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Operation Cobra - The Matrix Games version of West Front

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Operation Cobra

By Caviness - Wagoner
Allies 2 - 2 - 2 Axis
Rating: 7.7 (6)
Games Played: 6
SM: 10
Turns: 50
Type: Custom
First Side: Allies
Second Side: Axis
Downloads: 233
Hello Gentlemen:

UPDATED 2018

This is the entire Operation Cobra, the Yank breakout from Normandy. If you want your chance to be Patton and ride wild over Western France this is your scenario.

You'll earn it, the Panzer Lehr and 2nd SS are ready for action. St Lo is St Lo and taking it will be a key to this meatgrinder.

Enjoy,

Dan
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Player Voting Stats
Member Balance Enjoyment
Dan Caviness's ProfileDan Caviness Well Balanced 10
Tiger 88's ProfileTiger 88 Moderately Pro Allies 9
PawelM's ProfilePawelM Moderately Pro Allies 8
Death~Dealer's ProfileDeath~Dealer Moderately Pro Allies 7
Dan Caviness's ProfileDan Caviness Well Balanced 10
Gaming Records
1st Side Player 2nd Side Player Result Score
Axis dawags's Profile dawags vs. Von Luck Von Luck's Profile Allies Axis Minor Victory 68 30
Axis Dan Caviness's Profile Dan Caviness vs. kernel t kernel t's Profile Allies Axis Minor Victory 68 30
Allies Death~Dealer's Profile Death~Dealer vs. Von Luck Von Luck's Profile Axis Allies Major Victory 90 15
Allies PawelM's Profile PawelM vs. kernel t kernel t's Profile Axis Allies Major Victory 90 15
Allies dawags's Profile dawags vs. Tankertony Tankertony's Profile Axis Draw 45 45
Tiger 88
General of the Army
Tiger 88 Thu Sep 27, 2018 2:20 pm
I know that Dan will tweak our test results based upon the results - having said this - this scenario is one hell of a challenge! Both sides are presented with multiple options and heavy mix of units. Great Fun!
Dan Caviness
1st Lieutenant
Dan Caviness Sat Dec 08, 2018 2:53 pm
DEFINITELY Steven.
As a result of our testing it's now a superior product.
The left side (south/west) German player is still behind the 8 ball.

regards,

Daniel D.
PawelM
Major
PawelM Frid May 22, 2020 6:50 pm
Huge scenario and a lot of fun played from Allied side, but I appreciate it may feel different for Axis player.
I think victory conditions need tweaking to give Axis a fighting chance to this otherwise very interesting battle setup.
Death~Dealer
Major
Death~Dealer Mon Jun 01, 2020 3:17 am
Great for those big scene players...definitely need and hour or two to knock off a turn.
Dan Caviness
1st Lieutenant
Dan Caviness Wed Feb 03, 2021 8:33 pm
Winnable by either side. What more can you ask of a scenario?
dawags
Lieutenant General
dawags Thu Feb 04, 2021 7:56 pm
Axis can win this game, but only with a true rear guard strategy throughout...if you stand and fight, the Allies will overwhelm you in every sector. Also need to blow bridges strategically to buy time and re-position. Very enjoyable as strategic challenge for Axis players.
~dawags
Dan Caviness
1st Lieutenant
Dan Caviness Tue Nov 19, 2024 9:05 pm
Hello All:

Cobra was NOT a fair fight.
The German HAS to give ground.
Historically even more so than the version I created here.

The map is gynormous (ginourmis?) so some may miss the overall pattern.


Those allied bridge strikes that are labeled in the scenario...taken as a group function as "do not pass" line for the Germans.
The Allieds blew those bridges to prevent the Germans reinforcements from flanking the breakout.
The breakout was so rapid, two days later they were sorry they did, and they ended up putting in pontoons and such to cross.

Regards,

Dan