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    Adding Better Sounds

    I also added some sound mixes I've created some time ago when I was working on a giant COII-AAR (for the Lucky 7th at Overloon). It turned out to be too much work, I'm afraid. I went a bit crazy, as I tried to create very accurate sounds to accompany the AAR - including the number of arty pieces...
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    Adding Better Sounds

    Here is the the small arm mix I'm using personally: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sd9cjl2rvgmikjl/AAAn93isGy_a108Njil-WBIca?dl=0
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    The battle for Catania ("Primosole Bridge"), Sicily, July 1943

    current map status (southern part cut off) darker green = orchards light green = vineyards blueish green = marsh/swamp I'm searching for a bridge that Schmalz called "Fergotto" bridge, as this was the bridge that the Germans used for their retreat from Lentini northwards. I can't find any place...
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    Skorzeny's Bid For Glory

    Necro powers! I used an approach that was quite different from yours. I set up my "base" in the wood at Burmenville and entered Malmedy in a massive, concentrated push via the woods from the northwest. It was not without risks, as my infantry would have had to cross the river (which was...
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    The battle for Catania ("Primosole Bridge"), Sicily, July 1943

    British Order of Battle (14.VII.1943) 1st Parachute Brigade ("Red Devils", @ Primosole Bridge) 1st, 2nd, 3rd parachute battalion (note: these battalions were not stronger than companies due to the horrible drop; therefore each batallion will be represented as a single, company-sized unit. As...
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    The battle for Catania ("Primosole Bridge"), Sicily, July 1943

    Sneak peek as the immediate vicinity of the bridge is slowly being fleshed-out: You can probably imagine that Malaria was a real problem in this area. Many smaller irrigation ditches are still missing, The area around Stefano farm (Masseria di Stefano) is covered in vineyards which rendered...
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    The battle for Catania ("Primosole Bridge"), Sicily, July 1943

    I'm looking forward to it! I guess I will open that can of worms once I'm finished with the map and the forces. Luckily, neither side in my scenario was very static. So I don't really have troops that need to stay where I've set them up in order to make the scenario "work". Except perhaps for...
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    The battle for Catania ("Primosole Bridge"), Sicily, July 1943

    I will investigate and report once I'm finished with the scenario. I'm pretty sure that at some point if you don't give any new orders to a unit, the unit/all its sub-units "forgets" all tasks and seems to switch to "all around" formation (?, according to the footprint; unfortunately, there is...
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    The battle for Catania ("Primosole Bridge"), Sicily, July 1943

    John, my main concern is the cluttering of the map. Paths don't disappear at higher zoom levels, and as far as I know, you cannot change the thickness of the line to make the paths less prominent? Because of this, the tracks make the map look quite chaotic. Regarding the effects in the game: Of...
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    The battle for Catania ("Primosole Bridge"), Sicily, July 1943

    John connor! You're certainly right that not playing "optimally" (from a purely competitive point of view) has the benefit that the AI will perform better. And it's a good idea to state what kind of playstyle a scenario caters for. Personally, I can't stand that nagging feeling that I could play...
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    The battle for Catania ("Primosole Bridge"), Sicily, July 1943

    Thanks for the answers, jimcarravallah! A smaller grid sounds very good. I'm not going as small as 25x25m, 50x50 should work fine. I also remember to have read some official post (by Dave) about it in some topic, stating some side-effects it might have. I just have to find to find that post...
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    The battle for Catania ("Primosole Bridge"), Sicily, July 1943

    Thank for you for your in depth answer, Jimcaravallah! @1: The “problem” is that the human player makes better decisions than the friendly AI. Especially on the defense, when the positioning of individual units matters a lot. Mind you, that’s by no means meant as a reproach to COII. It’s just...
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    The battle for Catania ("Primosole Bridge"), Sicily, July 1943

    I will do so as soon as possible. Unfortunately, I've decided to increase the map size after I had started with the map, which meant I had to redo many of the terrain height layers I had already finished. (It's very handy that the editor allows you to shift all objects when you alter the map...
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    The battle for Catania ("Primosole Bridge"), Sicily, July 1943

    LITERATURE I was able to lay my hands on most of these titles (not quite all yet): Domenico ANFORA: La battaglia degli Iblei. 9-16 Iuglio 1943 (2016). Lorenzo BOVI : Speciale Aeroporti: Catania, Gerbini (Sicilia WW2 Series, 2016). Lorenzo BOVI / Rita DI TRIO: La difesa di Catania 1943 (Sicilia...
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    The battle for Catania ("Primosole Bridge"), Sicily, July 1943

    "I shall be in Catania tonight" Montgomery to Major Robert Henriques (US. liaison officer), 13 July 1943 CONTEXT The scenario is set between July 14 and July 18 and portrays the push of the 50th (“Northumbrian”) Infantry Division of the British 8th Corps northwards along the eastern coast of...
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    Gerbini/Sferro Station (Sicily, July 1943)

    jimcaravallah, Indeed my aim is not neccessarily to re-create the historical outcome. The starting conditions, the arrival of reserves and the objectives need to be realistic, everything else is up to the player and the AI. The map and the length of the scenario is also a big factor here. I...
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    Gerbini/Sferro Station (Sicily, July 1943)

    Hi, jimcarravallah! Thanks for the link, I will take a look! I have to admit that the italo-german OOB is giving me lots of headaches for the Gerbini scenario. So much in fact that I consider to do the Primosole Bridge scenario first (map is already 1/2 finished). It's better documented than...
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    Gerbini/Sferro Station (Sicily, July 1943)

    Hi Bones25! Thank you for the tip! I will certainly take a look once I'm working on a "Canadian" scenario. I do plan to create other Sicily scenarios for COII, including those involving the Canadian Division. In this thread though I'm dealing solely with the engagement at Gerbini & Sferro...
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    Gerbini/Sferro Station (Sicily, July 1943)

    Sources (online) For a contemporary 1943 map (1:25.000) take a look here: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/italy_25k/ (Gerbini) (same here: http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/maps/europe/zoomify138659.html ). This seems to be the US Army Map Service -map that the allied troops actually...
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    Gerbini/Sferro Station (Sicily, July 1943)

    Hello community I’m currently working on a map + scenario covering the battle of Gerbini/Sferro Station in July 1943. Originally, I wanted to create a scenario for Combat Mission, but I’ve put it on hold for various reasons. Generally speaking, Command Ops lends itself much better to historical...
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