxes behind Allied lines. I'm not sure if this is the Alt version, I will check next time.

As the German player I have had to keep my units company-sized as I would otherwise not have enough units to form a front line.

I'll try and remember to turn disruption on next time.

Cheers,
Justin

Oops yes you are right sorry. 

I looked at all those German units and somehow thought you were playing the Allied side??? But you did right that you were playing the German side.......mmh senior moment here.

I see what you mean about stacking/combining and forming a front line. The front line at Caen looks thin. Still in the bocage .......(Edited: thats not Bocage its Fields in front of caen sorry) but hopefully outwith the range of a lot of allied naval guns?