Hi all
Its from Dan Doolan - from a long time ago - CH Mag number 1
Released by CH for free to allow us all to remember 75 years since DD
Its a nice little landing and the scenario is called STÜTZPUNKT VIERVILLE
Its From Omaha Beach - 8 German squads, 6 crews, 88mm ATG, 75mm ATG's and SWs and lots of mines and tetrahedrons get attacked via landing craft 24 US squads with toys and 3 DD tanks
This is the spiel
VIERVILLE SUR MER, FRANCE, 0715 Hours, 6 June 1944: The veteran 352nd Infantry Division, whose presence was missed by Allied intelligence prior to D-Day, had established a series of strongpoints along its beach front defense zone. One such feature was the Vierville Draw. This terrain feature was a narrow break in the hills overlooking Omaha Beach. On the morning of D-Day two right flank companies (Company ‘C’ of the 2nd Ranger Battalion and Company ‘A’ of the 116th Infantry) landed as scheduled in front of the Vierville Draw. After one landing craft foundered and another was hit four times by mortar fire, the remaining men of the two companies struggled to shore for a first hand introduction to the seasoned Germans situated on the bluffs overlooking the beach. The Americans met intense small-arms fire which swept the beach. Within minutes two thirds of Company ‘A’ were casualties. The German fire took its toll on the men of the Rangers Company ‘C’, with more than half of the unit added to the ranks of the dead and wounded soon after reaching shore. The remaining survivors fought their way forward to the comparative shelter of the seawall and the base of the cliffs. Matters did not improve as only eight of the original sixteen tanks scheduled to land in this sector survived enemy artillery fire. 116th Infantry officers decided the sea was too rough to launch the DD's and sent the tanks in on LCTs. Disaster was averted but it wasn't until around 1000 that the units were reorganized for the push inland. The 116th advanced along the exit road while the Rangers moved around the flank to reach the coastal road. By 1100 Vierville was finally cleared
