Normandy '44 AAR

[CountryBoy]

Turn 49. 20:00 10 June 1944

Jumping ahead a little bit to 10pm on the evening of the 10th of June. Visibility is just one hex so only adjacent enemy units are visible.

Starting in the Caen area as usual, and not too much activity around Caen itself. However, we are having an intense battle over the village of Troarn, east of Caen, which has changed hands a number of times. While the British paras are very strong and entrenched on a rubble hex, I have six nebelwerfer units on site, providing artillery support. Between them they have 120 guns, all aimed at Troarn. 



Further to the west, around the Bayeux area, I have gone for a zoomed out shot of the front as there has not been too much change here. Elements of the US 29th Infantry Division are making an attack west of Trevieres. Opposing them are German paratroopers, the 77th Infantry Division and a few units of the Panzer Lehr. This is a bit of a weak spot in my lines - although my units are numerous, they are mostly low quality.



Moving further west and things have changed radically around the Cherbourg peninsula. As I had expected, the paratroopers from the 82nd and 101st have smashed through the German defences and are racing up the eastern coastline of the peninsula. I have begun a withdrawal of all troops from the peninsula, although I will be forced to leave a lot of fixed guns behind. I'm just hoping I can avoid being cutoff and surrounded as I withdraw to my defensive position I have been working on for the past few turns.



A more zoomed out look at the peninsula shows the defensive lines and my attempts to extricate as many men from the peninsula as a I can. I realise I am giving up my valuable VP hexes around Cherbourg, but I prefer to try and keep my army intact.

The red arrows show the intended lines of withdrawal for my units. It is going to be tricky to pull them all back into a fairly small area. My biggest concern would be an Allied push due west at the point where the two defensive lines meet - if they pushed through here they could cut off all my troops north of la Haye du Puts. That said, I suspect they are pushing north west towards Cherbourg, which may allow me to withdraw in order.



Looking at the jump map, and you can see the push by Allied paratroopers towards Cherbourg quite clearly. 



And finally, the VP screen. Both German and Allied losses seem to be increasing rapidly.