The Norwegian Campaign -”Unternehmen Weserübung” First of all, thank you for downloading my scenario. My latest finished CIV II scenario of the many I have in beta at the moment. After play testing in 6 months this is more or less ready for play. The time is the 9th of April 1940 and Germany is about to unleash a major blitzkrieg campaign on Norway. Denmark has already fallen. British, French and now exiled Polish troops quickly set up an expeditionary force to counter the Germans in their quest for dominance. The Norwegian Campaign was a great gamble for Hitler and it became the first time in history were naval, air and land forces were coordinated in large operations. The Norwegian Campaign proved that the German war machine was not unbeatable at all. The Allies had several successes in Norway, but ultimately withdrew when the Germans invaded the Low Countries and France. Norwegian troops did though continue the war in organized commando raids from Britain throughout the war until the war ended on the 8th of May 1945 and the large Norwegian merchant fleet continued to sail convoy traffic all over the world. Ju-52 Transporter and how it works: You must have them inside a city or on an airfield. Then you "sleep/board next ship" the units you want to carry along. Then you activate the ju-52 and paradrop it onto another airfield or a city! Important information: Allies/Norwegians: The Allied/Norwegian civ have a giant navy and must use this to destroy Germany’s navy. This civ will get relief from Allied forces, mostly given from Events from time to time. Many of the historical landings will be covered. Main objective of the Allies is to stand off the major German land and air assault, with Allied help. Nazi Germany: Germany starts off with a major land and air force. All to be used in the encroachment of Norway. Secure Norway and keep the Allies off Norwegian soil. This is the scenario I have used most time on of all my scens. My heart and sole have been put into it. I am very happy with the result, as the scenario is completely historical accurate. Down to battalion level, down to individual ship level, down to air squadrons. The only noticeable improvisation I have is the use of transporters. Historically the Germans carried most of their land forces in Cruiser and war ships. I just hope that it is still playable. I know it is large but if you get past turn 1 then you will get a better overview of the situation. HOUSE RULES: • No sailing up the ‘impassable’ terrain (Swedish border) from Halden • Only fighters and dive bombers on Carriers Note: Playtesting in SP have shown once and for all that the AI is too stupid to launch airborne and naval assault. So if you intend to test this in SP, please play as the Germans so you can actually land your forces on turn 1 and not loose them to an allied sub. But the scenario is optimized for a 1 vs. 1 scenario. Thank yous: Thanks everyone for playing this scenario and to all the pioneers in the Civ II world! An extra special thank to Pablostuka and CDG for hosting my scenarios! Graphics: Units: Special thanks to Gareth aka Fairline for his amazing units. His units have made this scenario look magnificent, as with dozens of other scens. He surely revolutionized the civII graphics world. Special thanks to Skipper for his amazing looking ships. He was kind enough to make them on my order. Very grateful for your help, skipper. It would be extremely difficult to go for the individual ship thing without your help. Terrain: Most of the terrain graphics are made or modified by myself. The rest have unknown authors Cities: All flags by myself. City graphics modified by myself from St. Leo’s fantastic city collection. Airbases by Pablostuka. Icons: Most of the terrain graphics are made or modified by myself. The rest have unknown authors. Title: The fantastic title graphic was made by the amazingly talented Saarstock. Sources: http://hem.fyristorg.com/robertm/norge/ http://www.nuav.net/ndWW2.html http://www.nuav.net/1940.html http://hem.fyristorg.com/robertm/norge/timetable.html http://www.nuav.net/pictures.html http://www.nuav.net/heer.html http://world.std.com/~Ted7/tlnorway.htm Feel free to contact me anytime! ? eivindae@yahoo.no Enjoy your self!