Forgotten Battle - The Matrix Games version of West Front
| Rating: | 8.47 (7) |
| Games Played: | 6 |
| SM: | 3 |
| Turns: | 21 |
| Type: | Stock |
| First Side: | Allies |
| Second Side: | Germany |
| Downloads: | 46 |
Jorge Grillo
Oct 1944
The Battle of the Scheldt (Walcheren Island) in World War II was a series of military operations led by the First Canadian
Army, with Canadian, Polish, and British units attached, to open up the shipping route to Antwerp so that its port could be used to supply the Allies in northwest Europe. Under acting command of the First Canadian's Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds, the battle took place in northern Belgium and southwestern Netherlands from October 2 to November 8, 1944.
The well-established Wehrmacht defenders staged an effective delaying action, during which the Germans flooded land areas in the Scheldt estuary, slowing the Allied advance. After five weeks of difficult fighting, the Canadian First Army, at a cost of 12,873 Allied casualties (half of them Canadian), was successful in clearing the Scheldt after numerous amphibious assaults, obstacle crossings, and costly assaults over open ground.
Once the German defenders were no longer a threat, it took another three weeks to de-mine the harbors; the first convoy carrying Allied supplies was not able to unload in Antwerp until November 29, 1944.
Oct 1944
The Battle of the Scheldt (Walcheren Island) in World War II was a series of military operations led by the First Canadian
Army, with Canadian, Polish, and British units attached, to open up the shipping route to Antwerp so that its port could be used to supply the Allies in northwest Europe. Under acting command of the First Canadian's Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds, the battle took place in northern Belgium and southwestern Netherlands from October 2 to November 8, 1944.
The well-established Wehrmacht defenders staged an effective delaying action, during which the Germans flooded land areas in the Scheldt estuary, slowing the Allied advance. After five weeks of difficult fighting, the Canadian First Army, at a cost of 12,873 Allied casualties (half of them Canadian), was successful in clearing the Scheldt after numerous amphibious assaults, obstacle crossings, and costly assaults over open ground.
Once the German defenders were no longer a threat, it took another three weeks to de-mine the harbors; the first convoy carrying Allied supplies was not able to unload in Antwerp until November 29, 1944.
| Player Voting Stats | ||
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| Member | Balance | Enjoyment |
 Panzerjaeger |
Moderately Pro Germany | 7 |
 Scud |
Slightly Pro Germany | 7 |
 Zap |
Slightly Pro Allies | 6 |
 Hawk Kriegsman |
Well Balanced | 8 |
| Hawk Kriegsman |
Well Balanced | 8 |
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| 1st Side Player | 2nd Side Player | Result | Score | ||||||
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majog | vs. | Hawk Kriegsman |  |
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Germany Major Loss | 6 | 36 |
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majog | vs. | Hawk Kriegsman | |
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Draw | 18 | 18 |
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Hawk Kriegsman | vs. | mussolini |  |
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Allies Major Victory | 36 | 6 |
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Hawk Kriegsman | vs. | mussolini | |
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Draw | 18 | 18 |
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Zap | vs. | mark_vanroosendaal |  |
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Allies Major Victory | 36 | 6 |
I got across the dam and had a draw. Going for a win, though, oof!
Resolve then, that on this very ground, with small flags waving and tinny blasts on tiny trumpets, we shall meet the enemy, and not only may he be ours, he may be us. --Walt Kelly
Tough Scn for the Canadians. Win - loss does not show it but Hawk proved several times it is very winnable as the Allies.
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