Thanks Petri.
Hey, if you really like it, maybe you could stop shooting me at Marle by way of thanks?...lol...you keep right on shooting buddy...
Those final SS counterattacks were futile, and they ruined the 10th and 9th SS.
Up until then it was pretty close as to which way it would end.
By the time they assembled and went in (at night) the British had already moved up just about every artillery piece in the theater. OK, not that bad, but about 5 divisional artillery groups. Toss in some long range Navy guns like the Warsprite and the Ramilles (check that last)...and they were devastated. I know they had the Rodney, Warsprite and Ramilles parked offshore earlier during the Normandy landings, not sure which were present for Hill 112. The book only mentions the effect their Naval artillery had that night. It had to be at extreme range for them, and that is usually not good for Navy guns, or accuracy in general. One of those falls short...and some did...that's the kind of friendly fire that takes out hundreds.
It was apparent the Royal Navy cared, and they were sending their very best, one 15 inch salvo at a time.
I guess that spotting stuff really does matter, who knew?
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