Bretteville Pack (Cyberstrategie SPWW2 v2.x Conversion)

[MarkSheppard]

These two scenarios were done on special request for Yves; who played them long ago through the now-defunct French wargaming magazine "Cyberstrategie" which included scenarios on CDROM with each issue -- and an open submittal policy with regards to the readership -- if your scenario got picked for inclusion, you got a free one years' subscription to the magazine.

Anyway; this was a fairly long conversion -- at first, I checked Hapschott's SP1 scenario compendium, since I recalled that there was a "cyber" directory within his zip. No go there.

Ultimately, I found some ISOs of the old Cyberstrategie CDROMS online;and took a look at them.

The scenarios turned out to be old SP2WW2 (or very early SPWW2 v2.x) scenarios; meaning that map conversion was fairly straightforward.

I learned a lot in how to use SCENHACK in this scenario; as I was changing unit names a lot and changing unit types as well. Ultimately, I'd say these are only 75% accurate scenarios due to the way the OOBs changed so much in between August 1999 (the Filedates of the original two scenarios) and today's OOBs in 2015.

Word of warning -- if you're using Fred's WW2Map to convert older SP1 or SP2 scenarios over to WinSP... remember that it doesn't convert over the damage levels!

Scenario Description:

Basically, both scenarios portray the attack of the 12th SS-Panzer Regiment and attached units against the Canadians.

The Night scenario is pretty historical; while the day scenario is a hypothetical -- what if the Germans had waited to bring up more of the 12th SS-PzRgt and attacked the next day?

_____BRETTEVILLE NIGHT ATTACK

_____Normandy, 8 June 1944
German Advance, Canadian Defend

It is 21:30 hours on 8 June 1944.

The Panthers of the 1st and 4th Companies of the 12th SS-Panzer Regiment (Hitlerjugend Division) are lined up along the main street of the hamlet La Villeneuve, south of Rots. The motors are running, and panzergrenadiers are hanging from the rear of the tanks and the counter attack commences...



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_____ATTAQUE DE NUIT A BRETTEVILLE

_______Normandie, 8 juin 1944
__________Avance allemande

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21h30, le 08/06/44: les Panthers des 1ere et 4eme compagnies du SS Panzer Regiment 12 (Division HitlerJugend) sont alignes dans la rue principale du hameau La Villeneuve, au sud de Rots. Les moteurs tournent, les panzergrenadiers montent sur les plages arrieres des chars, la contre-attaque commence...

_____BRETTEVILLE DAY ATTACK
________(Fiction)

_____Normandy, 9 June 1944
German Attack, Canadian Defend


The 2nd Battalion of the SS-Panzer Regiment 12 is almost complete , it will lead the attack on Bretteville accompanied by three companies of infantry. The grenadiers await tanks in Rots to hoist on arrears beaches , observers artillery check their radio links , the departure signal is given ... A Your turn!



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_______ATTAQUE GENERALE! (Fiction)

________Normandie, 9 juin 1944
__________Attaque allemande


Le 2eme bataillon du SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 est presque au complet, il va mener l'attaque sur Bretteville accompagne de 3 compagnies d infanterie. Les grenadiers attendent les chars dans Rots pour se hisser sur les plages arrieres, les observateurs d'artillerie verifient leurs liaisons radios, le signal du depart est donne... A vous de jouer!