ok, as the secrecy is broken ...

[fairline]

Re: Thanks fairline

Originally posted by jim panse


Yes, I found this page but I have to confess that my personal favourite is www.remeberseptember1944.com.

ad 9th SS Panzerdivision: I found an order of battle describing the strenght of this division like this:
32 PzKpfw IV, 49 PzKpfw V Panther, 21 Jagdpanzer IV, 28 StuG III. What do you say?

and for the 10th SS Panzerdivision:
28 PzKpfw IV, 58 PzKpfw V Panther, 20 Jagdpanzer IV, 28 StuG III. And about this?

I have a couple of books by Nafziger giving detailed OOBs and strengths for the German Army. For 12 september 44 it lists:

9SS: 28 JagdPz IVs, all other tanks transferred to 10SS
10SS: 39 Pz IV, 38 StuGs - Panthers and I think Tigers were rapidly transferred once fighting got underway

for 26th september 9SS: 27 StuGs +2 Panthers
for 12 October, 10SS: 10 Panthers + 25 en route, 2 Pz IVs + 34 en route
for 12 October

For anybody who doesn´t know what PIAT stands for: Projected Infantry Anti-Tank.

thats Projector - sorry to be a smart arse

[jim panse]

9SS: 28 JagdPz IVs, all other tanks transferred to 10SS

That´s fine to know.

10SS: 39 Pz IV, 38 StuGs

That´s even more better to know.

Panthers and I think Tigers were rapidly transferred once fighting got underway

From where and when did they arrive???

for 26th september 9SS: 27 StuGs +2 Panthers

Thus were some reinforcements?

for 12 October, 10SS: 10 Panthers + 25 en route, 2 Pz IVs + 34 en route

From where and at what time did they arrive?

[jim panse]

Drop Zones/Supplying the Paratroopers

I have a solution to present!

The supplies of the Paratroopers will arrive event-based (nothing too new in particular).

I´ve included some special terrains I will call "Drop Zones" (Ttese terrains are posted below). This is not only some special terrain but you may also see a Horsa Glider on it. The supplying will work like this: If you control/hold the square with the Horsa Glider you will receive supplies and reinforcements from time to time on this square. If the enemy holds this square ... well, you know that there won´t pop up some units.

Commentz, please ....

o good idea

o crap!

[The ANZAC]

Intersting. I think it could simulate it well. Just make sure the AI pushes the Allies out of the area and it is hard for them to hold on it, just like in real life. Otherwise good

[Dr. Nick]

I once heard that if you gave a sea transport the "paradrop" flag, you could use it as a glider, as sleeping units in the city from which it is paradropped would be transported by air.

I haven't tried it, but it's an idea.

[DarthVeda]

[The ANZAC]

Actually Nemo does just that in Second Front. But the only problem with that is you want to make sure the paras land in the right spot and their isn't any variation. I can see people dropping the troops in other places to escape event created enemy units.

[Dr. Nick]

Hmmmm, good point.

[Palaiologos]

The drop zone graphic lacks shadow on the horsa glider.Good idea though!


BTW,El Awrence are you sure the phrase was "the single road to Nijmegen"?

[jim panse]

Maybe I´ll post a screenshot of the map but as I told you before: The map only covers a very small frame and there is no channel or something like this ...

Till later ...

[jim panse]

Ok, some explnations to the map

The map is a gigamap and due to the cause I haven´t found something else I decided to rotate the whole scenario 90°.

Well, down you should see a screenshot of the map with some numbers. I´ll explain them now:

1 - Arnhem Area
2 - Nijmegen Area
3 - Eindhoven Area
4 - Maastricht
5 - Kerkrade
6 - Essen
7 - Duisburg
8 - Düsseldorf
9 - Köln (Cologne)
10 - Bonn
11 - Oosterbeek
12 - Reichswald (Reichs Wood)
13 - Siegfried Line
14 - Ijssel Sea
15 - Utrecht
16 - Amsterdam
17 - Mönchengladbach

I - Drop Zone of the 101st Airborne
II - Drop Zone of the 82nd Airborne
III - Drop Zone of the 1st Airborne

The allied positions in the morning of September 17 are in the right edge of the map (coloured red).

Sorry to post it as a *.zip file but it is to big.

This map ist still under construction.

[jim panse]

Terrains

Ok, as I´ve almost finished with the terrain1+2.gif: Shall I post them here that you can see a little bit of what to expect?

o yeah, why not!

o don´t bother me with crap like this!

[Cyrion]

YEAH !!!

[ottok]

usa is broken peace with whole world!

[jim panse]

And the promised terrains ...

Terrain1.gif