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Dieppe, France, 19th August 1942.
Allied forces: Canadian, British.
Axis forces: German.
12 New maps, custom made after period topographical maps and aerial reconnaissance photos.
Infantry and mechanized battle groups on Allied side.
Infantry and artillery battle groups on German side.
Additional semi-historical battle groups for what-if scenarios.
The Dieppe Raid mod is characterized by small infantry forces on compact maps and to overcome your opponent you need to rely on your tactical abilities. However, Canadian forces do have Churchill tanks of three types and the Germans have little to effectively oppose them. Once they get off the Dieppe beaches the defender may consider himself lucky that the Churchills were slow moving tanks and that they did not carry HE rounds during Operation Jubilee.
The German side has the advantage of ample artillery and mortar support.
The maps represent the best work of Buck_Compton yet. The greatest level of attention has gone into creating highly detailed and accurate maps and structures. The maps feature prominent historical civilian buildings and German bunkers, all drawn in 3D.
The Dieppe Raid Strategic Map
This stretch of French coastline is characterized by steep cliffs, narrow pebble beaches and the occasional steep ravine. It offers few locations to land a tank regiment. With this in mind, it is small wonder that the long Dieppe beach was selected as the main landing zone.
Being defended by an infantry regiment of German occupation forces reinforced with additional artillery batteries, the target "Dieppe" was not to be underestimated. The town of Dieppe was home to regimental and battalion headquarters and in addition there were contingents of naval troops, Luftwaffe and other armed occupation forces. The cliffs, dotted with observation posts, reinforced positions and anti-aircraft guns, offered commanding views of the Channel and Dieppe beach.
About one kilometer inland was the first line of artillery batteries and further inland was the town of Arques-la-Bataille, where the divisonal German HQ was suspected to be.
The small village of Petit-Appeville holds some strategical value since that is where several roads and the river Scie intersect. On the flanks of Dieppe are two small coastal towns, Puits and Pourville, and the beaches there were designated Blue and Green respectively. Further away on either flank, the Commandos were assigned four landing beaches with varying degrees of accessibility. They are represented by two maps, Yellow and Orange.
571. I.R. / 302. Infanterie Division
I / 571
II / 571
III / 571
302. Pi.Btl.
Hafenkdtr. Dieppe
Fliegerhorstkdtr. Dieppe
29. schwere Flug-Melde-Kompanie
Marine-Versuchs-Kompanie
Marine-Signalstation Marguerite
III./302. A.R.
7. Bt./III./302. A.R.
8. Bt./III./302. A.R.
Bodenständige Artillerie
Batterie "A"
Batterie "B"
2./770 H.K.A
813. H.K.A
265. s.Bt.
2nd Canadian Infantry Division
South Saskatchewan Regiment / 6 CIB
Royal Regiment of Canada / 4 CIB
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry / 4 CIB
Essex Scottish Regiment / 4 CIB
Camerons of Canada Regiment / 6 CIB
Fusiliers de Mont-Royal / 6 CIB
Canadian 14th Tank Bn (Calgary Regiment)
7 Fd Coy R.C.E. Royal Canadian Engineers
Toronto Scottish Regiment
No. 3 Commando
No. 4 Commando
Royal Marine Commando "A"
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Special contributor: Schnellemeyer.
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Last edited: August 2024