What scenario are Jagdpanthers in for Normandy?

[ComradeP]

Bluecoat is a good scenario, but it does require a certain understanding of how some of the Normandy mechanics work in order for it to be enjoyable for both sides. Specifically: Tanks firing through hedgerows at units in bunkers or units in difficult terrain will cause little to no damage, so keeping the tanks on higher ground for a while is essential. Infantry firing from those bunkers through the hedgerows at the tanks can knock out Allied tanks.

Though I've only started a Bluecoat session which ended up being dropped after a few turns, another thing that was becoming clear was that the initial German defenders would have to stage a very careful withdrawal or die. They faced the same difficulties as some of the Guards in the Kursk scenarios: having to retreat through difficult terrain, whilst needing to preserve the strength to man the second line.

The short nights make it difficult for both sides to recover fatigue, but this will usually end up hurting the Germans more as they have fewer units and can't cycle units from combat to rest.

Also: in the original version, off-map artillery couldn't use defensive opportunity fire. Currently, they can, which makes scenarios with numerous off-map artillery units more difficult for (usually) the Germans. This has a greater influence on the smaller scenarios based on Bluecoat, as I believe most of the Commonwealth and US artillery will at some point arrive on the map in the full scenario.