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Next week I start my Pre-deployment training, so I will probably be pretty scarse for a couple months.  Then when I get to Iraq I don’t know how the conectivity will be.  Last time it was limited and I spent the little time I had online comunicating with family So… I may be out of the loop anywhere from a couple months to a year.  I hope to see most of you all still here when I have the time and ability to return.  I know there are a few of you here that know what I mean.  And hey who knows maybe I’ll run into M36…

For the Arnhem mission, “Operation Market-Garden”, The 1st A/L Anti-Tank Battery was again under command of 1st Parachute Brigade.  B Troop, along with the Battery HQ of 1st A/L Anti-Tank Battery and HQ 1st Parachute Brigade were assigned to accompany Lt. Col. John Frost’s  2nd Battalion on the river road into Arnhem. Due to confusion at the landing zones an additional gun of C Troop also joined the 2nd Battalion column by mistake. The guns arrived at the bridgehead sometime after 8pm on Sunday the 17th and were parked in a builders yard until the troop officer could decide on where best to deploy them. One gun was deployed to the East of the bridge in an industrial complex, two others were deployed to the rear of the Brigade HQ building (The Arnhem Municipal Works) which left two guns to cover the bridge ramp and approaches from the north. It was these two guns who were the major players in the destruction of “Graebners Column”, forever immortalized in “A Bridge Too Far”.

Firing a combination of APDS and Solid Shot these two guns were credited with 12-14 AFV’s knocked out or damaged, including a PzKfw VI (Tiger I). As the perimeter around the bridge collapsed the guns and crews fell victim to incessant mortar , artillery and small-arms fire which prevented the guns from being served. All of the guns & personnel at the bridge finally succumbed to the same fate of the 2nd Battalion and were taken prisoner when ammunition finally ran out.

The other troops of the battery were deployed as follows:    A Troop was assigned to accompany the 1st Parachute Battalion.  C Troop was assigned to accompany the 3rd Parachute Battalion.  D & P Troops (the 17 pdr’s) were assigned to HQ Royal Artillery for deployment within the divisional perimeter and Z Troop was assigned to the 1st Airlanding Light Regiment as gun position security.

This information was sourced from the excellent book on the exploits of the Royal Artillery titled “Gunners At Arnhem” , by Peter Wilkinson MC.

Source:
http://www.1stairlandingantitankbattery.com/

Your just jealous because I’m stronger than Tanks :P

I don’t have a verifiable sourse off handand it has been years since I studies the battle, But I know they used Gliders and I believe I read that they had a couple hunded artillery pieces.  Along with scout vehicles.  As to having good position, that would be questionable.  The only thing the 1st Allied Arborne Army had going for them was some damn hard fighters.

I think this thread has gone as far as it should ;)

Yeah, andit will take $20 in gas to drive to the post office :wink:

Maybe they were Gay German Guys?

I like Tanks and I don’t like boats

Google man, Google!

And he has the power to edit polls… And sometimes he posts in third person…

Sounds like fun, but your operational name needs work…

Maybe Operation Backdoor Canada…

Or Toss the Canadian Salad…

I think with this plan a Australian IC makes more sense.  Your short term goal is killing Jap ships and making money by taking the valuable islands which are much closer to Australia than S.Africa

Tanks are STRONG, but dezrtfish is a Jedi!

How’s the moon shine in that part of the state?  :wink:

The G8N was a four engine bomber, it was actualy built, though I don’t think it made it to production.

http://www.j-aircraft.org/xplanes/hikoki_files/g10.htm

6 engines

It’s also slightly smaller text, no I’m not omnipotent just potent…

Of the choices I say the Russian fighter, I use both of the Russian fighters every turn or very nearly every turn.  I also will not replace a russian fighter untill the german threat is neutralized, and by then no pieces are really that important.

Aw, I thought this was going to be about D.B. Cooper…

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