Some N 44 questions

[Liquid_Sky]

Its a rather big file so I will post it as a link:

http://imgur.com/xTjHlCp

The turn is 257 (not 270, I was going from dim memory). Essentially, the allies started to break through all over the place, so I retreated to the bocage line and dug in, just in time for the storm.

Over the next few days of storm, combat was essentially nil as I was dug in 90% terrain, and combat strength is halved.

After the storm ends, you have some powerful German formations showing (or showed) up. 9th and 10th SS. 12th SS. Panzer Lehr. 21st Panzer. 1st and 2nd SS. Which I threw into a grand offensive against the British. (and a little bit against the americans).

I used the 2nd Panzer to anchor the left flank.

All those empty trenches you see is where the front line used to be, as I pushed him back over the course of several days. I would pull fatigued units back to rest (which also improves their combat strength as they get back replacements/reinforcements).

I had earlier kicked the british paratroopers back over the canal with the 21st Panzer.

Some things I noticed. The Germans have a lot of flak. A LOT. You can make some areas of the front immune to allied air attack.

The germans have much better assault values (with the elite units), which means if you put full stacking in a hex, you can take his full stacking and inflict tons of casualties.