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Valley of the Shadow - Combat Mission: Battle For Normandy

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Valley of the Shadow

By Sgt Schultz ([email protected])
US 3 - 1 - 4 Axis
Rating: 7.93 (8)
Games Played: 8
SM: 8
Turns: 75
Type: Custom
First Side: US
Second Side: Axis
Downloads: 90
American attack along a river valley against a hasty German defence v1.1
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Gaming Records
1st Side Player 2nd Side Player Result Score
US Marder75mm's Profile Marder75mm vs. Bluebird Bluebird's Profile Axis US Major Victory 80 16
US Panzer Lehr's Profile Panzer Lehr vs. TeddyA TeddyA's Profile Axis US Total Victory 88 8
US A Canadian Cat's Profile A Canadian Cat vs. patton1945 patton1945's Profile Axis Draw 48 48
Axis weapon2010's Profile weapon2010 vs. zhuangcheng zhuangcheng's Profile US Axis Tactical Victory 72 24
US s_cm's Profile s_cm vs. Marder75mm Marder75mm's Profile Axis US Tactical Defeat 24 72
Streichholzschächtelchen
Corporal
Streichholzschächtelchen Sat Nov 08, 2025 9:18 am
In this scenario, you have a view (LOF) of your opponent's setup zone. This can be a nasty surprise, especially when playing the scenario "blind". Artillery is missing or arrives far too late
Marder75mm
Private 1st Class
Marder75mm Frid Nov 21, 2025 12:08 pm
StreichholzschächtelchenIn this scenario, you have a view (LOF) of your opponent's setup zone. This can be a nasty surprise, especially when playing the scenario "blind". Artillery is missing or arrives far too late

But the US Army in this scenario has a lot more infantry than the Axis, right? I also realized that my opponent could almost see my Tiger’s deployment zone, but by moving one of my halftracks I spotted a sneak route that I used to push my Tiger forward.
s_cm
Technical Sergeant
s_cm Tue Nov 25, 2025 6:53 am
I found this difficult to win as attacker. More time to play and more arty in the beginning would have helped.
turn based H2H with CMBN, CMRT, CM Black Sea, CMSF2, CM Cold War. Game engine v4.
Marder75mm
Private 1st Class
Marder75mm Tue Nov 25, 2025 8:14 pm
Now that I've finished this scenario as Axis, I'd like to play it again as the Allies. If anyone wants to try it from the other side, please send me a PM
A Canadian Cat
Colonel
A Canadian Cat Wed Mar 25, 2026 12:16 pm
Good tactical challenge for the US. Support arriving late means unwinding the German defense is really hard.
Author of: Whose Turn Is It? - http://www.lesliesoftware.com/products/WhoseTurnIsIt / CMFI Sicily Pathfinders(not playable H2H) / CMBS Opportunity Knocks (scenarios, maps and mods here)
Marder75mm
Private 1st Class
Marder75mm Wed May 27, 2026 5:51 pm
A very tough scenario if you play as the US side, which makes it a real challenge — not an easy thing to achieve, since there isn’t much room to maneuver. The Axis side may have fewer units, but they are superior to the American ones.

This is a scenario where you need a lot of patience. There is enough time, but very little margin for mistakes. In my case, I managed to capture all the objectives, but at the cost of heavy casualties.
Bluebird
Technical Sergeant
Bluebird Wed May 27, 2026 6:26 pm
Great H2H scenario.