It is the night of July 9th, 1943. The invasion of Sicily is about to begin. The rest of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne division are due to start the invasion shortly after midnight but first a team of pathfinders must mark the drop zone (DZ). How the pathfinders perform in this mission will help determine the course of the airborne operations and indeed the invasion. Fictitious playable as the US vs the AI only.
WHAT VERSION OF COMBAT MISSION IS THE FILE FOR? | CM : FORTRESS ITALY |
WHAT IS THE SCENARIO / MAP TITLE? | Pathfinders |
FILE TYPE? | SCENARIO VS AI ONLY |
DOES THE SCENARIO / MAP REQUIRE BATTLEFRONT DLC OR MODS? | NO |
WHAT SIZE IS THE BATTLE? | SMALL |
WHAT TYPE OF BATTLE IS THIS? | MEETING ENGAGEMENT |
WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE SCENARIO? | 30 – 44 MINUTES |
WHERE IS THE SCENARIO / MAP BASED? | ITALY [ FORTRESS ITALY] |
WHEN IS THE SCENARIO BASED? | JULY 1943 |
WHAT TIME OF DAY IS THE SCENARIO BASED? | NIGHT |
WHAT IS THE WEATHER IN THE SCENARIO? | CLEAR |
NATIONALITY OF SIDE ONE | US |
NATIONALITY OF SIDE TWO | Italian |
THIS SCENARIO IS BEST PLAYED AS… | SIDE ONE VS AI |
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