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Looking forward to an update
The Iberian Campaign
Main Objectives: The removal of Spain and Portugal from the Axis powers by forced change of Goverments.
Secondary Objectives:Annilation of German forces cought off guard and out of supply. Establishment of continental air and naval bases for further assaults apon the Axis. Liberation of over 20 million people.
Main Forces: American and Commonwealth Armies and Navies. United States Air Assets. 6 Divisions of the USMC. American 2nd and 3rd Army HQ.
3 USN Carrier Battlegroups
20 diffrent Air Wings
90+ Divisions at the end of the Campaign vs the 75 Projected.
On March 15th the approval was given from Allied Supreme HQ. On the 17th Marines and Soldiers loaded there ships in the UK, US and off the Coast of North Africa. Thousands of aircraft were put on standby and over 200 naval ships of all types moved into position.
Main Objectives: The removal of Spain and Portugal from the Axis powers by forced change of Goverments.
Secondary Objectives:Annilation of German forces cought off guard and out of supply. Establishment of continental air and naval bases for further assaults apon the Axis. Liberation of over 20 million people.
Main Forces: American and Commonwealth Armies and Navies. United States Air Assets. 6 Divisions of the USMC. American 2nd and 3rd Army HQ.
3 USN Carrier Battlegroups
20 diffrent Air Wings
90+ Divisions at the end of the Campaign vs the 75 Projected.
On March 15th the approval was given from Allied Supreme HQ. On the 17th Marines and Soldiers loaded there ships in the UK, US and off the Coast of North Africa. Thousands of aircraft were put on standby and over 200 naval ships of all types moved into position.
19 APR 1945 0330
Balearic Sea, off the coast of Valencia
It was muggy, a bit of chill in the early, pre-sunrise air.Regiments of Marines were cycleing through the chow system then loading there gear. Steak and Eggs for every Marine hitting the beach, many taking a few peices of fruit and bread for there packs. Today would be a long, bloody day. General Hart smoked his pipe as he looked at the horizon from the deck of his flagship. All the lights on every ship were out, though no one was going to enforce the smoking lamp on the General. He could hear activity below, even over the water. He would be going ashore in the 3rd wave. A bit brazen, yet it was his command and he felt his duty. Between himself and LTG Vandergriff they had half of the entire USMC hitting two beaches, miles appart.
At the same time they were hitting the beaches the 101st Airborne, would be landing all over Majorca. It's first objectives were to seize the airfields and naval facilities as well as overcome the Garrison defenders. It's position and facilities were deemed priority. SAC wanted to rebase 4 wings of B-29's there for the strikes into southern France and Spain if needed. At the same time SAC began it's massive bombing operation of the German Industrial Heartland, spreading into the roads, rails and powerstations across Westfallen. over 2,000 bombers would strike daily, with the british putting 400 in at night.
This was the beginning of the end as Churchill said
" Kick in the door and the whole bloody rotten edifice will collapse "
Balearic Sea, off the coast of Valencia
It was muggy, a bit of chill in the early, pre-sunrise air.Regiments of Marines were cycleing through the chow system then loading there gear. Steak and Eggs for every Marine hitting the beach, many taking a few peices of fruit and bread for there packs. Today would be a long, bloody day. General Hart smoked his pipe as he looked at the horizon from the deck of his flagship. All the lights on every ship were out, though no one was going to enforce the smoking lamp on the General. He could hear activity below, even over the water. He would be going ashore in the 3rd wave. A bit brazen, yet it was his command and he felt his duty. Between himself and LTG Vandergriff they had half of the entire USMC hitting two beaches, miles appart.
At the same time they were hitting the beaches the 101st Airborne, would be landing all over Majorca. It's first objectives were to seize the airfields and naval facilities as well as overcome the Garrison defenders. It's position and facilities were deemed priority. SAC wanted to rebase 4 wings of B-29's there for the strikes into southern France and Spain if needed. At the same time SAC began it's massive bombing operation of the German Industrial Heartland, spreading into the roads, rails and powerstations across Westfallen. over 2,000 bombers would strike daily, with the british putting 400 in at night.
This was the beginning of the end as Churchill said
" Kick in the door and the whole bloody rotten edifice will collapse "
What is your plan of attack, Myrmidon (a singularly good choice of board names, I think)? Are you aiming to cut off northern Spain and turn the entire penninsula into an encirclement?
Vann
Vann
That was my origional plan, yes. I was suprised when for once, the AI did not agree with me and we had a real clash of wills take place.
Valencia
Spains third largest city fell to V Crops, the 7th - 9th Marine Divisions under LTG Hart. It was a large if somewhat unprepaired city. Franco never thought the allies had the industrial strength to pull this off with another amphibious group in the the Pacific. He was wrong, very wrong. There were no costal guns, no fighting positions in the city and it's Garrison only recently upgraded.
This war had been in effect since December 7th 1941 and in that time the America Arsenal had only awoken in the last year or so to it's peak. Two hours before dawn hundreds of medium ranger bombers and fighters took to the skies and made there presence felt all over southern Spain. Major road and rail junctions as well as military areas were struck several times in waves.
The the Aircraft based from thirteen Carriers struck there respective cities and targets within. Valencia's harbor and shipyard were considered extremely important and given priority by the Marines for capture and security operations. The Airfields would have to see some rapair after the allied strikes.
In the year since the invasion of Japan the Corps had been given an infusion of heavy, mechanized and motorized equipment from Army stockpiles and a larger slice of the Navy budget. It had gone from six to twelve divisions, with more of it's own Armor and Avation support. Some regiments remained light, while others were ment to have more of a mobile, mechanized fist to penetrate deep into objectives.
The Navy for it's part had become second to none in putting Marines ashore. With thirteen division sized landings and six Corps sized landings on it's record this would still be one of the largest and most darring. The thrust into Valencia was right into an urban area, it's goals of just running over the Spanish garrison and moving inland while larger Army formations were unloaded would take many weeks of planning in Algiers.
The Spanish forces for there part and throughout the Iberian Campaign were of good stock. Well trained and given modern equipment as well as German advisors they put up downright dogged resistance at several points. There Mountian troops in particular were thought well of, good Soldiers who fought hard.
The view from a USN observation Aircraft, notice the large harbor facilities
A look at the inital landings in relation to the country. Valencia and Tarragona are the entry points
Spains third largest city fell to V Crops, the 7th - 9th Marine Divisions under LTG Hart. It was a large if somewhat unprepaired city. Franco never thought the allies had the industrial strength to pull this off with another amphibious group in the the Pacific. He was wrong, very wrong. There were no costal guns, no fighting positions in the city and it's Garrison only recently upgraded.
This war had been in effect since December 7th 1941 and in that time the America Arsenal had only awoken in the last year or so to it's peak. Two hours before dawn hundreds of medium ranger bombers and fighters took to the skies and made there presence felt all over southern Spain. Major road and rail junctions as well as military areas were struck several times in waves.
The the Aircraft based from thirteen Carriers struck there respective cities and targets within. Valencia's harbor and shipyard were considered extremely important and given priority by the Marines for capture and security operations. The Airfields would have to see some rapair after the allied strikes.
In the year since the invasion of Japan the Corps had been given an infusion of heavy, mechanized and motorized equipment from Army stockpiles and a larger slice of the Navy budget. It had gone from six to twelve divisions, with more of it's own Armor and Avation support. Some regiments remained light, while others were ment to have more of a mobile, mechanized fist to penetrate deep into objectives.
The Navy for it's part had become second to none in putting Marines ashore. With thirteen division sized landings and six Corps sized landings on it's record this would still be one of the largest and most darring. The thrust into Valencia was right into an urban area, it's goals of just running over the Spanish garrison and moving inland while larger Army formations were unloaded would take many weeks of planning in Algiers.
The Spanish forces for there part and throughout the Iberian Campaign were of good stock. Well trained and given modern equipment as well as German advisors they put up downright dogged resistance at several points. There Mountian troops in particular were thought well of, good Soldiers who fought hard.
The view from a USN observation Aircraft, notice the large harbor facilities
A look at the inital landings in relation to the country. Valencia and Tarragona are the entry points