One of my wargame fantasies is to game out the invasion of Omaha Beach. I have done so much research on this assault that I feel I know it backwards and forwards. Sometimes, though, I find books or sites that give me even more information. Such is this site, which goes into the number of troops and even their names at each of the Widerstandsnestern. Great resource. Here is another site that gives specific info about each of the German resistance points. With this kind of detail, constructing a map of the region should be easy to do. A real labor of love.
Certainly Omaha Beach would use the Meine Truppen rules currently under development. With the low number of tanks, the use of armored strong points, suppressive fire and close-in tactics, this would be an obvious choice for an infantry-centered game. Note that MT will be 1 inch = 25yds, which will allow for a great deal of detail, but not be a skirmish game. We expect the maneuver unit to be the platoon, with each stand a section or team.
Currently I have a campaign in development for MT, which I will not divulge until we release the game itself.
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