D-Day 6th June - Juno Beach - Campaign Overview

Slightly later than planned, due to real life spanners in the works in the run up to the 6th June, I'm finally ready to kick off my fictional campaign. This is based upon the Canadians in Normandy in the first due days of and after the landings, rather than a historical refight as it were. However it is very much based upon the actions of the Canadian 7th Brigade, so give it a good basis in fact, or at least that is my aim. Some liberties have been taken to try and make it more of a game for both sides, but only time will tell if this has worked!

The setting is Love Beach on Juno, which was not used on D-Day, but was the spark for a 'what if?' type narrative campaign using BKCII. Now I did start this some time ago, but then I have lost all the notes I made, but luckily most of my ideas came back to me pretty easily. Further reading cemented those ideas, to the point that now I'm ready to go.

Campaign OOB Canadian 11th Infantry Demi-Brigade

Voltigeurs de Quebec Regiment

Fusiliers de Mont-Royal Regiment

7th Canadian Armoured Regiment (Trois-Rivieres Dragoons) 

13th Field Regiment, RCA (St Hyacinthe)

Divisional Support

Argentuil Rangers Reconnaissance Regiment 

British 5th Assault Regiment, RE, 79th Armoured Division (elements of)

Campaign OOB Germans

II Battalion, 726th Infantry Regiment

21st Panzer Division (elements of)

12th SS Panzer Division (elements of)

So that's the starting point for this campaign. The Canadians have no reinforcements, so will not be able to make up any losses incurred on the landings and there after. This was true of the Canadian 7th Infantry Brigade, who had a follow up Battalion, but no follow up Brigade for support. In my campaign the Demi-Brigade designation is to reflect that lack of that third Battalion, but it also sounds more French-Canadian to me!

For the Germans, well reserves and reinforcements will be limited, as one might expect, until the 12th SS Pz Division can begin to arrive, but not until D-Day +1. So it is imperative for the 11th Demi-Brigade to push as far forward and fast as possible, but without exposing its flanks etc.

OOB - The Landings

Voltigeurs de Quebec Regiment

1 x CO - CV 9

4 x HQ - CV 8 (with attached FAO's)

1 x FAO (RN)

3 x Assault Infantry (5/30 + Veterans)

9 x Infantry (Veterans)

1 x Wasp

1 x Sherman Firefly

3 x Shermans

1 x Sherman Crab

1 x Churchill AVRE

1 x Churchill Crocodile

1 x Centaur

3 x Priest 105mm SPG (scheduled and on call)

1 x Naval Rockets (scheduled)

1 x HMS Fury (scheduled and on call)

(Note follow up elements such as 3" Mortar, HMGs and ATGs will arrive once the beach is secure and the Assault Regiment is clear of it and pushing inland)

7th Kompanie, II Battalion, 726th Infantry Regiment

1 x HQ - CV 8

1 x FAO - CV 7

2 x Infantry (Fortress)

1 x MG (Tobruk)

1 x MG (Gun Pit)

1 x 81mm Mortar (Gun Pit)

1 x Panzerturm (37mm)

1 x Bunker (Wiederstandnest 33a with Pak 40)

1 x 105mm Artillery (off table)

Barbed Wire

Mines

So there we have it. Hopefully this gives you a good overview of my ideas, the OOB etc. Next up is the game itself!

Thanks for reading and as always thanks for any comments as they are greatly appreciated:).

TTFN.