NORMANDY by SPI A variant scenario by Paul A Breslin. August 2002 These lists attempt to model the historical deployment and reinforcement schedule more closely than that in the published game. First time I have done a bit of casual research behind a game...few histories, web checks etc but the main source for these lists was SPIs own extended Cobra, kinda used it as a cross check of the older title. Normandy is a fun D-Day game that is worth checking out, I have put a review on Web grognards as a taster. Even this minimal bit of digging around though brought out some discrepancies with unit deployments, unit designations and even that the River Merderet had been completely omitted from around Saint Laurent. I'm still not satisfied with this list e.g. should US tanks be in the first wave? where should the German 352d Div be placed? etc etc....any feedback from Normandy obsessives out there gratefully received Structure of the lists is: Turn, location (hex or beach box), unit strength & type and unit title in parenthesis ALLIES TURN 1 INVASION 1st wave 4325, 7-4 para (101st) 4327, 7-4 para (101st) 4329, 7-4 para (101st) 4529, 7-4 para (82nd) 4723, 7-4 para (82nd) 4729, 7-4 para (82nd) UTAH, box 14, 7-4 inf (4th US) OMAHA box 13, 7-4 inf (29th US) OMAHA box 12, 7-4 inf (1st US) 3528, 2-4 rgr 3328, 2-4 rgr GOLD, box 10, 7-4 inf (50th BR) GOLD, box 9, 7-4 inf (50th BR) 1726, 2-4 rgr, JUNO, box 8, 7-4 inf (3d CAN) JUNO, box 7, 7-4 inf (3d CAN) JUNO, box 6, 2-4 rgr JUNO, box 5, 2-4 rgr SWORD, box 3, 7-4 inf (3d BR) SWORD, box 2, 2-4 rgr 0620, 7-4 para (6th) 0518, 7-4 para (6th) 2nd wave UTAH, box 14, 2 x 7-4 inf (4th US) OMAHA, box 13, 7-4 inf (29th US) OMAHA, box 12, 2 x 7-4 inf (29th US, 1st US) OMAH, box 11, 7-4 inf (1st US) GOLD, any box, 7-4 inf (50th BR) JUNO, any box, 7-4 inf (3d CAN) SWORD, any box, 2 x 7-4 inf (3d BR) 0721, 7-4 glider (6th BR) TURN 2 (7th June) 3 x 7-4 inf (2d US) 8-12 armor (102d US armd recon regt) TURN 3 (8th June) 22-10, 12-10, 8-12 armor (7th BR Armd) TURN 4 (9th June) 3 x 7-4 inf (90th US) 3 x 7-4 inf (51st BR) 20-10 armor(4th BR Armd) TURN 5 (10 June) 12-10 armor(2 US Armd) 3 x 7-4 inf (9th US) 3 x 7-4 inf (49th BR) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ GERMAN INITIAL DEPLOYMENT 0622 fort, 4-1 inf, (716th) 0918, 7-6 armor, (21st Pz) 1018 Caen, 15-6 armor, 8-8 mech (21st Pz) 1419, 7-6 inf, (21st Pz) 1024 fort, 4-1 inf (716th) 1525 fort, 4-1 inf (716th) 2126, 7-2 inf (352d) 2927, 7-2 inf (352d) 3525, 7-2 inf (352d) 4325 Carentan, 10-6 motor (2d FJ) 4129 fort, 4-1 inf (709th) 4528 St Mere Eglise, 7-2 inf (91st) 4923 Montebourg, 7-2 inf (91st) 5010 Countances, 8-4 inf (30th Brig) 3810, 2-6 armor (100th) TURN 1 (6TH June) North, 2 x 4-1 (709th) West, 3 x 4-1 (243d) East, 3 x 4-1 (711th) TURN 2 (7TH June) East, 2 x 7-2 (77th) South-East, 2 x 14-6 armor, 1 x 8-8 mech (17ss Pz) South-East, 1 x 6d6 flak TURN 3 (8th June) South-East, 3 x 10-6 inf (3d Para) South-East, 3 x 10d6 flak TURN 4 (9th June) South-East, 2 x 14-6 armor, 1 x 16-6 motor, 1 x 8-8 mech (130 Pz) TURN 6 (11th June) South-East, 2 x 14-6 armor, 1 x 18-6 motor, 1 x 8-8 mech (2d Pz) South-East, 2 x 4-1 inf (346th)