Operation Overlord

An Abbreviated Second Front
Campaign Scenario

Order of Battle:
Allis (June I 1944) Ground Forces

by James A. Broshot


Initial Forces, Jun I 44

Initial Conditions

Capitals. Place as indicated:
Capital of Britain: London hex 17A:0103.
Capital of France in exile: Alger (hex 27:1933).

Fortifications None.

Air Forces See the separate air orders of battle.

Miscellaneous

Rail Capacity: The Allied player has the following rail capacities for these rail nets: Britain 80
Airfields: None.
Intrinsic AA: Per chart.
Amphibious Repair: 1, 2
Resource Points: As listed below. Some or all of these may be spent during initial deployment for forts and 3-capacity permanent airfields. These forts and permanent airfields may be placed in any Allied-owned hexes in which such items may be built.

Accumulated Replacements:
ETO: American: 20 inf RPs, 20 arm RPs; British: 10 British inf RPs, 5 arm RPs, 2.5 Canadian inf RPs.

Conditional Reinforcements: The Allied player has received the following conditional reinforcements: ETO: None.

ETO

Allied:

Naval: Place in any Allied-owned ports in the ETO:
20x landing craft any ID
50 pts naval transport any ID

American:

Britain: Place anywhere in Britain or in the Britain holding box:
2x 16-10 Arm XX 2,3
1x 14-10 Arm XX 4
2x 12-10 Arm XX 5,6
2x 11-8 Abn XX 82,101
2x 11-8 Inf XX 1,9
4x 10-8 Inf XX 2,4,5,8
3x 9-8 Inf XX 28,29,30
2x 8-8 Inf XX 79,83
1x 7-8 Inf XX 90
1x 3-5-4* Repl XX Grp 3
7x 3-2-10 Mech Cav X 2,4,6,15,102,106,113
1x 6-5-8 Art X 18
6x 4-8 Art X 79, V, VII, VIII, XII, XV
1x 4-2-8 Art X 40
2x 3-10 mot Art X 196,258
3x 3-8 Art X 142,187,190
1x 3-2-8 Art X 188
1x 3-2-8 Siege Art X 402
4x 2-1-8 Siege Art II 266,269,270,272
2x 2-3-10 mot Art X 5,228
6x 3-10 mot hv AA X AA=8 7,11,21,24,92,109
1x 2-3-10 mot Eng X 1110
5x 2-10 mot Eng X 1102,1107,1115,1117,1120
3x 3-8 Eng X 1106,1121,1171
3x 2-3-8 Eng X 1104,1111,1128
5x 2-8 Eng X 1101, 1103, 1105, 1109, 1134
4x 1-10 Eng Tank II 701, 736, 738,748
1x 1-5 Amph Aslt Eng II 7 (USN)
5x 0-2-6 RR Eng X 1 MRS, 2 MRS, ADSEC-A ADSEC-B, P MRS
5x 1-3-6 Port Cons X 1053, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1059
3x 3-5 Para III 501, 507, 508
3x 4-8* Inf III 29,118,136
20x 0-1-8 Cons III 346, 351, 354, 364, 366, 372, 374, 398,922, 923, 924, 925, 926,1301, 1303, 1306, 1308, 1313, 1314, 1323
10x 2-1-10 Tank II 702, 707, 709, 712,735, 737, 745, 746, 747,749
2x 1-10 Lt Tank II 744,759
3x 2-1-10 Amph Tank II 70,741,743
2x 1-8 Ranger II 2,5
1x 1-8 Mtn II 99
4x 1-8 Mortar II 81, 86, 87,92
1x 1-10 Mech Cmdo II 526
19x 1-2-10 mot AT II 604, 628, 629, 634, 635, 644,654 702, 703, 704, 705, 771, 773, 803 813, 814, 818, 893, 899
6x 1-8 AT II 607, 612, 801, 802, 821, 823
16 pts pos AA
54 resource pts

Optional: Place anywhere in Britain or in the Britain holding box:
1x 0-2-6 PL Eng X PMP

Britain Garrison: Place American forces in Britain into garrison, per the Allied garrison chart.

Iceland Garrison: Place in the Iceland holding box: 4 pts pos AA

Naval: Place in any Allied-owned ports in the ETO:
2x 12-pt task forces WNTF-1, WNTF-2 (USN)

British:

Britain: Place anywhere in Britain or in the Britain holding box:
2x 14-10 Arm XX 7, Gds
1x 13-10 Arm XX 11
1x 13-10 Arm XX 4 (Can)
1x 8-7-10 Arm XX 9
1x 7-8 Mtn XX 52 Low
2x 10-8 Inf XX 2,3 (Can)
3x 9-8 Inf XX 3,50 Nth, 51 High
5x 8-8 Inf XX 15 Sct, 43 Wsx, 49 WR, 53 Wel, 59 Stf
2x 7-8 Inf XX 55 WL, 61
3x 5-6* Inf XX 38 Wel,45,47 Lon
1x 4-5* Trng XX 48 R
3x 3-5* Trng XX 76 R, 77 R, 80 R
5x 8-7-8 Art XX Grp AA=1 3,4,5,8,9
2x 5 Abn XX HQ 1,6
2x 7-10 Arm X 4,8
1x 6-4-10 Arm X 33
2x 6-4-6 Tank X 6 GT, 34 T
1x 4-3-6 Tank X 31 T
1x 6-4-10 Amph Arm X 27
1x 6-4-10 Amph Arm X 2 (Can)
1x 5-3-10 Eng Tank X 30
1x 5-3-6 Aslt Eng Tank X 1 RE
1x 3-8 Marine Cmdo X 1
1x 3-8 Marine Cmdo X 4 (RM)
1x 3-5 Para X 1
3x 2-5 Para X 3,4,5
1x 5-5 Air Lndg X 1
1x 4-5 Air Lndg X 6
1x 3-8 Inf X 56
1x 3-2-10 Aslt Gun X RMAS (RM)
1x 3-10 mot Art X 2 A
1x 3-10 mot Art X 1 A (Can)
1x 6-8 Art X 2 (Can)
3x 2-3-10 mot hv AA X AA=8 100,101,105
1x 0-3-6 hv AA X AA=6 5 (RM)
4x 2-10 mot lt AA X AA=4 I, VIII, XII, XXX
4x 2-3-8 Eng X 10,11,12,13
1x 1-2-8 Eng X 1 (Can)
1x 0-1-6 RR Eng X GHQ
1x 0-1-6 Port Cons X GHQ
7x 0-1-5 Cons X 6,8,15,20,21,31,32
1x 4-2-6 Tank Trng X35 T
1x 3-6 Trng X 1 A (Can)
1x 3-2-8 Art Trng X 17
1x 1-2-6 Trng X 201 G
5x 2-1-10 Recon II 1 D, 2 HCR, 11 H, 27 L, I of C
1x 2-1-10 Recon II 18 (Can)
1x 2-1-6 fl Tank II 141 RAC
2x 1-8 Para Cmdo II 1 SAS, 2 SAS
1x 1-8 Marine Cmdo II 10 (IA)
1x 1-8 Art II 59 Nf (Col)
2x 1-8 Siege Art II 3 SH, 61 SH
1x 2-1-R LR Siege Art II 4 SH
3x 1-8 AT II 62,73 86
1x 1-8 AT II 6 (Can)
1x 1-8 hv AA II AA=2 2 (Can)
1x 0-8 lt AA II AA= 1 6 (Can)
1x 2-1-10 Res Ann II 2
1x 2-1-10 Res Arm II Elgin (Can)
23 pts pos AA
6x 10 transport counters (3 REs)
2x Mulberry markers
48 resource pts

Dover (17A:0501): 1x 2-1-0 LR Siege Art II Dover

Britain Garrison:

Note: Place British forces in Britain into garrion per the Allied garrision chart.

Northern Ireland Garrison: Note: Place British forces in Britain into garrison, per the Allied garision chart.

Replacement Pool:
1x 5-3-10 Arm X 36
1x 3-2-10 Arm X 137
1x 1-8 Marine Cmdo X Timf
2x 1-8 AT II 91,99

Naval: Place in any Allied-ownedports in the ETO:
3x 16-pt task forces ENTF-2, ENTF-3, ENTF-4 (RN)

French:

Britain: Place anywhere in Britain or in the Britain holding box:
1x 12-10 Arm XX 2
2x 1-8 Para Cmdo II 3 SAS, 4 SAS

Other Allied:

Britain: Place anywhere in Britain or in the Britain holding box:
1x 13-10 Arm XX 1 (Pol)
1x 5-10* Arm X 1 (CS)
1x 3-10 mot Inf X 1 (Bel)
1x 2-10* mot Inf X PI (Neth)
1x 4-5 Para X 1 (Pol)
1x 2-8 Mtn X 1 (Nor)
1x 2-1-10 Recon II 1 (Pol)
1x 1-8 Para Cmdo II 5 SAS (Bel)

Britain, Forming:
1x 7-8 Inf XX 4 (Pol)
1x 7-10 Arm X 16 (Pol)

ANY THEATER

American:

Available for Assembly:
11x 5-3-10 Arm X 1,2,3,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,17
13x 2-5-10 mot AT X 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,12,16,20,23

British:

Available for Assembly:
1x 10-6 Abn XX 1
1x 9-6 Abn XX 6

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