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Polish drop zones

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 7:58 pm
by TMO
In the current simulation the Polish A/T units arrive on D1. Acording to

http://www.pegasusarchive.org/arnhem/depth_groundplan.htm
Finally, on the third day, Major-General Sosabowski and his 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade Group would land their heavy glider-borne equipment on LZ-L

Can anyone explain why these units arive on D1 when the above suggests they should arrive on D3? I can't find anything in the literature that suggests why D1 is the date of arrival for these A/T assets. I'd be most grateful if someone could clarify this for me.

Regards

Tim

RE: Polish drop zones

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 9:22 pm
by Arjuna
IIRC the two AT tps were included in the first lift because they had space in their gliders. One thing to bear in mind with airborne lifts is that the force is often divided into serials, with one serial per plane or glider and that often units are spread across serials. That's why they need time to reorg on landing. Available space often has priority over keeping units together.

RE: Polish drop zones

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 6:23 am
by TMO
My mistake - they do arrive mainly on D3 with one unit on D2. Sorry for wasting your time.

Regards

Tim

RE: Polish drop zones

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:08 am
by Arjuna
No worries. [:)]