Anzio_Beach.zip (2.47 Meg) (downloaded 913 times)
D-Day at Anzio has been done a couple of times for CFS3 but none has taken the battle inland to capture objectives along the road to Rome. The first full week of the 4 month long engagement was almost a disaster for the Allies due to indecision by their commanders. The landing began at 02:00 hrs on 22 January 1944, but the first push inland didn't begin until 1 February, stacking all of the Allied forces in a thin band along 5 miles of beachhead. This delay gave the Germans time to form a counter-offensive line. From 1 to 28 February, the Allies expanded their foothold 15 miles to capture "The Factory" at Aprilia and the rail junction at Campoleone to the north, and the airfield at Cisterna to the east. However, between 28 February to 3 March, having had 9 days to gather a strong defensive force, the 76th SS Panzer Corps crushed the advance, throwing the Allies back 5 miles on all fronts. We begin on 1 February 1944.
by SPQR33 (2006-12-31 17:38:52)
Submitted by SPQR33
D-Day at Anzio has been done a couple of times for CFS3 but none has taken the battle inland to capture objectives along the road to Rome. The first full week of the 4 month long engagement was almost a disaster for the Allies due to indecision by their commanders. The landing began at 02:00 hrs on 22 January 1944, but the first push inland didn't begin until 1 February, stacking all of the Allied forces in a thin band along 5 miles of beachhead. This delay gave the Germans time to form a counter-offensive line. From 1 to 28 February, the Allies expanded their foothold 15 miles to capture "The Factory" at Aprilia and the rail junction at Campoleone to the north, and the airfield at Cisterna to the east. However, between 28 February to 3 March, having had 9 days to gather a strong defensive force, the 76th SS Panzer Corps crushed the advance, throwing the Allies back 5 miles on all fronts. We begin on 1 February 1944.
by SPQR33 (2006-12-31 17:38:52)
Submitted by SPQR33
