I was supposed to play Holland '44 today but got stood up! Stood up by a nerd, oh the humanity!
Oh well, it was to be my first time playing so I decided to solo a few turns as I'm not that comfortable with the rules having only played Normandy '44 a few times and never this one or Ardennes.
Landings on all 3 drops zones went off with barely a hitch (one scattered unit amongst the 101st. Why can't I ever roll like this against a human opponent?)
XXX Corps blasted through the German lines with the help of air and artillery but quickly got jammed up on the road. (Germans got all their traffic jam makers out)
The Red Devils pushed for the bridge in Arnhem and set up a perimeter around their drop zones. Got into some rough fights with the SS and took casualties. The Germans blew the rail bridge and Frost stopped just short of the north end of Arnhem bridge.
The 82nd tried to rush the bridge at Nijmegen but were stopped short by Kampfgruppe Henkle. THey were able to take the Grave bridge intact but took heavy casualties securing the town. The Germans blew 3 bridges along the Maas-Waal Canal but the 82nd managed to find one still intact. Lots of Germans from the 406th came pouring out of the Reichswald forest to rush Groosebeek heights and the landing zones there. Doesn't look like the 82nd has enough there to stop an overrun.
Eindhoven looks like the biggest headache. The 101st are spread all over the map with strong German forces coming in from the west. Took the bridge at Son. Just have to hold it and clear the city of Einhoven until XXX Corps show up.
