Sicily 43 H2H-Approved Scenario

[SuperIke]

I understand what you mean by the personality of the scenario. Indeed, it is not that clear who is doing what, or should be doing what. However, that's fine with me. It just made it more wide-open.

I am of the opinion that as long as forces are balanced, we do not need to always have clear-cut scenario categories such as Meeting Engagement, Axis Attack vs. Allied Defense, etc. In real life, the notorious fog of war and battlefield uncertainty makes such categorization doubtful in some cases anyway.

The bottom line in this scenario (as I perceived it) is that the Allies were landing in Sicily and that as the Axis commander, I had to do something about it. What I should be doing (aiming straight for the beaches, slowing the progression inland, etc) was entirely up to my judgment and this is where the scenario can become quite wild depending on the choices the players make.

In my case I had the intention of taking back Gela and pushing back the Big Red One on the beach east of Gela, while being on the defensive everywhere else. That plan nearly cost me the game when the Italian Livorno division that I committed entirely into Gela got surrounded and cut off half way into the game when they were just about to secure the objective. It was a long agony for them in the streets of Gela...

Meanwhile KG Rechts successfully captured the airfield and Piano Lupo bunker but then stalled on its way to the beach in front of determined resistance by the Big Red One and even counterattacks in the last turns (I lost Piano Lupo as a result).

And KG Links got scattered too long in the countryside trying to round up those pesky U.S. paratroopers who kept wandering everywhere and seizing some of the other objectives...

So Darran, I guess the debate will continue on your scenario but be assured that at least 2 people had a blast playing this one ;)