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BP1 - Swansong - Combat Mission: Battle For Normandy

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BP1 - Swansong

By Jon Sowden
British 6 - 1 - 1 Axis
Rating: 7.07 (11)
Games Played: 8
SM: 9
Turns: 110
Type: Stock
First Side: British
Second Side: Axis
56th Infantry Brigade are heading for Breda
Player Voting Stats
Member Balance Enjoyment
Panzer Lehr's ProfilePanzer Lehr Well Balanced 8
Artyman's ProfileArtyman Well Balanced 8
Stonecutter's ProfileStonecutter Slightly Pro British 8
Shorker's ProfileShorker Moderately Pro British 3
Guardsman's ProfileGuardsman Slightly Pro British 8
Artyman
Corporal
Artyman Sat Sep 03, 2016 5:49 pm
Very hard scenario to try and root out the axis from the village and I'm afraid I failed miserably
Stonecutter
Major General
Stonecutter Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:09 pm
Enjoyed the battle and the challenge of fighting into a built up area. The British side has a slight advantage owing to tank numerical superiority and loads of Bren/MMG carriers providing mobility and extra firepower. There is far too much artillery for a battle this size and the scenario would be much better if arty was cut by 50% for both sides.
Guardsman
Major
Guardsman Wed Aug 29, 2018 7:20 pm
Good map and good array of forces. For once the British get a good proportion of arty (realistically) and it is well needed. A battle of two halves with open ground to cross then a town to fight through.
Duff
1st Lieutenant
Duff Thu Dec 13, 2018 12:13 am
Interesting map and situation. Given the resources available to the British side (which I played), it seems like they are given too much time to take the objectives while not suffering any penalty for heavy casualties.
zinzan1963
Master Sergeant
zinzan1963 Thu Dec 13, 2018 5:15 am
Interesting defensive situation as the Germans, the length of time given and quantity of artillery supplied means it is very du=ifficult to hold the position. However I did enjoy the game as it's a great map.
"But I don't want to see CM's code or any games code. That is like seeing your spouse and your love as hormones and neurons firing in various lobes on PET scans. Some things should just be enjoyed for what they are; and not analyzed any further.
zinzan1963
Master Sergeant
zinzan1963 Thu Dec 13, 2018 5:29 am
length of scenario benefits British more than Germans - however still an interesting scenario to play.
"But I don't want to see CM's code or any games code. That is like seeing your spouse and your love as hormones and neurons firing in various lobes on PET scans. Some things should just be enjoyed for what they are; and not analyzed any further.
Panzer Lehr
General of the Army
Panzer Lehr Sat Mar 09, 2019 2:38 pm
Length of game should be cut in half .... way too long!
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scrappie
Corporal
scrappie Mon Apr 01, 2019 10:45 am
Thanks to Panzer Lehr for putting up a tough fight.
The length of this scenario, plus the amount of artillery available to both sides, but particularly the Brits mean this is a tough scenario for the Germans to win.
Would be more balanced if the Brits had less time to press their assault.
Plays CMBN (CW, MG, BP1), CMRT, CMFI + GL, CMFB
Stonecutter
Major General
Stonecutter Tue Sep 29, 2020 1:33 pm
A fun battle and great tactical challenge for both sides, particularly the tank/infantry cooperation for the British. It would be better with less artillery but you can't have everything!
Stonecutter
Major General
Stonecutter Tue Sep 29, 2020 1:35 pm
Cooperation between the British armour and infantry is key to this battle.