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Command Ops: Nijmegen and Arnhem - Day 1
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| 1st Airlanding Bde is sent to secure the western approach to Arnhem at the tail end of Day 1. |
I am playing the 9+ day scenario in Highway to the Reich called "From the Meuse to the Rhine." It covers the 1st Airborne and 82nd Airborne drops at Arnhem and Nijmegen. I have never played this scenario surprisingly, given my love of this game, and I am excited to give it a go.
In this first post about this scenario, I am looking into developing an alternate strategy that brings me a better result in both combat zones instead of what happened to 1st Airborne and the delay the 82nd experienced.
At Arnhem: Instead of attacking to the road bridge, I am going to secure the railroad bridge over the Rhine which is about 1 km west of the road bridge.
First though I need to secure the landing zone, and so I have ordered the various glider pilot companies and AT gun platoons to secure the approaches to the landing zones. I am also keeping Freddie Gough's jeep squadron in reserve rather than sending them on their historical mission which caused them to be pinned down outside the city.
1st Airlanding Brigade under Brig. Gen. Hicks is tasked with the move to the bridge.
Why the railroad bridge? Well it is a viable crossing over the Rhine and it is closer to the drop zones. Urban movement is difficult and even if I did get someone to take the Frost position on the north end of the bridge, maintaining a connection with them, given the German buildup that occurs from the north and the subsequent counterattack is an almost impossible task. My bet is if I grab the road bridge I am going to be able to attack to the road bridge from both ends. We will see!
My big worry isn't my switch to the rail bridge, but whether or not a battalion of glider pilots, three platoons of AT guns and an additional battalion of Paras for security can keep the drop zones open long enough for the Day 2 follow-on forces to drop safely.
Overall though I feel good about this plan for 1st Airborne even with the historical reality I'll face as the battle progresses. I know where the German buildup is coming from, I am not experiencing the operational confusion Roy Urqhardt and his commanders did on Day 1, and I know about the railroad bridge. I am also not faced with having to explain myself to Browning, Montgomery, etc about why I am deviating from the plan.
At Nijmegen: The situation at Nijmegen though is very different. I am flying blind, knowing little of the history of the 82nd drops, and I suspect I am already blowing it.
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| I've limited the Day 1 missions for the 82nd to maintain cohesion and achieve a more limited set of objectives. |
First off, I am surprised by the distance at Nijmegen from the bridge over the Waal to the drop zones. I thought only 1st Airborne faced this problem and so to be confronted with the same problem immediately caused me to pause and tweak my strategy. There is a lot of ground between me and a number of objectives, so it looks like it is a better plan to stick together than become widely separated.
Overarching strategic thought: I am going to try and keep my forces concentrated and punch for key objectives, rather than scatter my men and try to grab all of the objectives.
My focus:
1) Secure the drop zones.
2) Try to fight my way into Nijmegen and grab the bridge.
3) Seize the Grave river bridge over the Maas because this is vital to my linking up with XXX Corps.
4) Seize the Honinghutje highway bridge.
5) Grab and hold the bridge at Molenhoek to keep the 504th (tasked with seizing the Grave crossing) connected with the drop zones on Groesbeek heights.
The Honinghutje bridge is almost a secondary objective for me early on and you can see in the screenshot above, that I haven't tasked anyone with probing that way.
HELP NEEDED: I would love to get your thoughts on how to play this scenario or about the way the 82nd and the 1st Airborne operations progressed historically. Leave me a comment please! I read them!
Command Ops is a beautiful game, with deep complexity. It is still my favorite and these larger, longer scenarios were ones I have always avoided. Now that I have a little more time, with both kids in school weekdays, I am diving in.
More to follow...
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