Carry out Operation Husky

[devoncop]

I would like to add my appreciation of this AAR. Having just started a game of Sicily to Brenner Pass which is a turn a day I am finding it really interesting to compare your progress with my attempt to defend Sicily from my PBEM opponent.

At present we are at day 6 (your turn 12) and also have a decent defence SE of Mount Etna but 7th Army is going to cause big problems I think....

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ORIGINAL: devoncop

I would like to add my appreciation of this AAR. Having just started a game of Sicily to Brenner Pass which is a turn a day I am finding it really interesting to compare your progress with my attempt to defend Sicily from my PBEM opponent.

At present we are at day 6 (your turn 12) and also have a decent defence SE of Mount Etna but 7th Army is going to cause big problems I think....

It will be interesting to compare these two scenarios....however yours will be more difficult sense you are playing a human opponent.

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AM – July 20, 1943 (T22) Round 2

Major Tank Battle “part 2” : 15th Pzr Division vs. 1st Division

1st Division took on a Panzer regiment from the 15th Pzr Division again! (see post 96)
Results were much improved.

Before: Added more infantry units to the attack.
After: Displaced the Pzr regiment and inflicted 45% losses to the unit.

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AM – July 20, 1943 (T22) Round 2

8th Army

Been resting many units from the Royal Navy trying to restore supplys – Ammo.
Getting ready for final push up to Messina.

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AM – July 21, 1943 (T24)

“town by town”

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AM – July 21, 1943 (T24)

8th Army Overview

1st Cdn Division – meeting resistance on west side of Mt. Etna.
231st Bde & 50th Division –Successfully cut off Axis units around Catania.
Now units are taken up the fight on the coastal road east of Mt. Etna.
XIII Corps – All divisions have pulled back for R&R.

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AM – July 21, 1943 (T24)

US – 7th Army

CCB / 2nd Arm. – Push Along Coast to Messina
1st Division– Push towards Troina.
45th Division – Push along Coast towards Messina
9th Division – Will push into Troina.

Note: The next two posts describe the battle for Troina.
Obviously in my play through the battle has developed differently.

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Battle for Troina.

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Battle for Troina (continued).

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AM – July 21, 1943 (T24)

US – 7th Army

3rd Division– Push along coast Trapini . Resting two regiments.
CCA /2nd Arm. – R&R.
82nd Airborne & Rangers – Push toward Trapani along the coast.

Note: R&R for US Navy at Palermo.

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AM – July 21, 1943 (T24) round 2

30th /3rd Division takes on a plethora of AA guns with 4% losses, which is quite a few men given the volume of troops attacking.

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AM – July 21, 1943 (T24) round 2

1st Cdn Tank Bde takes on 6th Armada Truppe. Lost 11 Shermans to 6 Semovente.

[Olorin]

Is this scenario PO enabled? If so, how difficult do you find the AI to be?

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ORIGINAL: Olorin

Is this scenario PO enabled? If so, how difficult do you find the AI to be?

Yes it is PO enabled. I would say the AI is okay...obviously human player would be better at
recognizing when troops are about to be surrounded and therefore attempt to escape.

Also human player would have counter attacked in a few places with more "gusto and vigor".
But for what I am attempting to do with this scenario it has worked fine.

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AM – July 22, 1943 (T26)

US – 7th Army

30 Reg/3rd ID & 82nd Airborne & Rangers – Should capture Trapini in next 24-36 hours.

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AM – July 22, 1943 (T26)

US – 7th Army

CCB / 2nd Arm. & 1st Division– continue drive up coast
45th Division & 9th Division – Will push into Troina.

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AM – July 22, 1943 (T26)

8th Army Overview

1st Cdn Division – meeting resistance on west side of Mt. Etna.
231st Bde & 51st Division –Moving up coastal road east of Mt. Etna.
23rd Arm. Bde – Supporting units along coastal road.
XIII Corps – All divisions have pulled back for R&R.

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AM – July 22, 1943 (T26) Round 2

Battle results

Battle for Trapani - #1
Road to Messina - #2

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AM – July 22, 1943 (T26) Round 2

8th Army results for Battle around Mt. Etna

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PM – July 22, 1943 (T27)

Axis air units stage multiple attacks on Allied Navy.
Allies successfully defend ships.