AMERICAN CRUSADERS*
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Date: June 1944 - April 1945*
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Nations: USA vs Germany*
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Campaign location(s): ETO: France, Belgium, Germany*
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Description:*
This is a US Army campaign stretching from the landings in France to the end of the war in 
Germany. It is (loosely) based on the WWII combat history of the US Army 743rd Tank Battalion, 
which began on the Normandy beaches on D-Day and ended with the taking of Magdeburg, Germany at 
the end of the war.*
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The US Army tank battalions were organised to support infantry and were attached to infantry 
divisions. As a result the tank battalions fought under different conditions than that of the 
armored battalions of the armored divisions. There was little in the way of racing ahead and 
tearing into the rear of the enemy, on the contrary, the tank battalions moved quickly only if 
the infantry moved quickly - and often they were forced to help clean up areas of resistance 
bypassed by the armored divisions.*
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Notes:*
You are free to tailor the core force to your own style of play. The build points allocated are 
equal to a tank battalion, which are:*
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3 x medium tank companies*
1 x light tank company*
1 x assault gun platoon (3 x 105mm Sherman CS)*
1 x Mortar Platoon (3 x 81mm Halftracks)*
1 x Recon Platoon (5 x Scout Jeeps)*
1 x HQ Section (2 tanks)*
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However, note that the companies of the tank battalion were frequently parcelled out to the 
regiments of the infantry division, and fought their battles 'away' from their parent unit. 
The battles you will face in this campaign are best solved with combined arms tactics. 
The WWII battlefield experiences of the 743d Tank Bn includes amphibious, summer, winter, 
night and  urban warfare. Keep it in mind when purchasing your core force.*
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Also, American military thinking since the Civil War has been dominated by the idea of taking 
the fight to the enemy. A majority of the engagements in this campaign depend on your ability 
to attack - in the Bocage of Normandy, in the winter of the Ardennes, through the towns of 
Germany.*
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Refitting points will most of the time be great. You belong to an army unsurpassed in the field 
of maintenance and service support, not to mention an near overwhelming materiel and manpower 
reserve.*
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Support points will also be generous, you can always count on purchasing air and artillery 
support forces.*
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Design by Ulf Lundstrom*
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Rescued from oblivion and lightly converted by Ryan Crierie in 2015.*
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WE KEEP THE FAITH**