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Naval Gun Fire
Naval Gun Fire barrages are called in the same way as Air Strikes. Naval barrages consist of
four 5-inch guns from destroyers lying off the beach, all firing at once. This battery of
four 5-inch guns from destroyers lying off the beach, all firing at once. This battery of
guns fires between 10 and 20 rounds. Like
Mortar Barrages, Naval Gun Fire is not always
accurate, so be careful not to call it in where it would endanger your own troops. Only
Americans have
Naval Gun Fire available in battle and then only on select maps.
Truce
The
Truce command offers the enemy a chance to call an end to the fighting. If the
enemy offers a truce, you may accept by clicking the Truce button. If one side offers a
truce and the other does not accept the offer, fighting continues. If a truce is agreed to,
both sides declare a cease fire and stop fighting. The battlefield remains contested and in
the condition it was at the moment the truce was declared.
truce and the other does not accept the offer, fighting continues. If a truce is agreed to,
both sides declare a cease fire and stop fighting. The battlefield remains contested and in
the condition it was at the moment the truce was declared.
Combat Messages
The Combat Messages window
informs you of the situation on the
battlefield. If the message concerns a
unit, you may centre the view on
that unit by clicking on the message.
informs you of the situation on the
battlefield. If the message concerns a
unit, you may centre the view on
that unit by clicking on the message.
Options
The
Options button appears in the
lower left hand corner of the map.
The
Options are made up of three
panels,
Game Play, General, and About.
These can be selected using the
tabs on the top of the screen.
tabs on the top of the screen.
The top two options in
Game Play control battlefield graphics. Remove Killed Soldiers removes
the bodies of dead and incapacitated soldiers so that you can concentrate on the living,
and
Remove Trees makes the foliage on trees invisible, although it still affects line of sight.
In the centre of the
Game Play panel, the Status Indicators control the highlighted bar and
coloured outlines of friendly units. These can be set to reflect any number of conditions,
ranging from morale, to ammunition supply, to unit health. Set these to whatever you feel
you need to know about your men. The outline colours use the same colour spectrum as
the target dots. When the outline colour is green, the troops are in good cover. When
the outline is black, they are in poor cover.
ranging from morale, to ammunition supply, to unit health. Set these to whatever you feel
you need to know about your men. The outline colours use the same colour spectrum as
the target dots. When the outline colour is green, the troops are in good cover. When
the outline is black, they are in poor cover.
Below the Status Indicators are toggles for:
Team Data
Inset Map
Soldier Monitor
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OTHER CONTROLS
When first on the battlefield screen, the game is frozen because combat has not yet started.
This allows time to survey the battlefield, redeploy units, set options, and plan strategy.
This allows time to survey the battlefield, redeploy units, set options, and plan strategy.
Naval Gun Fire, Mortar Barrages, and Air Strikes
If available,
Mortar Barrages, Naval Gun
Fire, and Air Strikes can be selected
from the icons on the tool bar on
the lower left side of the screen. A
new targeting crosshair appears;
left-click on where you want the air
strike, naval gunfire, or mortar bar-
rage to occur. It is important to
from the icons on the tool bar on
the lower left side of the screen. A
new targeting crosshair appears;
left-click on where you want the air
strike, naval gunfire, or mortar bar-
rage to occur. It is important to
remember that once
Naval Gun Fire,
the
Mortar Barrage, or an Air Strike is
used, it is not available for the rest
of that engagement.
of that engagement.
Air Strikes are carried out by a
single plane making one pass over
single plane making one pass over
the location. The type of plane is randomly determined from a list of four available. The
type of aircraft available is noted in the Combat Messages window. The plane comes from
type of aircraft available is noted in the Combat Messages window. The plane comes from
a randomly determined direction and strafes and/or drops bombs in the target area.
Air
Strikes are not available at the start of the battle. Air Strikes become available 5-12 minutes
into the battle. Only the Americans can call in
into the battle. Only the Americans can call in
Air Strikes; historically, there was too little
German air support to warrant inclusion in the game.
American Planes
P-51 Mustang ......................6x 0.50cal M2 machine guns
P-38 Lightning ....................4x 0.50cal M2 machine guns, 1x 20mm machine cannon, 2x 500 or 1000lb
bombs (always two bombs)
P-47 Thunderbolt ..............8x 0.50cal M2 machine guns, 6x M8 11.5cm rockets or 2x M43 500lb bombs
A-26 Invader ........................8x 0.50cal M2 machine guns plus bombs
Mortar Barrages
Mortar Barrages are called in the same way Air Strikes are. They consist of four 80mm mor-
tars, all firing at once. The battery of mortars fires a total of between 40 and 60 rounds.
Like on-board units’ mortar fire, mortar barrages are not always accurate, so be careful not
to call a barrage that would endanger your own troops. If it is available during a battle,
the mortar barrage option appears after 1-3 minutes for the Americans and after 3-5 min-
utes for the Germans.
tars, all firing at once. The battery of mortars fires a total of between 40 and 60 rounds.
Like on-board units’ mortar fire, mortar barrages are not always accurate, so be careful not
to call a barrage that would endanger your own troops. If it is available during a battle,
the mortar barrage option appears after 1-3 minutes for the Americans and after 3-5 min-
utes for the Germans.
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