The scenario was set during Operation Perch, the British attempt to take Caen, and involved the attack by the British 51st Division out of the Orne River bridgehead on June 12 – 13, 1944. The scenario assumed that the initial British attack was more successful than it was historically, i.e., that the German defensive line had been broken and the British were advancing into more open terrain in their drive on Caen.
Colombelles
Sannerville
Opening positions as seen from the north.
The British 4th Armoured arrives.
Sherman and Firefly tanks of the 4th Armoured.
German and British recon units which were deployed forward to call in artillery are destroyed.
The British advance and the Germans abandon Sannerville to reinforce Colombelles. Lead British tank units are destroyed by massed fire from 21st Pz MkIVs.
Closeup of the Infantry lines west of Colombelles.
Tanks exchange fire in the center, viewed from the east.
View from the west.
Position when the game was called due to time.
The German defense line has lost some heavy weapons and the attacking British infantry has been reduced.