A challenge for RetLT: Invasion of Spain

[wulfir]

There is an airfield near MANSIES, about 12 km's west-north-west of the shoreline at VALENCIA. (It is marked on US Army maps from 1943). I guess that will be your target - parachute or glider Bn?

As for the landings on VALENCIA itself - north of the city there are narrow beaches with agricultural fields behind them. South of the city there is a larger strip of beach - in some places about 200 meters wide - here the hinterland is made up of rice paddies surrounding a freshwater lake. (The rice was introduced by the Arabs in the 8th century.)

The rice paddies can screen your landing but at the same time make it hard to advance through if you need to enlarge your bridehead west...

You can assault the Valencia harbour area directly too - although you need the harbour to quickly supply your invasion force and build up your strength. Shooting up the harbour will complicate things...