Market Garden, the battle

Kaakao · Post by **Kaakao** » Wed Jul 17, 2002 10:06 pm

Password set, files for Hades are here.

Hades · Post by **Hades** » Wed Jul 17, 2002 10:20 pm

Did my pword. Lets do this.

Kaakao · Post by **Kaakao** » Thu Jul 18, 2002 1:45 am

Waiting for the files...

Hades · Post by **Hades** » Thu Jul 18, 2002 7:50 am

oopsies

Kaakao · Post by **Kaakao** » Thu Jul 18, 2002 9:25 pm

And the action has began.

XXX corps cleared the first roadblock with ease, zero losses on armor and only few infantry dead. One Mg nest still blocks our way but it should be taken care of within the next turn. This feels allmost to easy

Airborne has more trouble. It seems that every bridge and city are defended by lots of infantry, mg's or bunkers. This is going to be hard. There are snipers everywhere and even in areas I thought were under my control. Paratroopers are moving to bridges but I'm not sure if they are able to take them without suffering heavy losses or waiting for the XXX corps to arrive

Hades · Post by **Hades** » Thu Jul 18, 2002 10:52 pm

Great map M4! I really like the idea with the tank repair yard.

I killed a Staghound at the Roadblock. German and British airborne tangeled in Arnemn. The Brits lose a Bren MG squad and a Vickers jeep.

M4Jess · Post by **M4Jess** » Fri Jul 19, 2002 1:25 am

thanks Hades~!

I still need your password for screen shots pls!

M4A376L@AOL.COM

M4 Jess~Trouble Maker

Kaakao · Post by **Kaakao** » Fri Jul 19, 2002 1:47 am

XXX corps cleared the rest of the roadblock but some troops may have escaped so the movement is a bit slow. 2 minefield detected by Sherman crabs.

Airborne has maybe secured one bridge, the bad side is, it doesn't lead to any other v-hex. Near Eindhoven two Pz-IV's were disabled when Hades tried to overrun the landing area but failed. Things are going ok everywhere except in Arnheim which is under attack by atleat one platoon of ss. During combat they were driven one houserow back. At the end of the turn more and more gliders and planes dropped men and equipment to help taking out the bridges. One group of gliders located an artypark, unfortunately it was defended by heavy aa-fire and one glider got destroyed. Planes also spotted few tanks, infantry and lots of AA, AT and bunkers.

Hades · Post by **Hades** » Fri Jul 19, 2002 2:55 am

Not much happened. I fired at a 37mm trying to set up, near(uhm i forgot. ill start writing things down.) My men near Grave are in for some trouble. Just mainly moving around setting up ambushes.

M4Jess · Post by **M4Jess** » Fri Jul 19, 2002 3:02 am

Hades!!! password did not take....please re-send..!!!!!

M4 Jess

Kaakao · Post by **Kaakao** » Fri Jul 19, 2002 3:49 am

Airborne now has a good grip in Eindhoven when 2 more fj squads were driven away. Airborne now controls 2 v-hex's

Things are also looking good in Grave where more and more paratroopers have landed, though trucks have been sighted near Grave and atleast 2 marders. At Arnheim there's no sight of germans, though a sniper killed 2 men from squad just outside of Arnheim. Troops are moving towards Nijmegen and have spotted atleast 2 rifle squads and one mg. Groosberk (or whatever it is) is soon under my control as paratroopers have surrounded it.

XXX corps cleared hopefully the rest of the roadblock and is now moving towards Eindhoven, which should be under my control when tanks arrive. There may be another roadblock still between XXX corps and Eindhoven as planes have spotted 88mm AA's and now tanks found 50mm atg which took some beating but didn't die

Hades · Post by **Hades** » Fri Jul 19, 2002 6:09 pm

Still no big fight, with the exception of Eindhevon. I caught some AB trying to flank me so I fired so 75mm shells at them. 120mm mortars fired on the 82nd near Grave, hopefully buying some time.
Have Panzerfaust 30s always had a range of 1?

Kaakao · Post by **Kaakao** » Sat Jul 20, 2002 1:07 am

Airborne now controls Groosbeek. Just besides Groosbeek in Nijmegen Airborne has infiltrated the town. One Pz-IV, specs ops squad and a rifle squad won't be reporting in anymore

Things are a bit quiet in Arnheim where a Pz-IIIn was covered in smoke by a vanishing ss squad, that was nice

More and more snipers fell everywhere. Things are heating up in Grave where few germans were killed or runned away. Trucks and mg's were also spotted in Grave. 82nd is having a hard time when 81mm's, 105mm's and 120mm's are dropping on their landing site, just quess how easy it's moving them around

In Eindhoven one fj squad is destroyed and other one run away infront of mighty Thompson smg's

A recon squad followed a halftrack into the woods and made sure it stayed there

Also, a Jeep found 15cm shell from SIG . I have lost allmost every jeep I have

XXX corps are once again on the move and heading towards Eindhoven. Few rifle squads and snipers were cleared away when a Staghound found eightyeight, crew decided to bail and didn't spotted the location of the gun before smoke grenades were thrown. There really is a roadblock between the corps and Eindhoven. 2 50mm atg's were cleared by infantry and shermans. One AT-bunker refused to collaps allthough it took several hits from allkind of guns. One halftrack also discovered the firepower of eightyeight

Depending how big this roadblock is, it should be cleared in two or three turns with help of infantry once it arrives.

Hades · Post by **Hades** » Sat Jul 20, 2002 7:01 pm

My FJs are still holding on to Eindhevon, and are thanksful for the relief that just showed up. The Allied airborne is very diffucult to kill.
In Grave moe men showed up and a Maurder chased a AB squad away from the brigde. There seems to be some pack 75mms near by. I will hunt them down next turn.
Arnhem is begining to be squeezed by several armored colums. Some tough fighting ahead.

M4Jess · Post by **M4Jess** » Mon Jul 22, 2002 6:35 pm

NOT FOR ALLIED EYES!!:mad:

M4Jess · Post by **M4Jess** » Mon Jul 22, 2002 6:36 pm

NOT FOR GERMAN EYES!!:mad:

Kaakao · Post by **Kaakao** » Thu Jul 25, 2002 3:05 am

Sorry for the delay, the battle continues...

XXX corps blew that at bunker, cleared one mg squad, 20mm flak and two 88's which were supressed from arty and couldn't counter the shermans and other afv's. As Shermans moved closer to Eindhoven one of the got vaporised from a 150mm shell, no hull left on the field

Airborne contorls the west of Eindhoven, one mg and one fj squad gone. More troops were also spotted but couldn't be attacked. In Grave one squad tried the bazooka against Marder but despite Marders <20mm armor, the round bounced off. More and more paratroopers are now in town and the bloody streetfight is about to start. Also in Njimegen airborne moves closer and closer to its targets, some dead troops on both sides. Things really don't look nice in Arnhem, the bridge is full of german tanks and I my at guns are about the same as dead. More help arrives every turn but I'm not sure if it's enough

Hades · Post by **Hades** » Fri Jul 26, 2002 9:26 am

Holding my own.

Hades · Post by **Hades** » Fri Jul 26, 2002 9:38 am

grrr it wont let me post the file. stupid crappy connection. whats your email ill send it to you

Belisarius · Post by **Belisarius** » Fri Jul 26, 2002 1:02 pm

Originally posted by Hades
Have Panzerfaust 30s always had a range of 1?

Sorry to interrupt, but yes they should have. At least that's what the name implies, ne? :rolleyes:

Market Garden, the battle

Market Garden, the battle

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