Aachen - West Wall Battle

[Jason Petho]

With the month of December upon us, it was decided to fulfill a recommendation by one of our supporters, so we started up a West Front scenario called Aachen - West Wall as the Americans. I was informed it's a great scenario for learning how to use engineering units, so it will be fun to experiment with that. I will spend December playing through the session, taking a break from the Middle East and Vietnam games, although I will still spend the first part of the sessions going over the latest and greatest. There was a good turn out during the stream and that lead to lots of brilliant discussion!

https://youtu.be/7rNzfkZveD0

[Jason Petho]

I took the time to show of some of the organizations that are coming in the Middle East UPDATE that is due out in January. Then we dove back into the West Front Aachen West Wall scenario. There's a lot of units and we're still running down the retreating Germans, but we have formulated a couple of good plans for attack now and we are working towards that goal! Exciting times and some senseless violence.

https://youtu.be/UaakQhhLrnM

[Jason Petho]

We dove straight into the scrapping and continued to push towards the West Wall. The German artillery is showing it's hand and is nailing some of our advance forces, where I am suffering unnecessary casualties. On the bright side, we are advancing well towards our planned crossing points of the Wurm River and we are brushing past most of the German initial resistance so far. There are a number of traffic jams, but we're making excellent progress thus far.

https://youtu.be/ZadsH3ULq6c

[Jason Petho]

Wow, talk about a lot of artillery fire. The Germans are cranking up their artillery attacks and I'm paying for it. We are only a few kilometres away from the main line, which is exciting! Lots of positive vibes as we get into position to break through. It will be a scrap, but we're making some good progress and clearing the western cities of Germans. They are quite a pain and tedious in their defences and I ran into Pantherturm's for the first time in a scenario. Ahh, learning to deal with new things!

https://youtu.be/ZhHx8eGYKYE

[Peter Fisla]

Hi Jason,

Silly question: I just tried running this scenario in the WF CS 2.0 and I get this error" wf.exe [ERROR ID 100] (forces.cpp, line 951, Forces::ReadHeader()) _map_file aachen2.map not found"

It seems to me, that I'm missing a map called aachen2.map for this scenario. Any idea where I can get this file?

Thanks,

Peter

PS: I just have CS 2.0 vanilla installed, no mods..

PS2: I tried opening the aachen2.scn in the west front editor and I get the same error aachen2.map not found

[Jason Petho]

I think you need the 2.02 UPDATE!

You're missing some key things with the 2.02, including that map and a lot of the additions (new units, etc) that make that scenario work.

[Jason Petho]

So close! We're 500 metres from the Sharnhorst Line. I don't know how it is defended in that sector yet, but so far, it's been pretty convenient. This makes me wonder if it's a trap, but I'm going to push through anyway and hope to avoid the additional Pantherturm's I keep running across. I also two additional locations where I'm trying to cross, although this is turning ugly indeed due to the German artillery. I've noticed that Hetzer's are nearly impossible to kill, that's a struggle to figure out the best course of action for those. Onward into the valley of death!

https://youtu.be/hYoi42duOeM

[Peter Fisla]

I think you need the 2.02 UPDATE!

You're missing some key things with the 2.02, including that map and a lot of the additions (new units, etc) that make that scenario work.

Hi Jason,

Sorry I misspoke, I do have 2.02 freshly installed. Is this weird, or what?!

Peter

[Jason Petho]

https://www.theblitz.club/scenarios/the ... io&id=5445

Did you grab that one?

[Peter Fisla]

https://www.theblitz.club/scenarios/the ... io&id=5445

Did you grab that one?

It's working now, thank you Jason

[Jason Petho]

Yay!!

I'm glad it is all sorted!!

[Jason Petho]

Well then, things are getting very interesting indeed. We managed to cross over the Scharnhorst Line. In one place, but that still counts! I have no idea what I am getting myself into, but I'm sure it will be a doozy. I have a number of crossing locations that I'm trying to attempt to cross although the numerous anti-tank guns and machine guns paired with leaders are just plain evil. It's a bloody affair but a hell of a lot of fun!

https://youtu.be/vPFjfrDokzk

[Jason Petho]

We started off with some reminders about the new UPDATES for Middle East and Vietnam as well as the future plans for the series. Then we dove into the chaos of the Scharnhorst Line, where we did manage to break through in two places. Keep in mind, these are two very small bridgeheads, but any bridgehead is better than none! The German artillery and anti-tank guns continue to be the bane of my existence, but every turn we are making progress. I can't wait to hunt down that artillery, that will be oddly satisfying.

https://youtu.be/UlC6BfgsybY

[Jason Petho]

Merry Christmas! I hope Santa was good to everyone! I didn't stream live today, but recorded this prior to Christmas. I continued the play of the AACHEN WEST WALL scenario and continued the advance through the Scharnhorst Line. We have now successfully established three small bridgeheads into through the line. North, South and West of Aachen. It's still extremely messy and I have a lot of work to do yet. My losses are heavy and I fear they won't get any better anytime soon. It is good for the morale to be on the other side of the wall though!

https://youtu.be/XrGgSh0yGqw

[Jason Petho]

We are making excellent progress, although it's a bloody mess. I still keep running into small ambushes with anti-tank guns. Some of those Pantherturms and 75mm anti-tank guns are absolutely brutal. On the bright side, I have punched through the Scharnhorst line in 4 different spots now. Some are more successful than others, but it is nice to see some progress, considering we are nearly a third of the way through the scenario. This is a challenging but fun scenario, I'd recommend it if you're looking for some hours to burn!

https://youtu.be/vO9HcwFUasY

[ruppert29]

We are making excellent progress, although it's a bloody mess. I still keep running into small ambushes with anti-tank guns. Some of those Pantherturms and 75mm anti-tank guns are absolutely brutal. On the bright side, I have punched through the Scharnhorst line in 4 different spots now. Some are more successful than others, but it is nice to see some progress, considering we are nearly a third of the way through the scenario. This is a challenging but fun scenario, I'd recommend it if you're looking for some hours to burn!

https://youtu.be/vO9HcwFUasY

Damn, after watching you play I had to reinstall this series and start playing again. I know you are behind the Vietnam series, maybe also improving the Middle East series. Are there updates to this classic series coming? (And thank you)

[Jason Petho]

Thank you for watching!

Yes, we will continue updating the Middle East and Vietnam game (remasters coming out this month) and then we will be focusing our attention on Cold War 1.00.

After that is out, our attention will be focused on WW2 1.00. Keep in mind the scope is much smaller to start with and will be added to as we are doing with Middle East and Vietnam. Eating that massive elephant a spoonful at a time.

Those will then provide the four core games for the series.

[ruppert29]

Thank you for watching!

Yes, we will continue updating the Middle East and Vietnam game (remasters coming out this month) and then we will be focusing our attention on Cold War 1.00.

After that is out, our attention will be focused on WW2 1.00. Keep in mind the scope is much smaller to start with and will be added to as we are doing with Middle East and Vietnam. Eating that massive elephant a spoonful at a time.

Those will then provide the four core games for the series.

Great news, thank you

[Jason Petho]

I have returned from the vacation and I am back in action! We went over the latest UPDATE news and showed off the PUBLIC BETA's. After we dove back into the AACHEN West Wall scenario to see where I left off and what kind of attacks needed to be formulated. Clearly I had forgotten mostly what I was doing, but we were back on track. I started the assault into Aachen proper and we're taking over some blocks. It will be a nasty affair, but a good fight indeed. We didn't cover the whole turn this session, as the BETA's took some time, but we are making good progress! It's good to be back!

https://youtu.be/ML9atIXhiyo

[Jason Petho]

We took a minute to get everyone caught up to speed on the Campaign Series Middle East and Vietnam UPDATES and then we dove right into the senseless violence of Aachen. At this rate it is taking a bit longer to do the turns, but I am also taking the time to explain some of the thoughts and tactics I'm using as I continue to play. Of course, if you have questions, feel free to ask them and I am always happy to answer! This scenario is getting more intense as I am seeing tanks coming to the front and the counter-attacks are starting to form up. Alas, I did make a few mistakes near the end of the session... boo for bloody lessons.

https://youtu.be/FzFO8mUp2bQ