shadowstrife911
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Lately I have been working on a Great War scenario based around the Western Front after the Second Battle of Ypres, in which I hope to capture the tactical situation of the time. I thought the best way to get the tactics right was to practise it on a smaller WW1 scenario, so I've startedworking on my Third Ypres Scenario.
The map is a 60 x 60 rendition of the Ypres Salient.
If anyone would like to contribute ideas, please post here.
For units, I'll be including Machineguns, Artillery (light, medium, heavy), Chlorine Gas, Infantry Companies, Engineering Companies, some basic Tanks, Armored Cars, and probaly Biplanes (I'm not sure how widely they were used at Third Ypres)
Background of Third Ypres
Whereas the first and second battles of Ypres were launched by the Germans in 1914 and 1915 respectively, Third Ypres was intended as Sir Douglas Haig's Allied forces breakthrough in Flanders in 1917.
Meticulously planned, Third Ypres was launched on July 31 1917 and continued until the fall of Passchendaele village on November 6th. The offensive resulted in gains for the Allies but was by no means the breakthrough Haig intended, and such gains were made came at great cost in human terms.
The ostensible aim of the campaign was to be the destruction of German submarine bases on the Belgian coast, which were wreaking havoc among Allied shipping in the North Atlantic. Following a warning from British Admiral Jellicoe that the current level of shipping losses would prevent the British from sustaining the war effort, Haig went ahead with the battle plans.
The Battle of Messines, resulted in the complete capture of Messines-Wytschaete Ridge on June 7th, under General Plumer. The capture of this ridge to the south of Ypres was a necessary precursor to an offensive aimed north-east at capturing Passchendaele ridge.
The situation on the Western Front at this time was at a turning point, the possibility of Russian withdrawal from the war, mandated that a powerful offensive break the Germans before they were able to draft their eastern forces to the Western Front. And so, the Third Battle of Ypres began.
Here's a preview of the Road to Passchendale, just east of Ypres itself.
The map is a 60 x 60 rendition of the Ypres Salient.
If anyone would like to contribute ideas, please post here.
For units, I'll be including Machineguns, Artillery (light, medium, heavy), Chlorine Gas, Infantry Companies, Engineering Companies, some basic Tanks, Armored Cars, and probaly Biplanes (I'm not sure how widely they were used at Third Ypres)
Background of Third Ypres
Whereas the first and second battles of Ypres were launched by the Germans in 1914 and 1915 respectively, Third Ypres was intended as Sir Douglas Haig's Allied forces breakthrough in Flanders in 1917.
Meticulously planned, Third Ypres was launched on July 31 1917 and continued until the fall of Passchendaele village on November 6th. The offensive resulted in gains for the Allies but was by no means the breakthrough Haig intended, and such gains were made came at great cost in human terms.
The ostensible aim of the campaign was to be the destruction of German submarine bases on the Belgian coast, which were wreaking havoc among Allied shipping in the North Atlantic. Following a warning from British Admiral Jellicoe that the current level of shipping losses would prevent the British from sustaining the war effort, Haig went ahead with the battle plans.
The Battle of Messines, resulted in the complete capture of Messines-Wytschaete Ridge on June 7th, under General Plumer. The capture of this ridge to the south of Ypres was a necessary precursor to an offensive aimed north-east at capturing Passchendaele ridge.
The situation on the Western Front at this time was at a turning point, the possibility of Russian withdrawal from the war, mandated that a powerful offensive break the Germans before they were able to draft their eastern forces to the Western Front. And so, the Third Battle of Ypres began.
Here's a preview of the Road to Passchendale, just east of Ypres itself.
