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 {{:goodwood:tanksgoodwood.jpg?600|Tanks and Infantry at the start of Operation Goodwood}}
 ===== 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<sup>th</sup> of 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.
-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<sup>th</sup> of 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.
-This operational megagame pits Divisional and Corps staffs against each other in an intense pitched battle over the French countryside. We will be using an updated and modified variant of the free [[http://www.lastwar.org.uk/opcom|Opcom]] (Operational map combat) rules.
+This operational megagame pits Divisional and Corps staffs against each other in an intense pitched battle over the French country side. We will be using an updated and modified variant of the free [[http://www.lastwar.org.uk/opcom|Opcom]] (Operational map combat) rules.
-A typical divisional player team is composed of three players - Commander, Ops Staff officer and Intelligence Staff Officer. Higher headquarters at Army or 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 (or Army) level have larger teams with additional roles. Since this is a closed map megagame, each player team also has a Team Control (umpire).
 In addition to the Team Control umpires, we will also have one or two Map Control umpires. The author of the game, Jim Wallman, has indicated that he can come over to Braunfels for this megagame, so he will be the Game umpire.
+===== Planning phase =====
+After the plenary briefing that starts the game, both sides will spend considerable time in planning the initial deployment of their forces (and in the case of the Allied forces liaising with Allied Air HQ). All teams will participate in this planning phase. The initial briefing for this part of the game will only be disclosed on the morning of the game, so everybody has a chance to influence the planning for the game. Operations will start immediately after the planning phase and first turn orders must be ready at the end of the planning phase.
 ===== Location and game fee =====
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 ===== 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 teams, where divisional teams might be reallocated to take charge of reinforcements while the battle unfolds.
+Note that on the Allied side, two divisions have been placed directly under the 2<sup>nd</sup> Army team. This is because it did not seem worth creating two more corps teams handling just a division, and to make the job of the 2<sup>nd</sup> Army Team more interesting.
+{{:goodwood:orbat.jpg?400|Initial team organisation}}
+Thus, the teams that will be played are:
-  * British High Command Team
+  * British 2<sup>nd</sup> Army Team
+  * British VIII Corps Team
   * British Divisional Teams
-  * German High Command Team
+  * Allied Air Team
+  * German Corps Team
   * 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.

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