Bloody Buron: 'The Main Event' AAR
Game: Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy
It is the 8th of July, 1944. OPERATION CHARNWOOD is underway. I fill the shoes (or rather, boots) of a young Major leading A Coy, of the Highland Light Infantry of Canada (HLIC), heading towards the meat grinder that would ultimately be referred to as 'Bloody Buron' in many unit diaries. Our task: to break into and secure the eastern portion of Buron.
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| Riflemen from the HLIC storm a house under the cover of smoke; a Sherman from the Fort Garry Horse keeps vigil down the town road. |
The stage is set for one of the more interesting standalone small unit scenarios. Much like the historical action the battle rapidly descends into butchery, albeit at less a cost than my countrymen suffered in reality: where companies like the one I command here suffered up to 60% losses.
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