It's all too easy for the Western Allied player to fall into the trap of assuming victory is inevitable because that's how history played out.
The German forces have strength, and taken lightly they can take you by surprise.
This AAR covers the brief tutorial, from the German side. I've played against the AI on both sides and several games as the Western Allies online. This is my first online game as the Axis for this scenario.
Initially, luck is clearly on the side of the Axis. The elements of the 82nd Airborne that were to drop in support of the American landings at Gela find themselves scattered amongst the Hermann Goering Panzer Division. The Americans land a single infantry division on their beachhead. Some of the prisoners talk freely of additional American divisions enroute, including an armored division led by General Patton, but so far no sign of them.
The British land on the eastern beaches General Hube orders the Italian coastal defenders to fall back toward the hills. The hope is to delay the British from linking up with the tiny U.S. beachhead.
Gruppe Hube is formed with XIV Panzer Corps commanding 1st Fallschirmjaeger Div, 15th PZG Div, 29th PZG Div and the Hermann Goering Pz Div. The Italian 6th Army reports directly to Army Group C.
