Bridge attack

[HMCS Rosthern]

"The final blow in the preparatory campaign against enemy communications was the attack on bridges over the Seine, the Oise and the Meuse. The technique for these attacks was worked out by the Ninth U.S. Air Force, which used fighters as dive-bombers with spectacular success. By June 5th, of the 24 road and rail bridges over the Seine between Paris and the sea, 18 had been destroyed, three were closed for repair, and the remaining three were under such threat of air attack that they could not be used for any large-scale movement in daylight." - Wilmot, Chester, "The Struggle for Europe", Collins St James's Place, London, Second Impression, February 1952, pg. 212.

I am not suggesting that this is justification for a rule to allow air attacks on bridges, because this was a special effort in preparation for D-day. I do not think there is a PZC game that would have a scenario where this capability would be present. But it does show that there was a capability and that it did happen in these special circumstances.

By the way, I would recommend this book for all PZC fans out there, especially the western front grognards. This old edition was beautiful colour maps, for the time. While not having in-depth coverage of all the battles, it reasonably covers Normandy, Market Garden, Bulge. If you see it, get it. I got mine at a used book store.