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Bucha, Ukraine - 27 Feb 2022 - 15mm

Bucha, Ukraine - 27 Feb 2022 - 15mm

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Omaha Beach - Panzer Leader - Map and Counter Construction

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So after the success of last week’s Gold Beach game (Gold Beach is one of the British invasion beach zones during the D-Day landings of June 6, 1944), I thought I would create a new scenario for Omaha Beach, the big American beach depicted in Saving Private Ryan.

The system will be Avalon Hill’s Panzer Leader.

This will be a monster game, play-tested solitaire (not live … it would literally take days).  But the ambition here is to run all of Omaha Beach, in true scale, no shortcuts, no gimmicks.

So far I have the map mostly complete – with the American units built.

The map in its entirety.  Each hex is 150 meters, so the map overall is just short of 6 miles wide (10 km)The map in its entirety. Each hex is 150 meters, so the map overall is just short of 6 miles wide (10 km)
A detail of the Dog Green and the Vierville draw, one the bloodiest sectors of Omaha, by far the bloodiest part of D-Day.  This was the setting for Saving Private Ryan, but only a small slice of what we'll be recreating with this game.A detail of the Dog Green and the Vierville draw, one the bloodiest sectors of Omaha, by far the bloodiest part of D-Day. This was the setting for Saving Private Ryan, but only a small slice of what we'll be recreating with this game.
American units for use in the web game.  Each piece is a platoon of 5 tanks or about 50 men.  We're looking at all the unit TYPES here, there will be hundreds of counters in all on the map.  I should say these counters are the start of a complete library for US forces in ETO 1944-45, not all of it will be used on OMAHA BEACH specifically.American units for use in the web game. Each piece is a platoon of 5 tanks or about 50 men. We're looking at all the unit TYPES here, there will be hundreds of counters in all on the map. I should say these counters are the start of a complete library for US forces in ETO 1944-45, not all of it will be used on OMAHA BEACH specifically.

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templar007
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That is an impressive project.

I’ll be bookmarking this project!

brucelea
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Just putting it out there, I’d still happy to take the role of the Jarmans! ??

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