00_00_Getting Started "A Devastating Blow" - PzC 24 Scheldt '44
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| First Side: | Allies |
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Battle of Merxplas, 30 September 1944: 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division's attack across the
Turnhout Canal culminated in intense, close-quarters combat at the Dépôt de Mendicité.
Surrounded by high walls and a moat, this combined prison-mental institution presented a
formidable to obstacle that was only overcome on the September 29th after an assault by two
British infantry battalions. Exhausted, the British handed off the fight to the recently arrived 1st
Polish Armoured Division. On the morning of the 30th 3rd Rifle Brigade continued the attack to the
northeast and soon would encounter stiff resistance at the crossroads town of Merxplas...
[Size: Small]
Design Note: This "Getting Started" scenario is intended to acquaint new players with the basics of
movement, fire, and assaults. The scenario only covers the first hours of the Polish attack. The two
exhausted British battalions around the Dépôt de Mendicité are fixed for the duration of the
scenario and have been placed on the map for historic interest only.
Turnhout Canal culminated in intense, close-quarters combat at the Dépôt de Mendicité.
Surrounded by high walls and a moat, this combined prison-mental institution presented a
formidable to obstacle that was only overcome on the September 29th after an assault by two
British infantry battalions. Exhausted, the British handed off the fight to the recently arrived 1st
Polish Armoured Division. On the morning of the 30th 3rd Rifle Brigade continued the attack to the
northeast and soon would encounter stiff resistance at the crossroads town of Merxplas...
[Size: Small]
Design Note: This "Getting Started" scenario is intended to acquaint new players with the basics of
movement, fire, and assaults. The scenario only covers the first hours of the Polish attack. The two
exhausted British battalions around the Dépôt de Mendicité are fixed for the duration of the
scenario and have been placed on the map for historic interest only.
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