tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845445937219070849.post1658455631458950408..comments2024-03-23T18:33:16.232+11:00Comments on Sparker's Wargaming Blog: Flames of War: 2DB at Dompaire - Pt. 1 - Advance to Contact!Sparkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07008013944950635778noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845445937219070849.post-32628971662234655182021-04-08T07:41:43.254+10:002021-04-08T07:41:43.254+10:00Thank you so much for your interesting and informa...Thank you so much for your interesting and informative comment, mon ami! Yes I was aware that the 76mm Shermans were dispersed among the tank platoons, and indeed most sources indicate that there was no more than one 76mm Sherman involved with Commandant Massu's group at Dompaire, which makes their achievement all the more remarkable! However I increased the number, and concentration, to make the game fairer to the French on the tabletop! <br /><br />However I was not aware that the sailors of the RBFM had incorporated naval firing solution computers into their M10s - that is very significant and I shall take your authority to create a 'local' rule to make them more effective at longer range - simply by ignoring the long range modifier I think...<br />Thanks again for your comment, always good to hear from an armoured veteran!Sparkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07008013944950635778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845445937219070849.post-83050415436261470312021-04-08T01:42:02.613+10:002021-04-08T01:42:02.613+10:00The battle of Dompaire is the only one where Gener...The battle of Dompaire is the only one where General Philippe Leclerc was able to deploy his entire division. During the Normandy campaign, the rush for Paris, the fighting in the Vosges in Alsace and the German campaign, he was never able to deploy all of his means<br /><br />The order of battle of the Massu tactical group is plausible however I believe it is useful to indicate you that the Sherman tanks equipped with the 76mm guns were spent within the Sherman tank platoons. Tank platoons gathered 5 tanks as you indicate, but in each platoon there are early 1 and latter 2 tanks equipped with 76mm gun. The others are equipped with the 75mm barrel.<br />The tank equipped with the 76mm gun is led by the section leader or the NCO deputy section leader . It progresses in 2 ° echelon in order to take into account at long distance the opposing tanks or anti-tank guns which would reveal themselves by firing on the 1st echelon. At long distance the 76mm is the only one that can pierce the Panther panzer armouring.<br /><br />The anti-tank capabilities are provided by the M 10 destroyer tanks which are all equipped with the 76mm gun. In the 2 ° D.B., they are served by the marines of the R.B.F.M. (Armored Regiment of Marines).<br />The tank destroyers of the 2 ° D.B. are a little more efficient than the American M 10 because the French sailors have installed a conduct of fire, borrowed from the ship of the free french navy, which allows them to acquire their target more quickly.<br /><br />I have already written to you that I had lead a tank section in Germany at the end of the 1970s. I also had the honor of serving under the orders of Colonel de Hautecloque, descendant of General Leclerc, shortly before. that he was promoted to major general and commanded the La Fayette Brigade in Kapisa province (in Afghanistant) in the early 2010s.<br /><br />Always happy to follow your blog.French Followerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00161546193474800505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845445937219070849.post-47025944264570983572021-04-07T17:05:14.842+10:002021-04-07T17:05:14.842+10:00Thanks Brummbar really appreciate your comment!Thanks Brummbar really appreciate your comment!Sparkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07008013944950635778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845445937219070849.post-22564498402493779742021-04-07T11:33:35.591+10:002021-04-07T11:33:35.591+10:00First time visiting the blog. Really awesome stuff...First time visiting the blog. Really awesome stuff and looking back through the archive, a nice mix of game systems. Thanks for these.Brummbärhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661799811838792107noreply@blogger.com