As my first multiplayer experience with CC, this will either be a very interesting campaign or a very short campaign when I get slaughtered. [:D]
We are playing Close Combat: The Longest Day Grand Campaign.
Time limit 30 minutes.
First battle was last night (Saturday). Allied paratroopers were dropped behind the beachhead of Normandy. The 919th Regiment of the 709th Infantry Division squared off against the 502nd Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division in the town of St. Germain-de-Varreville.
I started out pretty optimistic for this first encounter. The Allied starting position was in the SouthWest corner of the map giving the Germans a good chance to effectively contain the allied advance.
My biggest concern was that there were a series of 2 story buildings, outside my zone of defense, offering a good line of approach to the main town from the SouthWest corner. Sure enough Rob used this line of approach very effectively, laying a thick barage of smoke to cover his advance.
Things started out rather slow. I probably didn't see the first sign of the Americans until about 3-4 minutes into the game. The last 8 minutes OTOH were absolutely ferocious as Rob charged my positions with just about everthing he had. Fortunately the German line held aside from 2 teams which were completely destroyed. But the Americans were able to expand their territory enough so that the next battle on this map it will be much more difficult to contain the Americans.
