Through Three Miles Of Hell - The Matrix Games version of West Front

[Version 2.1, 29-05-2005] As part of Montgomery's plans to drive north to the Maas on a broad front, the Canadian 4th Armoured Division was assigned to carry out Operation Suitcase. In a bold move, involving some heavy fighting the division had secured the first objective in this operation; the town of Esschen, 12 kilometres east of Bergen op Zoom. A lot of prisoners were taken as a German column drove into Esschen unaware the town had changed hands. The following days were to be less cheerful for the Canadians though. On 23 october 1944 the 21st Armoured Regiment and the Lake Superior Regiment resumed their drive to the next objective, the village of Wouwsche Plantage. Greatly hampered by extensive use of mines and boobytraps the Canadian taskforce ran into German armor laying in wait guarding the narrow tracks of the extensive pine forest plantations. Within minutes the German Assault guns knocked out 10 of the leading tanks before withdrawing to a reserve position. Eventually it would take the Canadians 3 days of costly fighting to clear the plantation and to reach the railway line north east of Bergen op Zoom. [Note for gameplay for German player: don't count heavily on the arrival of the 3 Jagdpanthers of 559.sPzJAbt. It is not likely 15th Armee HQ will send them to your area]