Rating: |
6.77 (3) |
Games Played: |
4 |
SM: |
8 |
Turns: |
50 |
Type: |
Custom |
First Side: |
Axis |
Second Side: |
Allies |
Downloads: |
550 |
In the autumn of 1943, after the fall of Mussolini, Churchill decided to attempt to influence Turkey into the war on the side of the allies by seizing a number of islands in the eastern Aegean including Kos and Leros - home of the deepest deepwater port in the Mediterranean. Hitler, fearing the potential of these forward bases, immediately requested plans for the recapture of these islands. Kampfgruppe Muller was formed around elements of the 22nd Airlanding Division, the elite Brandenburg Division, and II Fallschirmjager. After having secured Kos on Oct 5th, and thereby deprived Leros of its air support, the scene was set for the combined arms invasion of the island of Leros on Nov 12th 1943.
But most importantly this scenario needs more balancing. It looks as though the designer increased the points to help the allies, however, its not enough to make this a balanced scenario. Another suggestion would be to add some more defending allied troops on the Island