OPERATION LUTTICH: GERMAN DRIVE INTO FALAISET GAP by Joni Nuutinen

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Do you have the skills and nerves to push exhausted Wehrmacht divisions to Avranches through the fierce Allied resistance and numbing bombardment while your flanks are crumbling? Situation on 7th of August 1944: British and Canadian troops had tied down elite German units near Caen while the US Third Army had broken through from Normandy to Brittany via Avranches. OKW saw that by advancing just 30 km (20 miles) from Mortain to Avranches they could cut off the First and Third US Army, but if the Allies hold off this German attempt they could encircle Germans in the Falaise area. The only sure thing: At the end of this maneuvering either several German or American armies would be cut off.

⊕ Taking place from: 1944-08
⊕ Map size: 2000 = 50x40
⊕ Can you carry out the impossible German panzer offensive against the overpowering Allies. Request resources from Depots.
⊕ Released: 2019-06

WELCOME:

Situation on 7th of August 1944: British and Canadian troops had tied down elite German formations near Caen while the entire US Third Army had broken through from Normandy to Brittany via Avranches. However, German HQ realized that by advancing just 30 km (20 miles) from Mortain to Avranches they could cut off the First and Third US Army -- as Germans had fortified all the port cities, the Allied supply logistics still relied on Normandy beaches. This was a lot to ask from weary German units, but this was the absolutely last chance to contain the Allied landings in Normandy area, maybe even pushing the Allies back into the ocean, and ultimately change the course of the war. Surely throwing 8 battle-hardened Panzer and WSS Divisions against a small sector of the front line could push it forward a short distance of 30 km? In addition Germans committed all their Luftwaffe reserves into this undertaking, named Operation Lüttich. The Allies realized that if they could contain this last German attempt to take the initiative in Normandy and swing around the American forces which had broken through, they might be able to encircle the 7th German Army and the Fifth Panzer Army in the Falaise area.

The only one thing was sure: At the end of this maneuvering either several German or American armies would be cut off and that side would suffer losses measured in hundreds of thousands of men-the scale so far unprecedented on WWII Western Front. Do you have the skills and nerves to push exhausted the German Army forces to Avranches through the fierce Allied resistance and relentless bombardment while German flanks are crumbling all around you?.

VICTORY CONDITIONS:

Control Avranches and over 150 Victory Points (VPs), which can be gained from the cities. A total of 170 VPS available in this particular campaign.

CAMPAIGN SPECIFIC FEATURES: Various resources can be requested from Resource Depots (located on the right edge of the map). During the Nighttime turn the Allies have limited movement and no aerial strikes, while Germans have almost full movement.

QUICK TIPS: Settings: You can change hexagon size, city icons, unit icons, and many other aspects from settings, or via the four round buttons in the upper-left corner of the gaming view. Unit markings: Lower left corner shows HPs (Hit Points), upper left corner shows the number of MPs (move points), right side has several type of markings: warnings on red, attached resources on white, ground information (what's under unit icon) is marked on green. Zooms buttons (Z) are located on upper-left corner. Combat core concepts: adjacent units critically support each other in battle; encircling is often more efficient than using brute-force direct attacks.

CAMPAIGN NOTES:

Victory condition: Control Avranches and over 150 Victory Points (VPs), which can be gained from the cities. A total of 170 VPS available in this particular campaign

Player can request various resources and HP replacements from Resource Depots (green diamonds), located on the right edge of the map. The number of Resource Depots depends on the selected Difficulty Level.

Generals and Artillery might lose MPs from time to time due to chaotic German situation in Normandy. The Allied infantry in rear area might get extra MPs from time to time to reflect the comprehensive motorization of Allied forces.

The Allies had limited movement during the night turn (every fourth turn), while Germans are slowed down during the midday turn (every fourth turn).

Several Germans units had suffered heavy losses during the two months of fighting prior to Luttich and Falaise operations, this is factored in as a lower German replacements, some lost HPs, initial Fatigue, and overall weaker German units.

The main difference compared to Falaise Pocket campaign in which player control the Allies is that in this scenario Allied AI has some smaller additional units like antitank guns, tank destroyer units, and some Belgian/Dutch brigades.

Unused Night MPs and Luftwaffe strikes and Recon flights expire between turns.

Disbanded Pz VI Tiger tank units will result in PZ-IV replacements. Disbanded paratroopers will be regular infantry replacements.

US Divisions which have advanced to Brittany will emerge to the southern part of the in-play map.

There is a setting to switch how the HQ units are named (either Corps or Generals).

Scenario Specific documentation that includes links to more generic documentation on how the game series and the underlying game engine works.

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