The Battle For Rome
Mission Briefing
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December 1943 - Monte Cassino effectively blocked the Allies route north to Rome and had to be taken despite the difficulties of doing so from a military point of view.
The move to assault Monte Cassino started in December 1943. The British 46th Artillery began hammering Monte Cassino and the surrounding area, while the US 8th Army 36th Infantry advanced North.
The French Expeditionary Corps commanded by General Juin achieved the first success. Within his command were men from Morocco and Algeria. Both were skilled in mountain warfare. They flanked the enemy from the far South.
With the FEC in the South, the 46th British Artillery hammering the Gustav line, and the 8th Army 36th Infantry in the North, meant that Monte Cassino was surrounded to the North, East, and South.
Axis forces did not budge however, they held the River Rapido that flowed South and East of Monte Cassino. Every square inch of the river was protected by machine guns, soldiers, and artillery.
96th Big Wing, 355th Fighter Squadrons, and 352nd Fighter Squadrons, along with British allies began pummeling the religious site and German ground forces. Luftwaffe 2’s I./JG54, II./JG54 and Stab/SG3 were sent in to stop the American forces.
(This is a work of fiction by Sketch)
Germany
Allied
Limited quantity of higher tier tanks.
AAA vehicles are not locked. (They are locked for me because I do not own them.)
Germany
Allied
NOTES:
BF109G6 does not have 30mm cannons.
Allied Fighters do not have 150oct fuel.
All bombers are air spawns at medium altitude.
These are the locations where Allied fighters and bombers can deploy from.
Allied Air
This is the locations where Axis pilots can take off from.
Axis Luftwaffe
This artillery unit is hitting Monte Cassino and the surrounding area to allow Allies in the North and South to flank German units.
46th British Artillery
The 36th Infantry unit is attempting to move along the Northern flank of the German troops at Monte Cassino.
8th Army 36th Infantry
The FEC were very successful in pushing the Southern flank because their units were mountaineers.
French Expeditionary Forces (FEC)
This is the brains of the Allied ground forces in the area. Destroying this will limit the Allied communication, especially between air and ground units.
5th Army Headquarters
One of the elite infantry units in the area. The 90th are well equipped and are holding the Northern sector of Monte Cassino.
90th Panzergrenadiers
The 274th and 276th Grenadier Divisions were in heavy battle between the British 46th Artillery, and the FEC forces.
274th Grenadiers
The 274th and 276th Grenadier Divisions were in heavy battle between the British 46th Artillery, and the FEC forces.
276th Grenadiers
The 5th were another elite unit in Italy. This unit was placed on reserve, as Allied forces were also coming in from the West.
5th Mountain Infantry
THIS IS NOT A TARGET! Allies did everything they could to not destroy the monastery at Monte Cassino before they ultimately did bomb it. However, in this mission, it’s deemed not a target.
Monte Cassino
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