Friend or Foe

Men of the 6th Airborne Division Weather forecasts be damned, the Order of the Day has been given and the men of the 6th, 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions shuffled onto their transports. Guided by their Pathfinders  they have jumped into the night sky over Normandy France. CW 6th AB Sector The Red Devils  had a relatively safe and wildly disorganized landing. Couple units on Extended Scatter track. Only three Coys worth of FoW units in dead pile (GOSS AW paratroops are broken down into companies and a few dummies mixed in. No player knows what those FoW counters contain until regrouped). Pegasus Bridges were of course captured and the Merville Battery mission failed. Only got three FoWs regrouped. One via blowing that bridge over the Dives. My attempt to establish communication with Pegasus Bridge was rebuffed. During 2nd movement, Fritz was able to get stronger units and an Eng blocking my path. Given that the rules say no regrouping for the next three turns (all of Ju...

Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hope and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world. Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely. But this is the year 1944! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41. The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man-to-man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our Home Fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and...