Final Thoughts - Utah to Rhine and more

[Pantherblaster]

Hi Bill,

How about a short campaign for what's called "the battle for The Hague". German airborne and paratrooper units landing at three airfields around The Hague (Netherlands central government center aswell as the queens residence)in the morning of 10 of may 1940. The germans figured they could just land their Junkers on the airstrips step out of the aircraft and take the airfield. They made one major mistake though, they had performed recconnaisance of the battle grounds by intelligence officers several months before the war. The Dutch, however had seen what had happened particularly in Norway where the germans landed their transport aircraft on the airfields too and had sent (modern 20 and 40 mm) extra triple A and some of their few armored cars and some extra troops to these airfields in addition to the (modern) 10cm triple A already stationed around the city, as a precaution (they could do this quickly because their 1st Army Corps, which was stationed near The Hague, was ment to counter the allies back into the sea if they violated the Netherlands neutrality). The germans didn't know this because their last intelligence report was from before their invasion into Norway.
The germans suffered heavy losses when they landed on the airfields, their passengers being shot to pulp while still in their aircrafts, the survivors and para's being dropped on the wrong still succeded in capturing some airfields before being driven of by the Dutch 1st Army Corps over the next two days. The german objective to capture the Dutch Queen and the cabinet were never even close to being completed while not being able to launch any serious airborne operation until the battle for Crete. However it would have been sensationally had it worked. Play as the germans and 1: take the airifeld with para's and airmobile troops (limit their losses)so 2: reinforced with extra airmopbile troops you hold off the Dutch counters, 3: conquer the road to The Hague, 4: take several key centers in the city and 5 storm the palace (capture the Queen) and hold on to it in 5: a Dutch divisional attack to retake the palace and force your surrender. Or atleast something like this. A small (under equipped) country against a (relatively) light but well equipped elite force of the
NAZI'S, with the latter being put in a very precarious position from the start.
Just an idea, nothing more. I personally would like to see more campaigns and scenarios in which minor countries are involved. Howabout a "Rommel conquers - may/june 1940" campaign against the French, Belgians and English?
Anyway I am veeeeeeery interested in your new campaign between the western and eastern allies. I'm sure It's marked with the same quality as your previous campaigns and scenarios (not to forget.

Regards,

PANTHERBLASTER