Hill 112 - The Matrix Games version of West Front
| Rating: | 7.26 (7) |
| Games Played: | 8 |
| SM: | 10 |
| Turns: | 54 |
| Type: | Custom |
| First Side: | Allies |
| Second Side: | Axis |
| Downloads: | 189 |
Hello Gentlemen:
NOTE: VERSION 2 please use this zip file and have everyone download the new files.
This is a model of Operation Epsom, the attempt by the Scotsmen to march up Hill 112 and take it from the Germans.
1944
Anyone familiar with Normandy will be familiar with this battle, but for those new to it, check this scenario out.
It's a barnburner.
Regards,
Dan
[email protected]
NOTE: VERSION 2 please use this zip file and have everyone download the new files.
This is a model of Operation Epsom, the attempt by the Scotsmen to march up Hill 112 and take it from the Germans.
1944
Anyone familiar with Normandy will be familiar with this battle, but for those new to it, check this scenario out.
It's a barnburner.
Regards,
Dan
[email protected]
| Player Voting Stats | ||
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| Member | Balance | Enjoyment |
 Herr Straße Laufer |
Slightly Pro Axis | 7 |
 Dan Caviness |
Slightly Pro Axis | 10 |
| Dan Caviness |
Slightly Pro Axis | 10 |
 Tiger 88 |
Moderately Pro Axis | 9 |
| Tiger 88 |
Moderately Pro Allies | 8 |
| Gaming Records | |||||||||
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| 1st Side Player | 2nd Side Player | Result | Score | ||||||
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Tankertony | vs. | kernel t |  |
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Allies Major Victory | 120 | 20 |
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Von Luck | vs. | kernel t | |
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Axis Minor Victory | 90 | 40 |
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Tiger 88 | vs. | Von Luck | |
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Allies Major Victory | 120 | 20 |
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dawags | vs. | Tiger 88 | |
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Draw | 45 | 45 |
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Dan Caviness | vs. | vonTirpitz |  |
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Draw | 45 | 45 |
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Jesse let me know there were some issues with the game files so I have updated them with my latest Zip file. It should work fine. I have not trimmed this yet, so the general consensus is that the Germans have either a slight or a moderate advantage. When I get around to this I will try to balance it better. Then again, overall, the games have been split, so I may be trying to fix what isn't broke.
In any case...this version plays well and I believe it is a faithful recreation of that happened at Hill 112.
Regards,
Dan
ABSOLUTELY Tony.
They pulled it off in the real battle...can our intrepid Blitznards do worse?
That was some FINE dancing by some VERY shot up Germans.
Honestly, if they hadn't tried to wade though massive offshore cruiser artillery the second night, it would probably still be going.
Germany put a lot on the line here, and some of their finest from the EF theater as well.
And don't anyone think for a minute Operation Cobra would have been the smashing success it was...had those Scots not marched up that bloody hill...again...and again. Keeping in contact, biting them by the nose, and hanging on, no matter the cost.
The 15th was one of those rare divisions. They went from untested green troops to seasoned veterans to shot up and devastated in about 3 days. They also remind me of John (von luck) who is my favorite Scotsman...;)
To me, these brave men were the British empire's equivalent to those boys up on Little Roundtop back in 1863...listening to all those Rebels charging once again.
Even though war sullies everything it touches, here were citizen soldiers, school teachers and guys/blokes or chaps who could play the bagpipe, who faced the elephant and emerged victorious. Every commander dreams this is his division, but very few are correct. This type of bravery is one of the reasons we celebrate and continually revisit this awful business known as war.
I knew little about this fight until one of you...Von Luck maybe...cued me in on this little book called "Hill 112" by Maj. JJ Howe.
I highly recommend it.
Regards,
Dan