Gothic Line
Custom Scenario Name:
Gothic Line
Scenario Starting Date:
July 30, 1944
Maximum Scenario Duration:
20 turns (6 days/turn)
Scenario Author:
Silvio Nacucchi (Italy)
Author's E-mail Address:
s.nacucchi@iol.it
Last Scenario Revision Date:
January 01, 2000
VERSION 1.2
Background
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The Gothic Line was the last important defense of the german units
in Italy.
This line was organized across the Appennini Mountains from Pesaro
(Adriatic Sea) to Lucca (Tirrenian Sea).
The natural defence of Appennini was augmented by Todt organisation,
that built many important defences (over 15.000 italian civilians was employed
in this work) with strogpoints, minefields, trenches, barbed wire and pantherstellungs
(a bunker with a Panther turret).
The allied offensive against this defensive wall start officialy the
25th august 1944 (my scenario start the 30th july because the conquest
of Florence and Pisa was very important for the offensive because built
two big bridgeheads across the Arno River).
Axis forces (Italy, German and the 162nd Turkmene Infantry Division)
were decimated (the best condition was at 2/3 of the real streght) and
hammered by the allied air supremacy.
Also not negligeabe was the allied navy support, especially near the
coast.
The allied forces were stopped or slowing for many mounth (until the
6th january '45) by the terrain and the intelligent mobile defence orchestrated
by Kesserling.
Victory Conditions
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German Human Player: hold Bologna and one other objective.
Allied Human player: hold all objectives.
Remarks
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Last Update Changes
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v1.2 01-01-2000
Upgrade news:
1) new flag (now you can see also canandian flag)
2) now you can buy canadian troops (for allied human player)
3) minefield units
4) german units impoverished (more challenging german player against
AI).
