Here is the position in a game of Breakout:Normandy I am playing with Alan Moorhouse.
The second day started with the germans blowing the bridges from Gold beach. The Allies have used the British boats and planes to hit Merville & Bayeux with good success. The Germans have also brought the Nebelwerfer into Pont-l'abbe. This worrys me, but not too much yet. We'll see what happens next...
The Brits staged a massive assault which cleared Sword and then barley managed to hurt the Germans in Merville. They responded with an all too effective bombardment in Merville. The Allies did some more bombing bringing everyone in Carentan to D1 & then assaulted off of Utah to take St. Mere (First VP!!). During this time the Germans have been filling in gaps....
The British Overran Bayeux in a daring attack! (and didn't have enough movement to continue).
The Americans made an attack into Carentan which failed under a growing overcast. (Moral: never use the dice roller on Friday the 13th!!). The Germans took the opportunity to reinforce and the Americans attacked again forcing their way in with a tie!
The Germans then took th eopportunity to move almost the whole 12SS into Caen. The Brits tried a bombardment, but got no results. I think the Brits will have to spend the rest of the game gaurding the beaches. As the allies I actually wish the day had ended earlier...
There was an exchage of failed bombardments from Juno to Caen and then the Americans landed the 90th to assault Carentan. Another failure. Day ends.
I now think that I should have bombarded and assaulted Caen instead of Merville. I would be much happier with a unit in Caen protecting the British beaches. On the other hand, the way the dice turned out I would have lost anyway. I usually try not to gripe, but I truely think I have been screwed by the dice in this game so far....
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June 7
Impulse: refit phase
Supply: Germans 10 Allies 10
Day end modifier: 0
Weather: partly cloudy day. +1 to German depots.
Current VP:3
Advantage: Axis
Off Board Artillary
WTF (U)(8): Used
ETF (B)(8): Used
2 TAF (B)(5): Used
IX AF (U)(5): Used
le Havre(6): Unused
Zone A (Rouen) +1
Zone B (Chartres) +1
Zone C (Le Mans) +1
Zone D (Laval) +1
G 6-6-5/3 Lehr/1 Arm S
G 5-5-5/3 Lehr/2 Arm S
G 6-7-5/4 Lehr/902 S
G 6-7-5/4 Lehr/901 S
G *-3-5/2 Lehr Flak S
G 4-2-5/1 Lehr Art S
Zone E (Rennes) +1
Area 1 (Houlgate) +2
G *-2-0/2 CA F
G 4-2-4/1 711 Art S
Area 2 (Mezidon) +1
Area 3 (St Pierre sur Dives) +1
Area 4 (Potigny) +1 1 VP
G 4-4-5/2 21 Pz/22 Arm F
Area 5 (Bourguebus) +1 1 VP
Area 6 (Troarn) +1
Area 7 (Merville) +1 1 VP
G 3-4-3/2 711/744 S
G *-2-0/2 CA S
G 5-6-5/3 21 Pz/125 D1
G 2-4-3/2 711/731 S
B 3-5-3/3 6/3 S
B 3-5-3/3 6/5 S
B 3-5-3/3 6/6 S
B 4-5-5/2 3/8 S
B 4-5-5/2 3/9 S
B 6-6-6/3 27 Arm D1
Bridge to 8 is Allied
Area 8 (Sword) +1 British Controlled
B 4-5-5/2 3/185 S
B 4-4-4/2 4 SS F
B 6-2-5/1 3 Art S
Bridge to 7 is Allied
Area 9 (Douvres) +1 British Controlled
B 4-4-4/2 1 SS S
Area 10 (Caen) +4 4 VP
G 5-6-5/3 21 Pz/192 F
G *-2-5/1 21 Pz Flak F
G 5-2-5/1 21 Pz Art S
G *-5-5/3 21 Pz Pak F
G 6-2-5/1 12SS Art S
G 6-7-5/4 12SS/12 Arm S
G 5-6-5/3 12SS/25 S
G 3-2-5/1 1SS Pz Corps ArtS
G 3-3-5/2 101 SS Arm S
Area 11 (Evercy) +1
Area 12 (Thury-Harcourt) +3 Bocage
Area 13 (Aunay sur Odon) +3 Bocage 2 VP
Area 14 (Villers-Bocage) +3 Bocage 1 VP
G 4-4-5/2 654 SS Arm S
Area 15 (Verson) +1
G 3-4-3/2 716/736 S
G 7-8-5/4 12SS/26 S
G *-3-5/2 12SS Flak S
Area 16 (Bretteville) +1
G 4-4-4/2 30 F
Bridge to 18 blown
Area 17 (Juno beach) +1 British Controlled
B 5-5-5/2 3 Can/7 F
B 5-5-5/2 3 Can/8 F
B 5-5-5/2 3 Can/9 F
B 6-6-6/3 2 Can Arm F
B 6-2-5/1 3 Can Art S
Area 18 (Gold beach) +1 British Controlled
B 4-4-5/2 50/231 F
B 4-4-5/2 56 F
B 6-2-5/1 50 Art S
Bridges to 16 & 20(+1 allied repair) blown
Area 19 (Port-en-Bessin) +1 British Controlled
Area 20 (Bayeux) +2 2 VP British Controlled
B 6-6-6/3 8 Arm S
B 4-4-5/2 50/69 S
B 4-4-5/2 50/151 S
Bridge to 18 blown +1 allied repair
Area 21 (Tilly) +3 Bocage 1 VP
G 3-4-3/2 352/915 F
Area 22 (Balleroy) +3 Bocage
G 3-4-3/2 352/914 S
Area 23 (Caumont) +3 Bocage 1 VP
G 2-3-4/2 752 S
Area 24 (le Beny Bocage) +3 Bocage
Area 25 (Tessy-sur-Vire) +3 Bocage 1 VP
Area 26 (Torigni) +3 Bocage 1 VP
Area 27 (St Lo) +3 Bocage 2 VP
Area 28 (Foret de Cerisy) +3 Bocage
G 3-2-4/1 LXXXIV Corps Art F
Area 29 (Trevieres) +1
G 4-2-4/1 352 Art F
Area 30 (Bloody Omaha) +1
G 3-4-3/2 352/916 F
G *-4-0/4 CA F
G 3-4-3/2 716/726 F
U 6-5-5/2 1/16 D1
U 6-5-5/2 1/18 D1
U 6-5-5/2 1/26 D1
U 5-5-5/2 29/115 D1
U 5-5-5/2 29/116 D1
U 2-2-4/1 2 Ranger D1
U 2-2-4/1 5 Ranger D1
Area 31 (Grandcamp) +1
G *-2-0/2 CA F
Area 32 (Colombieres) +1
Area 33 (Isigny) +1 1 VP
Area 34 (Catz) +1 1 VP
G *-3-5/2 32 Flak S
Area 35 (St Jean-de-Daye) +1
Area 36 (Marigny) +3 Bocage
Area 37 (le-Mesnil-Herman) +3 Bocage
Area 38 (Percy) +3 Bocage
Area 39 (Gavray) +3 Bocage
Area 40 (Brehal) +3 Bocage 1 VP
Area 41 (Coutances) +3 Bocage 1 VP
Area 42 (Lessay) +3 Bocage
Area 43 (Periers) +3 Bocage
Area 44 (Carentan) +2 2 VP
G 3-4-3/2 709/729 S
G *-4-5/2 1/30 Flak S
G 6-6-3/3 91/6 FS D1
G 1-1-5/0 100 PzRp Arm D1
U 6-5-5/2 4/22 D1
U 4-4-5/2 90/357 D1
U 4-4-5/2 90/358 D1
Bridge to 50 is Allied
Area 45 (St Jores) +2
G *-4-5/2 2/30 Flak S
Area 46 (la Haye-du-Puits) +3 Bocage
G 2-3-3/2 243/920 S
Area 47 (Barneville) +3 Bocage 1 VP
G *-1-0/1 CA F
Area 48 (St Sauveur-le-Vicomte) +3 Bocage
G 3-4-3/2 243/921 F
Area 49 (Pont l'Abbe) +3 Bocage 1 VP
G 7-1-5/0 101 NW S
G 4-5-4/3 91/1057 F
G *-3-5/2 91 Pak F
G 2-2-4/1 91 Art F
U 3-4-3/2 82/507 S
U 3-4-3/2 82/508 F
Bridge to 50 is Allied
Area 50 (St Mere-Eglise) +3 Bocage 1 VP American Controlled
U 6-5-5/2 4/8 S
U 6-5-5/2 4/12 D1
U 3-4-3/2 101/501 S
U 3-4-3/2 101/502 S
U 3-4-3/2 101/506 S
U 9-2-4/1 VII Art S
U 5-2-5/1 90 Art S
U 3-4-3/2 82/505 F
U 3-4-3/2 82/325 F
Bridges to 44, 52 are allied
Area 51 (Utah Beach) +1 American Controlled
U 5-2-5/1 4 Art S
U 4-4-5/2 90/359 S
Area 52 (Montebourg) +3 Bocage
G 3-3-3/2 709/919- F
G *-4-0/4 CA F
G 4-5-4/3 91/1058 F
Bridge to 50 is Allied
Area 53 (St Vaast-la-Hougue) +1 1 VP
G *-5-0/5 CA F
G 2-2-4/1 AOK7 F
Area 54 (Valognes) +3 Bocage 1 VP
G *-4-5/2 932 Flak F
G 3-2-4/1 709 Art F
Area 55 (Bricquebec) +3 Bocage
G 2-2-4/1 243 Art F
G 3-4-3/2 243/922 F
Area 56 (les Pieux) +2
G *-1-0/1 CA F
Area 57 (Cap de la Hague) +2 1 VP
G *-3-0/3 CA F
Area 58 (Cherbourg) +4 4 VP
G *-4-0/4 CA (R) F
G *-4-0/4 CA (H) F
G 3-4-3/2 709/739 F
Area 59 (St. Pierre-Eglise) +1
Area 60 (Barfleur) +1 1 VP
G *-2-0/2 CA F
Juno approach box (Area 17)
B 7-2-4/1 I Art F
Gold approach box (Area 18)
B 7-2-4/1 XXX Art F
Sword approach box (Area 8)
Omaha approach box (Area 30)
U 5-2-5/1 29 Art F
U 5-2-5/1 1 Art F
U 9-2-4/1 V Art F
U 5-5-5/2 29/175 F
Utah approach box (Area 51)
U 3-3-4/1 101/327 F
Offshore Box