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===== Introduction ===== | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
- | Operation Goodwood was an attack launched on 18 July 1944, by the British army to the east of the city of Caen with three armoured divisions, supported by a British corps on the eastern flank and a Canadian corps on the western flank. | + | Operation Goodwood was an attack launched on 18< |
- | When Operation Goodwood came to a close on 20 July, the armoured divisions had broken through the initial German defences and had advanced 7 miles before coming to a halt in front of the Bourguébus Ridge. Some have called it the largest tank battle that the British Army has ever fought. | + | When Operation Goodwood came to a close on the 20< |
- | This operational megagame pits Divisional and Corps staffs against each other in an intense pitched battle over the French | + | This operational megagame pits Divisional and Corps staffs against each other in an intense pitched battle over the French |
A typical divisional player team is composed of three players - Commander, Ops Staff officer and Intelligence Staff Officer. Higher headquarters at Corps level have larger teams with additional roles. Since this is a closed map megagame, each player team also has a Team Control (umpire). | A typical divisional player team is composed of three players - Commander, Ops Staff officer and Intelligence Staff Officer. Higher headquarters at Corps level have larger teams with additional roles. Since this is a closed map megagame, each player team also has a Team Control (umpire). | ||
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===== Roles ===== | ===== Roles ===== | ||
- | The teams that will be played are: | + | The following picture gives the initial team organisation at the start of the day. This might change during the day, particularly for the German |
- | | + | Note that on the Allied side, two divisions have been placed directly under the 2< |
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+ | Thus, the teams that will be played are: | ||
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+ | * British VIII Corps Team | ||
* British Divisional Teams | * British Divisional Teams | ||
- | * German | + | |
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* German Divisional Teams | * German Divisional Teams | ||
- | At the end of March 2017 we will publish an initial casting for the game. | + | At the end of March 2017 we will publish an initial casting for the game. The game can be played with 40 till 65 players. |