"Devil's Descent" CM:BN AAR - Now with 100% more community participation! -

[Dowly]

Hai,

First of all, if you haven't played this campaign and might want to give it a try
at some point, do note that this AAR will contain SPOILERS!

As for the campaign, it is a story-driven campaign with choices to make
between the missions that affect the future missions. Casualties and ammo (IIRC)
are also tracked, so if I lose a guy in a mission, that squad will start it's next
mission one man short.

YOU will be making the choices for me (may God have mercy on my soul).
Whenever there is a choice to make, I'll post it here and give it 24 hours
and pick the choice that has gotten more votes. If you've played the campaign
before, please don't spoil anything.

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Campaign Briefing

Situation

2100 5 June 1944, RAF FOLKINGHAM

The 82nd Airborne Division will take off in 90 minutes; if all goes according
to plan, your battalion will be on French soil by 0220 on 6 June.
Your orders follow.


Mission

Your assignment is to support 1/508 in it's primary mission: the seizure of
the western approaches to Sainte-Mére-Église.

Ideally, 1/508 will drop tightly and be able to coordinate its actions with its
constituent companies. However, there are no guarantees. In the event of
an inaccurate drop, your company should be focused on the divisional objective
of seizing Sainte-Mére-Église. If you end up in the city at the end of D-Day,
you've done your job.

Upon landing, link up with other elements of 1/508. Make judgments on the
spot as to how and where to proceed next. Stay aggressive and do what you
can to secure the beachhead.


Friendly Forces

Your command consists of Company C, 1st Battalion, 508th PIR, 82nd AB.
You have three platoons of infantry, each with a command element, two rifle
squads (each with a .30-caliber MG, one with an M1903 sniper rifle and the
other with a bazooka), and a 60mm mortar section.


Enemy Forces

It is difficult to determine the specific units we will be encountering, but if
the deception operations succeeded we will be encountering mostly infantry
divisions of variable quality. The 508th will drop into one of the deepest
inland DZs, so is more likely to encounter a regular-quality division rather
than one of the coastal defense divisions.


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Characters

PERSONNEL OF 1st BATTALION, 508th PIR

C COMPANY HQ

CAPTAIN Evans: CO, Company C, 1st Battalion, 508th PIR. Hails from Virginia.

1st LIEUTENANT Bautz: XO, Company C, 1/508 PIR. A quiet, bespectacled
young man from Boston, many doubted that he had the mental fortitude
to become a paratrooper. He surprised everyone with his determination,
but he still rarely talks and looks like he belongs more in a library than
jumping with the Red Devils.

PFC Blaes: Radioman, Company C, 1/508 PIR. PFC Blaes worked in an
electronics plant in California until he enlisted in 1942. A shy, devout Catholic,
he is generally regarded as the most technically proficient radioman in the 82nd.

C COMPANY COMBAT ELEMENTS

2nd LIEUTENANT Spurgin: CO, 1st Platoon, C/1/508 PIR. A tall, lanky Texan,
Lt. Spurgin is a very calm and collected at all times. Spurgin is generally
regarded as the best all-around platoon commander in the comapy, and
Evans frequently assigns his platoon to independent operations when they're
necessary.

2nd LIEUTENANT Ford: CO, 2nd Platoon, C/1/508 PIR. Lt. Ford, who hails
from California, is known in the battalion for always being cheerful and creative.
The youngest platoon commander in the battalion, his creativity sometimes
gets the best of him; he needs the occasional reminder that the doctrine
is there for a reason.

2nd LIEUTENANT Johnson: CO, 3rd Platoon, C/1/508 PIR. A former collegiate
wrestler from Minnesota, Lt. Johnson is stoic and stubborn. While he is a
very orthodox-minded officer, he is know for his bull-like obstinacy and
determination in the face of the enemy.