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Off-Topic / NHL 09 PS3
« on: 17-05-2009, 13:05:36 »
Anyone here playing it? Maybe we can hook up for some club teams.
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History Operation Fustian, Battle 3 The overall British objective in Sicily was to drive as quickly as possible up the east coast to the town of Messina and cut of the retreat of axis forces in the centre of Sicily. If Messina fell then no Axis units could escape to the Italian mainland and they naturally did not allow this to happen. As a result it did not take long for the British advance from the beaches to slow down. In a prelude of what was to come, the narrow mountainous terrain made any fast armoured pushes an impossibility and the axis defenders made good use of the terrain to hide their forces and make constant ambushes. It seemed there was a sniper in every hill and an AT gun around every corner. The only good news for the British was the Catania Plain, a wide seemingly featureless section of ground and good tanking country. The problem was that running down the middle from west to east was the Simeto River. The only real way across was the Primosole Bridge. In a daring move, General Montgomery ordered the 1st Airborne to launch an aerial assault to take the bridge. Alas for the British, the bridge was already defended by paratroopers – The elite German 3rd Paratrooper Regiment. The initial British attack soon fell apart, the paratroopers were badly scattered to begin with, and the fierce counter-attacks by the Germans had them in retreat. They managed to hold onto the bridge for a few hours but were soon driven back into the hills to the south. Finally XII Corps arrived with Sherman tanks and prepared to launch an attack to take the town. The initial counterattack was a simple frontal charge and ended in disaster for the British. When one British commander asked to launch a similar attack with another of his battalions he was told by Lieutentant-Colonel Pearson of the 1st Airborne “Well if you want to lose another bloody battalion that's the right way to do it.” With Pearson’s help they crossed the river a few hundred metres up stream at night and launched a full counterattack the next morning. British Shermans charged across the bridge taking heavy casualties but the Germans were in disarray and finally broke and withdrew. The victory was not to last. German forces regrouped further north near Mount Etna and formed the Etna line, their last defensive position before Messina. As the British advance came to a halt, the Allied attention shifted westward to the rapidly advancing American forces under General Patton…. |
12th July, In the early morning, the rumble of planes are heard over head. Men and machines moving along the road mesh into one symphony. As they move onwards not knowing what awaits them. A privet off to the left takes one last look at his girls photo before the battle they all know could be around the next bend. Nothing is said, each man walking in his own thoughts. The men in the air are waiting for there time in the spot light. There time to shine. As I ride along and write this I can't help but wonder if this will be my time. I was sent over here to write the new but as I can see now I am in it. I am becoming apart of history. |
FHT Battle 3 Catania |
War journalists Airborne assault on Primosole Bridge VIDEO LINK vimeo http://vimeo.com/4580679 |
This week... Etna line! A big map with a cool custom Italian city. It smells like Italy... |
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