Art is interpreted by the individual. So what’s your interpretation of the image that you sent, in the context of Axis Normandy? The same photo could be applied to the game as a whole. And many other things too.
But at what ratio? Did the Germans lose Normandy because they were counter-attacking? Or did they lose Normandy, because they were overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of allied forces that were pouring in from the beaches (once they were secured)?
133,000 soldiers landed on the beaches on June 6th 1944, during the beginning of the D-Day invasion. By June 30th over 850,000 soldiers, 148,000 vehicles, and 570,000 tons of supplies had been deployed to Normandy’s Beaches. And then deployed inland.
Logistically speaking, it was the entrance and gateway for the allies to coordinate/deploy soliders, vehicles, and supplies deeper into the country, as they attacked the Germans and pushed them out of France**[/u].
And also the 23,000 paratroopers that were deployed behind/within enemy lines…
Sure… the Germans attempted to counter-attack the Americans. But they were overwhelmed, and most of their energy was allocated towards defending and maintaining their strategic positions around the country-side.
There was also the difficulty of logistics (delivering ammunition/supplies) to German soldiers on the front lines, when the paratroopers were sabotaging/occupying bridges and key transportation routes. Where most of the counter-attacks by the Germans, were attempts to keep the supply lines open.
(France was liberated of German occupation August 25th, 1944)
For this game, the Germans should dominantly play as the defenders during Invasion game-modes.
When you reach for historical facts, don’t take a passage out of its full context.
D-Day is just a landing. The fighting in Normandy is a whole series of campaigns to establish a foothold to strike at Antferp and the river Rhine. Counterattacks by German forces were very frequent there.
Why do you believe I am confusing Normandy campaign and D-Day?
I was referencing the maps D-Day and Ver-Sur-Mer as the only beach-landing maps within the Normandy Campaign. And I said one of these maps is rarely on rotation, because Conquest and Assault are the dominant game modes (which voids the beach-landing segment of Ver-Sur-Mer). Thus, leaving D-Day as the only beach-landing map on rotation.
And then I explained how as of recently, the German team is being placed as the attackers for the majority of the matches in Normandy campaign (for invasion game-modes).
And I touched historical facts, regarding the allied forces dominately being the attackers during the Normandy Invasion, while the Germans were defending the territory they had been occupying for four years (Normandy and France as a whole).
The point is that the Germans should dominately be on the defending side for this campign (during invasion game modes).
And* it would be nice to take conquest/assault off of Ver-Sur-Mer’s rotation, and make Invasion as the primary game mode (so we can have a second beach landing map available to the players).
And* it would be cool to get additional beach landing maps that are historically accurate.
Take your pick: Omaha Beach, Juno Beach, Utah Beach, Gold Beach, and/or Sword Beach.
I’ve already touched on this thread. I’ve written about how D-Day and Normandy should be kept separate as two different campaigns.