I have update M1 Garand's original scenario based on new or other resources. Details here.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT by Kandu
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The original work is entirely M1 Garand's who has obviously spent many! hours making a gorgeous map and has done marvellous work constraining the map features to fit into CMBN's orthogonal/diagonal system. I have similary constrained my revisions to match M1 Garand's layout.
REVISION NOTES
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German Armor: Replaced M1 Garand's German panzers with the historically correct Beutepanzers - Renault R35. This model was not available at the time M1 Garand created his scenario.
Topography: Modified contour lines as per topographical map available at https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/carte and distorted these to match M1 Garand's orthogonal/diagonal distortion.
Bocage: Amount, type, and additional field divisions as per aerial photos taken between 1950 and 1965 available at https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/carte. Most, but not all, low bocage changed to tall, banked, St. Louis bocage.
Flood Level: Made causeway narrower as per veteran's descriptions and modern aerial color photos of a 'high' flood line. Replaced numerous 'marsh' tiles with 'shallow ford'.
Trees: More apple orchards as per near contemporary aerial photos from https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/carte. Quantity of trees as per contemporary photos and not as per overhead google maps views.
Buildings: Some removed as per contemporary aerial photos. Some reconfigured for number and location of windows and doors etc.
Flavour Objects: Milk bottles, crates of vegetables, sacks of grain and all food stuffs, safely brought indoors during the day. Insufficient time during the day to move most of the goods in barrels.
Setup Zones: Minor change for German player.
Artillery: An 'apparently' non-functioning 88mm Flak battery was replaced by a leichte Infanterie Geschutze 75mm. Historically this should have been #4 battery of Artillerie-Regiment 191 with four 105mm guns but I did not want to change M1 Garand's play balance too much.
OFFICER'S NAMES
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Added officer's names where known as listed below.
Lt. Levy commanding D Co, 2nd Bn, 507th PIR - defending western end of causeway at Cauquigny. Historically, the German attack forced his 17 man platoon to fall back on Lt.Col. Timmes' position in the orchard NNE of Cauquiny.
Lt. "Red Dog" Dolan commanding A Co, 1st Bn, 505th PIR. holding le Manoir at the eastern end of the causeway.
A QUESTION OF TANKS
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A post-battle photograph proves that at least three German tanks were destroyed on the causeway; two Renault R35 and one Hotchkiss. Secondary source authors make contradictory claims. One includes a Panzer III in the mix, another claims two tanks destroyed on the causeway and two more destroyed during the approach by Lt. Levy's men defending Cauquigny. Some reports suggest that Levy was down to as few as 8 troopers in and around the cemetery at the time (the others reportedly having left to join Lt.Col. Timmes) so I consider it unlikely that his men destroyed two tanks. But then, you never know. Since CMBN has no Hotchkiss vehicles I have settled on three Beutepanzer Renault R35.
Revised by: Kandu
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT by Kandu
------------------------
The original work is entirely M1 Garand's who has obviously spent many! hours making a gorgeous map and has done marvellous work constraining the map features to fit into CMBN's orthogonal/diagonal system. I have similary constrained my revisions to match M1 Garand's layout.
REVISION NOTES
--------------
German Armor: Replaced M1 Garand's German panzers with the historically correct Beutepanzers - Renault R35. This model was not available at the time M1 Garand created his scenario.
Topography: Modified contour lines as per topographical map available at https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/carte and distorted these to match M1 Garand's orthogonal/diagonal distortion.
Bocage: Amount, type, and additional field divisions as per aerial photos taken between 1950 and 1965 available at https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/carte. Most, but not all, low bocage changed to tall, banked, St. Louis bocage.
Flood Level: Made causeway narrower as per veteran's descriptions and modern aerial color photos of a 'high' flood line. Replaced numerous 'marsh' tiles with 'shallow ford'.
Trees: More apple orchards as per near contemporary aerial photos from https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/carte. Quantity of trees as per contemporary photos and not as per overhead google maps views.
Buildings: Some removed as per contemporary aerial photos. Some reconfigured for number and location of windows and doors etc.
Flavour Objects: Milk bottles, crates of vegetables, sacks of grain and all food stuffs, safely brought indoors during the day. Insufficient time during the day to move most of the goods in barrels.
Setup Zones: Minor change for German player.
Artillery: An 'apparently' non-functioning 88mm Flak battery was replaced by a leichte Infanterie Geschutze 75mm. Historically this should have been #4 battery of Artillerie-Regiment 191 with four 105mm guns but I did not want to change M1 Garand's play balance too much.
OFFICER'S NAMES
---------------
Added officer's names where known as listed below.
Lt. Levy commanding D Co, 2nd Bn, 507th PIR - defending western end of causeway at Cauquigny. Historically, the German attack forced his 17 man platoon to fall back on Lt.Col. Timmes' position in the orchard NNE of Cauquiny.
Lt. "Red Dog" Dolan commanding A Co, 1st Bn, 505th PIR. holding le Manoir at the eastern end of the causeway.
A QUESTION OF TANKS
-------------------
A post-battle photograph proves that at least three German tanks were destroyed on the causeway; two Renault R35 and one Hotchkiss. Secondary source authors make contradictory claims. One includes a Panzer III in the mix, another claims two tanks destroyed on the causeway and two more destroyed during the approach by Lt. Levy's men defending Cauquigny. Some reports suggest that Levy was down to as few as 8 troopers in and around the cemetery at the time (the others reportedly having left to join Lt.Col. Timmes) so I consider it unlikely that his men destroyed two tanks. But then, you never know. Since CMBN has no Hotchkiss vehicles I have settled on three Beutepanzer Renault R35.
Revised by: Kandu
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