Operation Sealion LCG

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July 14th, 1940.

Hitler has reluctantly given the green light for Operation Sealion.

I Battalion, 2nd Regiment, 7th Airborne Division will lead the assault on English soil....

This Battalion, under Major Gause, consists of three companies of highly trained Paratroopers, and a Heavy Weapons Company of three HMG platoons, one Engineer, and an 81mm Mortar Section...

Onward to London!!!

[Jason Petho]

Oooo... now this is exciting!!

Jason Petho

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Turn 1


The majority of the Battalion parachutes into the thick fog covering the English countryside.

Despite the low visibility (one hex), only one paratrooper platoon suffers an SP loss...

The Plan:



3rd Company will trail the 1st.

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Turn 2:

The Companies form up and prepare to move out.

A HMG platoon is attached to each Company, Engineer platoon attached to 2nd Company.

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Turn 3:

2nd Company approaches the first objective:

Only one unit in the whole battalion remains disrupted.

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Turn 4:

1st Company reaches its first waypoint, the village of Etchingville.

3rd Company follows close behind...


2nd Company readies to assault the Military Camp next turn...

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Turn 5:

First blood. A platoon from 1st Company is fired upon by a British Rifle platoon, taking one SP loss....it is decided to divert all forces around the fortified village.

2nd Company drives a half-strength Home Guard Platoon from the Military Camp....will occupy and garrison next turn.





[center]This British unit is stacked with a leader....we'll go around.[/center]

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Turn 6:

1st Company begins the drive to Paddlesworth and Wintersgate Farm objective....but a Carrier Rifle Section and its Carriers block the way.....no losses to either side in the ensuing firefight.

3rd Company double-times to catch up.

2nd Company garrisons the Military Camp with IV Platoon, and begins the long trek to the village of Newington via the highway.




[center]1st Company finds the going tough and slow.[/center]

[british exil]

How do I make maps and screen saves like post2?
Just started "gross Deutschland" in Eastern Front and maybe thinking of doing an AAR in future but tis a lot more interesting looking and screens and maps than just reading. Would be grateful for tips and tricks.
Please keep in mind I'm no computer crack so use the KISS with me (Keep It Simple Stupid)

Thanks

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ORIGINAL: british exil

How do I make maps and screen saves like post2?
Just started "gross Deutschland" in Eastern Front and maybe thinking of doing an AAR in future but tis a lot more interesting looking and screens and maps than just reading. Would be grateful for tips and tricks.
Please keep in mind I'm no computer crack so use the KISS with me (Keep It Simple Stupid)

Thanks

Hi,

I just press the "Print Screen" button on the keyboard to capture whatever's on your screen at the time. Then paste into a graphic editing program....I just use good old MS Paint. Save as a JPEG file and you're good to go!

[british exil]

Where do my screen pics go after I press the "Print Screen" button?

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ORIGINAL: british exil

Where do my screen pics go after I press the "Print Screen" button?

The pic goes into what is called a 'clipboard'..and area of RAM memory...and stays there until something else is copied, or the computer is powered off...

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Turn 7:

The enemy Carrier Rifle Section moves away from my paratroopers after firing but is ambushed by a hiding MG platoon...losing 2 of their 3 SPs to the deadly Op Fire...

One of the Carriers is blasted by an 81mm morter, the other two are destroyed by I Platoon led by Captain Geis.

Further south, 2nd Company begins to move out via the highway, and bumps into the Home Guard unit driven out of the Military Camp objective. The exchange of fire results in the British unit becoming disrupted...





[center]1st Company clears the way![/center]

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Turn 8:

1st Company destroys the remaining SP of the Carrier Rifle Section and continues the advance to Paddlesworth closely followed by the 3rd Company.

2nd Company scares off the Home Guard Unit and continues their cautious advance down the highway....

A roaming British Rifle Platoon unit stumbles upon Major Gause and the Battalion HQ unit...luckily they are able to run away before being fired on....

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Turn 9:

1st and 3rd Company will now split off and head for seperate objective hexes.

1st Company will attempt to capture the Wintersgate Farms (50VP), while the 3rd Company will head for the Hangars at Hawkinge Aerodrome.(150VP)

If all goes well, then units from both Companys will form up again to capture the Hawkinge Aerodrome airstrip.(75VP)

Meanwhile 2nd Company continues to be harassed by the Home Guard unit....it is chased off yet again but this time with a SP loss...

A menacing Mill looms ahead....the Engineer platoon and II Platoon will approach from cover...other units standing by...

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Turn 10:

1st Company approaches Park Farm....all is quiet.

3rd Company is surprised by a 4SP Home Guard unit, which becomes disrupted after accurate Op Fire is triggered.
The British unit is subsequently surrounded, assaulted, and destroyed.

2nd Company cautiously approaches the Mill...

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Turn 11:

1st Company is now only 1km from its objective.

3rd Company is surprised again from another 3SP Home Guard unit....HMG op fire kills 2SPs; para rifle fire finishes it off.

2nd Company has stumbled into a hornet's nest....the village of Beachborough by the Mill is heavily garrisoned. The resulting exchange of fire results in no damage to either side.



[center]2nd Company could be in trouble![/center]

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Turn 12:

The British Rifle Platoon at Beachborough continues to thwart 2nd Company's advance....

Hopefully a HMG platoon and a salvo of 81mm mortars will help dislodge the stubborn defenders.

I and III platoons break off and advance on the village of Newington.(25VP)

IV platoon, which is garrisoning the Military Camp, is visited by the former garrison.
The disrupted, low morale, out of supply 2SP unit is easily driven off with an SP loss.

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Turn 13:

1st Company nears the objective hex of Wintersgate Farm, and prepares to assault and capture the strategic area.

3rd Company approaches the village of Apringe, which is guarded by a Carrier Rifle Section and its Carriers. The British infantry unit is fired upon and suffers an SP loss and disruption.

81mm mortar shells disrupted the British defenders at Beachborough. An assault by the Engineers and II Platoon, 2nd Company finally drive them out.






[center]1. Approach from cover, draw op fire.
2. Use HMG to disrupt.
3. ASSAULT![/center]

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Turn 14:

The capture of Wintersgate Farm by 1st Company goes exactly as planned. A full-strength Engineer unit is driven out disrupted and demoralized with no loss to the attackers.
I and II platoon will garrison, along with Captain Geis. III and IV platoon, with the HMG platoon, will now move to assist 3rd Company in its drive toward the Hawkinge Aerodrome Hangars.

3rd Company is starting to fall behind schedule. A large minefield has split up the Company right down the middle. Two platoons drive the Carrier Rifle Section from the village of Apringe, while the other two platoons engage a 5SP Rifle Platoon in the village of Pean. The HMG unit moves and is fired upon by two 40mm AA guns which miss their target and are subsequently destroyed.

I and III platoons from 2nd Company discover a minefield directly south of the village of Newington. They will now swing around and attack from the cover of an orchard.




[center]3rd Company gets split up![/center]