Snd Battle for France version 0.2

[jlbetin]

Hi Friends,

Here is my new release of2nd battle for France scenario.:), you will find it at the end of this post as a zipped attachment.:cool:

MODIFICATION ON the 22nd of March 2004

NEW VERSION 0.2

some points in disorder :D
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1st it is a PBEM version only.
2nd it is still a on work version, so no ladder please.
3rd The scenario enhancement will come from your testings. So don't hesitate to PBEM or hotseat it. comments could be put on this thread.
in same way I will put here too the future beta versions. (next will be 0.3 if needed)
4th Spanish units names still need to be reworked (ayuda de JMS).
5th Dutch OOB is modfied related to information provided by Crazzy Dutchman of TDG
6th Following beta testings made on preceeding version, I have open for landing most of harbours cities with a supply point associated. French units could block too easily the US moves
7th rewritten the scenario brieffing, please read it carefully
8th replacement rate modified drasticaly
9th UK 1 div appear in Uk instead of Le Havre harbour
10th 28th US Nat Guard Division added to Coalition OOB. Along with 366 Air Expeditionary wing and New Marines bataillon.

WARNING : OPART300 ONLY


ACKNOWLEGMENTS:love:
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This work get lot of helps and advices from Chuck.
The scenario brieffing is translated from my frenglish by RedStorm and Chuck !!
I want to warmly thanks the people of TDG for their advices.

Thanks to beta testers I hope they would agree to test anew ???
Others volunteers are welcome

SOME NOTES
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- If number of european units is little big higher than US ones it is due to many units with company size.

Each side own more or less 45 brigades

- To follow ben turner advice these company size units have been set as squads to avoid nonsense splitting

-Researchs made and discussion posted on webs sites like ww.warfarehq.com (http://www.warfarehq.com/), www.tdg.nu (http://www.tdg.nu/) lead me to consider all jeep like vehicles as light armored trucks .
by instance:
- French Peugeot P4
- German löwe & Iltis
- UK Land Rover,
- US most of Humvees

I have considered that this short campain don't permit to push production to a such rate that big units as tanks could be replaced by a rate of 10 a day !!. So I put replacement rate very low, execpt for men. I decided too to create a pool of 10% of on hands units to reflect heavy material reserve
issued from the latest orders made by both armies before engaging war




- Why 2 turns of cease fire ?. 1st on turn one, a TO permits to move the US marines ( air heli and land) to the Island in the Atlantic ocean ( look at the map and scenario brieffing).



please use Jersey or gurnesey island as relay for move of helicopters ( need 2 turns), so begin on turn one if you want to use the TO).

2nd to deploy as you want your french units, 2 turns are just enough.
Remember that US can land in all main hrbour cities. But those in use with modern Warfare know what airborne and airmobile units can do on a front line. So to move correctly French units you need 2 turns. Don't hesitate to use Board Rail option. And during turn 3 to 5 many reinforcements are coming too use them wisely !!!:devil:

3rd Turn 2 is "the" turn to make your choice for your air units status : Air Superiority, Interdiction, Combat Support. Make your chose wisely.:devious:

- Take care on turn 3 the air war begin, for 3 turns of Hell in air and on land. All my testings shows the same hell as serbian and Iraquis got. But in this case for both sides. On turn 3 European player don't move your units let the storm pass on you back ( a severe one), move in turn 4 it is more easier. Theater interdiction can reach 60 and more !!!! on turn 3.

-US player use you airborne and air mobile only from turn 5 or 6 ( that's my point of view; do as you want but !!!!)

-Read carefully the scenario brieffing (look at context for fun only), there are many usefull informations.

-For global situation take time to read news.

- Concernng OOB & TO&E, ( for your informations)
For US Marines I got it from official : MCRP 5-12D Organization of Marine Corps Forces


For US army from their different web sites and from many others like Globalsecurity.org and federation of american scientist etc...
For UK army the UK minister of Defense and Orbat documents
For French Army the CDES central command for doctrine and high military school teaching
For German Army, the HEER site along with site as panzertruppe.de or other site as panzerbaer.de etc...
For Belgium Army, the belgium minister of defense and documents given by JMS
For Spanish army, the very well made Spanish army web site, hopefully I read spanish easily. Obviously help from JMS
For dutch army their army web site ( landmacht) and many other site. Thanks to the help of crazzy duchman from TDG for his OOB.


I hope you will enjoy to test it please post your comments here that everybody can share them

Der WanderNewRelease:nuts:

[screamer]

im for testing again AGAIN!!! i wanna wanna rrrrr plebbkle

[Case]

The scenario looks great.

As a couple of quick corrections for version .3:

1) The US 2nd Armoured Cavalry Regiment is actually organised as a 'light' armoured Cavalry regiment and only Humvees and towed artillery. There are good TO&Es of this unit at www.orbat.com and www.tdg.nu. The 2nd ACR is to transition to the medium/'stryker' brigade TO&E in the near future. The 3rd ACR is the only full strenght regular heavy armoured cavalry unit in the US Army.

2) British 'regiments' shouldn't be designated by the III symbol - they're actually battalions. A British 'regiment' is an association of units while the III symbol is used to represent a concentrated multi-battalion force. See www.regiments.org for in-depth coverage of the British regimental system.

[jlbetin]

The scenario looks great.

As a couple of quick corrections for version .3:

1) The US 2nd Armoured Cavalry Regiment is actually organised as a 'light' armoured Cavalry regiment and only Humvees and towed artillery. There are good TO&Es of this unit at www.orbat.com (http://www.orbat.com/) and www.tdg.nu (http://www.tdg.nu/). The 2nd ACR is to transition to the medium/'stryker' brigade TO&E in the near future. The 3rd ACR is the only full strenght regular heavy armoured cavalry unit in the US Army.

You are definitly right but to give a more punchy level I let the old TO&E for the 2ACR . So Either I replace the 2nd by the 3rd or we admit to let it like this for the fun of the scenario. And the need of Strengh to clash the mighty Snail and Frog Eaters :devil:



2) British 'regiments' shouldn't be designated by the III symbol - they're actually battalions. A British 'regiment' is an association of units while the III symbol is used to represent a concentrated multi-battalion force. See www.regiments.org (http://www.regiments.org/) for in-depth coverage of the British regimental system.
Yes the last five UK untis still own the III, was probably an omission due to very late in evening working conditions :D,
Still corrected and included in version 0.21, available by mail only for those interested in beta testing it :D

Thanks for your help

Der WanderOpen

[jlbetin]

If some of you are interested to be a beta tester please send me a private mail

Thxs

Jean-Luc