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Episode List
Episode 7 – November 28, 2021 – 1:21:11
This Twitch episode covers turn 4 of Utah Beach: German Counterattack. This is running a pre-release version of the game which includes movement using Terrain Effects modifiers as well as Supply.
The German forces were finally able to bring up their powerful armor units within striking range of many American units, and they surely did so. German attacks mauled the American defenders and cut out a number of the American invasion defenders. In fact, one of the objective hexes was flipped to the German side as well in the process.
The Americans had it especially rough this turn as it’s the only one they play without any P-47 air support missions. They didn’t let this hold them back though. American forces counterattacked a handful of German units, including Panzer and Mechanized infantry units. Some German units were destroyed in the process all the while some American and some German units retreated from the battlefield.
This Twitch episode covers turn 4 of Utah Beach: German Counterattack. This is running a pre-release version of the game which includes movement using Terrain Effects modifiers as well as Supply.
The German forces were finally able to bring up their powerful armor units within striking range of many American units, and they surely did so. German attacks mauled the American defenders and cut out a number of the American invasion defenders. In fact, one of the objective hexes was flipped to the German side as well in the process.
The Americans had it especially rough this turn as it’s the only one they play without any P-47 air support missions. They didn’t let this hold them back though. American forces counterattacked a handful of German units, including Panzer and Mechanized infantry units. Some German units were destroyed in the process all the while some American and some German units retreated from the battlefield.
Episode 6 – November 24, 2021 – 2:18:50
This Twitch episode covers the Russian half of the first turn of the “Barbarossa Part 1: Unleashed” scenario. The Germans in their first half of the first turn made deep inroads in the north of the map, while in the central part they are all huddled together ready to run even further east. Whereas in the south a force made mostly of Romanian units are slowly heading east and imposed some damage on the Russian player. But now, on the Russian part of turn one, some of that has changed.
The Russian on their part of turn one in the north ran, ahistorically, to the east ahead of the Germans. Whereas in the central part, around Brest-Litovsk, they counterattacked with T-34 and KV-1 and KV-2 units. While in the south Russian fast armored units descended on outstretched Romanian Cavalry units and dealt them a handful of fatal blows. The Germans will surely bite back and overrun the Russians in turn 2 but in some areas especially, they’ve been bottled up a bit. Defenders will surely fall, but the Germans will be slowed. Will it be enough to keep the German from his game victory objectives or is it all too little in the face of the German juggernaut known to history as operation Barbarossa?
Episode 5 – November 21, 2021 – 1:40:17
This Twitch episode covers the Utah Beach German Counterattack turn 3 using Digital Hex Blitz version 1.3.11. In this played turn the Germans moved up a good bit and ate up a bunch of American player units. Also in the attacks the Germans advanced and took over a couple of victory point locations. Meanwhile the American player counterattacked and drew some damage on the German units as well. The Americans had no P-47 close air support missions this turn so they were greatly hindered in their opportunities for counterattacking the German player units this turn. Next turn and for the rest of the game they get P-47 close air support missions so they’ll be back counterattacking with all the more vengeance starting next turn, most likely. In the meantime though a group of American Sherman tank units ganged up and did some fatal damage to a German mechanized infantry unit. For all their effort, though, the Americans did not retake any of the victory point locations they lost this turn.
Episode 4 – November 17, 2021 – 1:18:18
This episode covers the Utah Beach German Counterattack turn 2 using Digital Hex Blitz version 1.3.11. This latest version includes showing a new and to be released soon feature where all the game units can be shown and hidden at will, so the player can see the map without game units obstructing their view. In this played turn the Germans moved up a bit and did some damage to the Americans all while tightening the noose around the invasion beaches as they descend and ready to pounce and overload the American Overlord Utah Beach invasion defenders. All the while the American player hurdled some Paratroopers and infantry at superior German units, including mechanized infantry and blew away some, all with the assistance of some P-47 close air support sorties. Also some American Sherman tank units counterattacked and whupped up on some unsuspecting German infantry units as well.
Episode 3 – November 16, 2021 – 2:28:18
This impromptu episode covers the German player first turn of the “Barbarossa: Part 1 – Unleashed” scenario. There were a handful of Soviet units encircled, some missed moves, some Stuka air strikes called, some made it, some left the attackers left in the lurch, some Soviet units took some hits and more and the game board and victory point situation is different then when the player turn started!
Episode 2 – November 14, 2021 – 1:16:54
This episode covers Utah Beach German Counterattack turn 1 using version 1.3.10. This latest version includes Defensive Terrain Effects modifiers, as well as Supply units. These two new adds are not included in the latest publicly released version.
Episode 1 – November 10, 2021 – 7:48
“Barbarossa: Part 1 – Unleashed” scenario – Intro
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