Dirty Patricias: A Fun Scenario
I enjoyed playing the scenario very much. As usual 1Grantpa has given us a scenario with great gameplay requiring the player to think outside the box, to manage his or her forces, and to develop a plan that accounts for the terrain. 1Grantpa said it and you best believe: "Pay attention to the terrain on the map, and make your dispositions accordingly." I thought of deploying the Canadians in a defense in depth with kill zones in the open spaces. However, I opted to deploy my force around the VF objectives in the villages of Ottmaring, Mandorf, and Kirchdorf bei Osterhofen. I intended to block the Czechs in those three places, but leaving the Czech to believe I had not entered the villages, then maneuver the Dirty Patricia's to flank and counter-attack the Czech forces from their rear.
Now, please indulge me in a few observations.
- Kudos for applying Range & Filter to vehicles. I found them "spot on" and deadly effective.
- I agree the unit AA1 M113 Ammo is set to reinforce at turn 50 as it is not needed; although, including it in the scenario would not take away from the gameplay.
- I cross-attached these two units to P Hq D-Coy PPCLI: U section M113/TOW, and V platoon Leopard C1.
- Lastly, I created four reconnaissance troops surrounding a squadron headquarters from the Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD) of the 4th Canada Mechanized Brigade Group (4CMBG) using cross-attach in the Editor as follows (primary source:https://www.canadiansoldiers.com/):
Code:
1-Squadron RCD/4-CMBG Hq Company |
Unit # |
uID |
uName |
0 |
A0 |
Headquarters |
1 |
B0 |
M113A2 |
2 |
C0 |
F00 |
3 |
C1 |
M113A1 OP |
44 |
N0 |
Blowpipe Team |
45 |
N1 |
Blowpipe Team |
46 |
N2 |
Jeep |
47 |
N3 |
Jeep |
48 |
O0 |
M125 |
49 |
O1 |
M125 |
237 |
AA0 |
M113 Ammo |
238 |
AA1 |
M113 Ammo |
1 Troop 1 Squadron/RCD |
Unit # |
uID |
uName |
Formation |
13 |
G0 |
Scout |
Company |
14 |
G1 |
Scout |
15 |
G2 |
Scout |
16 |
G3 |
Scout |
17 |
G4 |
Lynx |
18 |
G5 |
Lynx |
19 |
G5 |
Lynx |
43 |
M0 |
AVGP |
Platoon |
4 |
D0 |
FO Vehicle |
Platoon |
2 Troop 1 Squadron/RCD |
Unit # |
uID |
uName |
Formation |
207 |
W0 |
Cougar AVGP |
Company |
208 |
W1 |
Cougar AVGP |
209 |
W2 |
Cougar AVGP |
210 |
W3 |
Cougar AVGP |
211 |
W4 |
Scouts |
212 |
W5 |
Scout |
213 |
W6 |
Scout |
214 |
W7 |
Scout |
215 |
X0 |
M113/Tow |
Platoon |
216 |
X1 |
M113/Tow |
3 Troop 1 Squadron/RCD |
Unit # |
uID |
uName |
Formation |
29 |
I0 |
Cougar AVGP |
Company |
30 |
I1 |
Cougar AVGP |
31 |
I2 |
Cougar AVGP |
32 |
I3 |
Cougar AVGP |
33 |
I4 |
Scouts |
34 |
I5 |
Scouts |
35 |
I6 |
Scouts |
36 |
I7 |
Scouts |
39 |
K0 |
TowJeep |
Platoon |
40 |
K1 |
TowJeep |
4 Troop 1 Squadron/RCD |
Unit # |
uID |
uName |
Formation |
21 |
H0 |
Cougar AVGP |
Company |
22 |
H1 |
Cougar AVGP |
23 |
H2 |
Cougar AVGP |
24 |
H3 |
Cougar AVGP |
25 |
H4 |
Scouts |
26 |
H5 |
Scouts |
27 |
H6 |
Scouts |
28 |
H7 |
Scouts |
37 |
J0 |
M113/Tow |
Platoon |
38 |
J1 |
M113/Tow |
2-Coy 3rd Btn RCR |
Unit # |
uID |
uName |
Formation |
1 Platoon |
Formation Name |
5 |
E0 |
Rifle Section |
Platoon |
Attach to 1 Trp |
1/2 Coy 3-RCR |
6 |
E1 |
Rifle Section |
7 |
E2 |
Rifle Section |
8 |
E3 |
Rifle Section |
9 |
F0 |
M113A2 |
10 |
F1 |
M113A2 |
11 |
F2 |
M113A2 |
12 |
F3 |
M113A2 |
41 |
L0 |
Carl G Team |
Platoon |
42 |
L1 |
Carl G Team |
217 |
Y0 |
Motor Rifle Sec |
Platoon |
2 Platoon |
2/2 Coy 3-RCR |
218 |
Y1 |
Motor Rifle Sec |
Attach to 2 Trp |
219 |
Y2 |
Motor Rifle Sec |
220 |
Y3 |
SFMG |
221 |
Y4 |
Carl G Team |
222 |
Y5 |
60mm Mortar |
223 |
Y6 |
Grizzly AVGP |
224 |
Y7 |
Grizzly AVGP |
225 |
Y8 |
Grizzly AVGP |
226 |
Y9 |
Grizzly AVGP |
227 |
Z0 |
Motor Rifle Sec |
Platoon |
3 Platoon |
3/2 Coy 3-RCR |
228 |
Z1 |
Motor Rifle Sec |
Attach to 3 Trp |
229 |
Z2 |
Motor Rifle Sec |
230 |
Z3 |
SFMG |
231 |
Z4 |
Carl G Team |
232 |
Z5 |
60mm Mortar |
233 |
Z6 |
Grizzly AVGP |
234 |
Z7 |
Grizzly AVGP |
235 |
Z8 |
Grizzly AVGP |
236 |
Z9 |
Grizzly AVGP |