Ukraine War 2022 - 15mm Wargame Video
Omaha Map Complete - American Forces Built and Set Up
The Omaha Beach Panzer Leader mega-game continues to come together. The overall map is now complete (2500+ hexes, 24 square miles, or almost 63 square kilometers, estimated 2800 Flames of War tables).
American landings are researched and set up to pretty precise to the historical plan, we’ll see what the current, tides, beach obstacles, and enemy fire do to it.
Now I just have to set up the Germans.
The project is temporarily paused, however, to facilitate construction of a Valor & Victory Vietnam game for Saturday.
The full map, now with trees, hedgerows, and a beach shingle. 
American landing research for 116th Regimental Combat Team (29th US Infantry). not only do we have to account for all these units and when and where they are scheduled to land, but also their size,composition, and equipment.
Same with the 16th Regimental Combat Team (US 1st Infantry Division), followed by the 18th RCT that lands behind them mid-morning. 
Converted to Panzer Leader and set up on a color-coded phased turn landing schedule. Each color is a different turn of the game (20 turns in all, I think) and has a designated beach assault sector Every piece is a platoon of 5 tanks or 50 men, or a battery of 4-6 guns. Clearly this game is going to be ridiculously gigantic. This doesn't include air support or offshore naval gunfire support. Fortunately, the Germans are far less numerous.
Really visual representation of the landings. The first thing that strikes me is that even given the trickle of specialist troops, the waves of infantry are 30mins apart. Plenty of time for defenders to deplete the attacking strength and replenish if required.
Not so bad if you have tank support but we all know what happened that morning.
Looking forward to seeing the German defensive positions, as I’ve already been looking at the map and picking out where I’d set up strong points.
Good points, @brucelea – On the intervals between the assault companies of 16th / 116th Regimental Combat Teams (reinforced regiments with attached support assets especially engineers and tanks – almost analogous to brigades except they’re not meant to operate independently of division) … Yeah, each RCT seems to be broken up into three basic waves, sndwiched with tanks and masses of engineers. Holy hell, like whole BATTALIONS of engineers (US Army Combat engineers, ESBs = engineer support brigade troops, and NDSU = Navy Demolition Support Units … in stacks of 9 or 12 counters). I checked the figures several times… Read more »
Fun to watch it come together.
Nice work!
Thanks, @templar007 – It’s becoming a beast! I think I’m finally done with the Americans and I’m starting to set up the Germans. Again, we’re taking a slight break on this one for a Valor & Victory game with @stvitusdancern on Saturday. Then Darkstar with @damon on Sunday. But I hope to get the game set up and built and maybe even started over the weekend. 😀