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Carpiquet Airfield

Carpiquet Airfield Map (7km west Caen, Normandy, 4 to 9 July 1944)
Operation Windsor

Creator: Bassmaniac

Mp missions in all modes: Skirmish coop, combat, capture the flag and Assault zones.
Sp mission only in skirmish mode

VERSION: 18 January 2017
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You play as germans, and you have to fight for the airfield and then, for the outsides against the allies (UK and Canada).
It's an Historical skirmish mission, on a large Airfield map based on the aerial photo of 1944 and the outsides are from a personnal interpretation.



History context:
4 July 1944: Caen is not yet released. The front has stabilized since nearly a month in the region of Caen.

Operation Windsor, a prelude to Operation Charnwood to liberate Caen, is to take Carpiquet and its airfield.


At 5:00, the "la Chaudière" and the North Shore Regiments attack the village occupied by about fifty SS.
Troops are supported by a barrage of 248 guns belonging to the regiments of artillery and 408 mm and 380 mm battleships Rodney and Roberts.

At 8:30, the village is free. During the attack of Carpiquet, the Royal Winnipeg has made a diversion by attacking South sheds.

The attack to the premises by the Royal Winnipeg South is quickly halted by fire from sheds and three tanks buried Panthers, as well as a bunker which are removed from SS

Around noon, the Queen must seize the barracks. After cleaning a blockhouse on the road to Caen, they are blocked by the firing of a cannon and three 88 Panthers buried. The attack is suspended.

In the afternoon of the 4 july 1944, two-against attacks launched by the armored SS, which will be repelled by artillery and Typhoons. However, Canadians withdrew.

On the evening of July 4, the village and the northern part of the airport under the control of troops canadienens.

The situation is very unstable. Canadians can be submerged at all times: north to Franqueville (towards Authie) south to Verson where the British are not moving, and west to Bretteville-sur-Odon.

On the night of 5 to 6 July, after a German artillery barrage, attacked the SS Franqueville to the positions of the North Shore.

The attack was stopped in its tracks, and the following attacks are nailed in place.
The uninsured are withdrawn.

On the morning of 6, against the SS-attacked again, this time accompanied by the Panzers. The boilers "la Chaudière" are under assault, and companies need to back away from them.

It will take the intervention of the Shermans to rectify the situation.The last attack to take the airfield will be held on 9 with the capture of the barracks by the Queen, supported by tanks.

Canadians:
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
The Régiment de la Chaudière
The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment
The Camerons Highlanders of Ottawa
The Fort Garry Horse
These regiments are in the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division.

German:
Elements of the 25 SS Panzergrenadier Regiment and the 12 SS Panzer Regiment (units belonging to the 12 SS Panzer Division "Hitler Youth")
INSTALLATION:
- Download the mod on Steam Workshop
- Launch the game and activate the mod (the file on the left side should pass on the right side).
- Now you have a new button in the skirmish menu: Normandy 1944.
- Click on it and click on Carpiquet button to start the mission.
- Enjoy this skirmish mission.


I want to thanks ypu for your help:
- Cromtec for his great 3d models of SDKFZ7, SDKFZ 250, Opel blitz truck (without canopy) and Kettenkard (from Cromtec_AS mod on Moddb)
- Ultimaratio (Austria) who help me to traduct all the new voices for Germans soldiers.
- Mopar (Australia) for his blood Fx mod (and also to adapt some of my old missions to MowAS2).
- DjSatane (USA) to his help to debug the skirmish script for coop mp and scripts for the guns trailers.
- Steven (USA), who did the first skirmish script. (I hope he is still alive and can see it)
- Gepanzerfaust for his Weapons effects mod
- O()O for his HE shell markers
- Ironweapon (from "FFI" team) for accepting me to use some of his 3d characters :rabbits, dogs, roosters, horses
- Normand (Russia) author of Valour Pack, for accepting me to use some of his great new vehicules!

Thank's for your comments and votes.
Don't forget to give me your feedback to give me the way to improve this mission,if you like it!
Cheers.
Bassmaniac