An excerpt from the desk of the Allied Commander-in-Chief: We are now on day 53 of this campaign and we the Allies are showing the axis what we are made of.  Each night we manage to push them further and further back into Germany.  We have been fighting hard in the areas around Brussels and Antwerp and have made some key gains.  We have managed to retake Montfaucon, and Maubuege AF which will help us immensely in the South.Most of the heavy fighting as of late has occurred in the South, but we can’t forget about key battles up North that keeps the axis worrying about all portions of the map.  The attack on St. Nik Tuesday night comes to mind as a key battle and a showing of superb allied Unity to keep pushing the axis back.

The Axis and Allied players continue to see a very unusual event:  The Allies - pushed back to their rear area factories, without Antwerp and Brussels, and with the Tiger in-game - have pushed back to the Meuse river line in the center, and Metz AF in the south.

But the Axis still own both Breskens and Vlissingen in the north, as well as holding Antwerp and Brussels!  And the sounds of Tigers echo across the battlefront for the remainder of the campaign.   M-10’s and Sherman 76’s have to try to close the range on the Tiger, with Pzr 4G’s and Stug 3G’s backing up the Tiger.  The tank columns are starting to get larger and larger – and so is the barrel size of the enemy’s ATG’s.

The fearsome Stuka is still able to do 5 big bombs of damage, but it is a very slow and vulnerable plane in this Tier of the Campaign, with the light and nimble Bell surviving to drop its 1 bomb and then dogfight.  C-47’s and Ju52’s have to literally hug the ground to deliver paratroops to target.  Fast fighters predominate in the air, and AA guns struggle to lead their aim effectively. 

Firebases.  This is where all the equipment above comes together to fight.  There are no AO’s on a Firebase.  There is no EWS.  There is only total quiet ….and sudden battle and death.

FROM THE DESK OF THE ALLIED COMMANDER IN CHIEF:

S! Allied Players

We are now on day 53 of this campaign and we the Allies are showing the axis what we are made of.  Each night we manage to push them further and further back into Germany.  We have been fighting hard in the areas around Brussels and Antwerp and have made some key gains.  We have managed to retake Montfaucon, and Maubuege AF which will help us immensely in the South.

Most of the heavy fighting as of late has occurred in the South, but we can’t forget about key battles up North that keeps the axis worrying about all portions of the map.  The attack on St. Nik Tuesday night comes to mind as a key battle and a showing of superb allied Unity to keep pushing the axis back.

With the release of patch 1.30 we have seen a few bugs come up and they are being worked on.  Just a heads up for the players:  AHC is currently unable to veto moves so some moves may not be on purpose. Also AHC make sure you are sure you are making the right move before you make it.  I would like to thank everyone for their cooperation and patients while all the kinks are worked out.

This weekend a large realism event is set to kick off on the 6th.  See the Battle Ground Europe forums for more details on the event and see if you would like to participate.

Promotions

Ce – XO GB 6 Groupe de Bombardement 1/12
Seabird1 - Flotte De Calais Commanding officer (CO)
Thechort - GdC21 HQ CO
Chieftom - GdB6 HQ CO
Simenon FAF Gba18 XXO
Igor – RAF branch CO

Congratz to all promotions they were all deserved. Great job everyone.

Awards

Mention in Dispatch Gold Star & Legion of Merit

Cometus

Some forum troubles this week, so we are missing a lot of awards that were given out.  Congratz to everyone that earned an award keep it up. S!

ALLIED OFFICER OF THE WEEK:
Dubane- Dubane is always spending lots of time in game helping the Allies push the lines where needed.  He is always helping out when it is asked of him as soon as he can.  His help with leading things and appearance in the battle field is very much appreciated. Keep up the good work Dubane. Congratz. S!

ALLIED PLAYER OF THE WEEK: 
Mobius - Mobius has been in every AO defending CP’s, attacking the axis and helping mobilize the troops.  He has been very vocal in game when needed and helped herd the cats.  Mobius worked well with AHC priorities over the week and made an outstanding effort and large contribution to the recent success on the map.

S! Allies,

-Shad0w64, Allied CoS