User manual GAMES PC CLOSE COMBAT

[. . . ] Close Combat Keyboard Quick Reference You can choose commands and expand or scroll the Close Combat View Area using the following key combinations and sequences: Function Scroll the View Area Expand the View Area Turn sound on/off Turn music on/off Turn videos on/off Remove trees Remove soldiers KIA Pause Close Combat Stop a game Exit Close Combat Get Help Issue a Move command Issue a Move Fast command Issue a Fire command Issue a Smoke command In Windows95 Arrow keys CTRL+G (or ALT, O, G) ALT, O, S ALT, O, M ALT, O, V CTRL+T (or ALT, O, T) CTRL+K (or ALT, O, K) F3 CTRL+A (or ALT, G, A) ALT+F4 (or ALT, G, X) F1 COMMAND+T COMMAND+K COMMAND+P COMMAND+A COMMAND+Q COMMAND+H Game Reference m Game Reference On the Macintosh Arrow keys COMMAND+G Select a team, then press Z Select a team, then press X Select a team, then press C Select a team, then press V Select a team, then press Z Select a team, then press X Select a team, then press C Select a team, then press V Close Combat *95* 602 m Take command of men who act like real soldiers Chapter 1 About Close Combat 1 Chapter 1 About Close Combat June 6, 1944. The largest invasion fleet in history lies off the coast of Normandy, France. Four years ago, France surrendered to Germany, and the remnants of the British Expeditionary Force fled from the beaches of Dunkirk. Now the Allies are ready to strike back. [. . . ] Side Since this draw is standing between the U. S. and its objective, Hill 192, it must be crossed or flanked. With the Germans holding the upper section of the hill, neither will be easy. 82 Close Combat approaches to the hill were targeted with artillery, mortars, antitank weapons, and machine guns, and the German defenders, mainly from the Third Parachute Division, were well dug in. Nearly a month later, on July 11, the Americans resume their attack on Hill 192, using their new hedgerow tactics to coordinate the efforts of infantry and armor. To the Second Division's 38th Infantry goes the task of capturing Hill 192. Because the weather that day is hazy and visibility is poor, the Allies cannot use air support. The Second Division advances up the gradual slope of Hill 192 behind a rolling artillery barrage. Those German strongpoints that survive the shelling put up fierce resistance, and the struggle for Hill 192 becomes a field-by-field battle. In the villages of Cloville and le Soulaire, which have been blasted by U. S. artillery, German troops dig into the rubble, and are cleared out only after hours of house-to-house fighting. The Norman terrain, coupled with fierce fire from German antitank guns and Panzerfausts, hinders the advance of U. S. In one area, six tanks are knocked out by German mortar and artillery fire in the first 30 minutes of an assault. "Throughout the fighting, French farmers and their families live in holes dug into their cellars while the farmhouses are destroyed over their heads. " Sgt. Bill Davidson, in Yank One of the obstacles that impedes the U. S. troops as they inch their way up Hill 192 is a narrow ravine they call "Purple Heart Draw. " It is nearly wide enough to prevent tanks from crossing it, and is heavily fortified by the Germans. Supported by four tanks that are stopped at the edge of the draw, one platoon attempts to cross it. German mortar and artillery hold their fire until the Americans have reached the bottom of the draw, then open up, nearly wiping out the platoon. Another platoon attempts to outflank the defenses in the draw, and the U. S. tanks turn their attention to German defenders inside several nearby houses, firing on them from 30 yards away. When the defenders are silenced, the second platoon finds the survivors of the first platoon at the bottom of the draw, and the two platoons move up out of the ravine. Despite heavy mortar fire, the outflanking maneuver is a success, and by the end of the day, the Americans who have survived "Purple Heart Draw" have taken nearly all of the deadly ravine. Throughout July 11, the German Seventh Army troops on Hill 192 are blasted by 20, 000 rounds of artillery fire. While this does not destroy the sturdier German emplacements, it keeps the defenders pinned in their trenches, and helps speed up the U. S. [. . . ] The Germans sign an unconditional surrender at Rheims on May 7, but Army Group Center fights on. Surrounded by the Soviets near Prague, they ignore broadcast appeals to give up. Marshal Koniev orders a massive artillery barrage, followed by the German General Jodl signing surrender Photostat of German surrender with Jodl's signature Chapter 7 The Big Picture: A Short History of World War II 161 advance of the Fourth Guards Tank Army. This force reaches Prague to find the Germans have gone. [. . . ]