To reflect the historical changes, Battlefront have researched and implemented date appropriate changes to organisation and equipment of all the forces engaged during July 1943 to June 1944. It’s a nice feature.Īs time went on during the Italian campaign the various combatants restructured their combat formation organisation in the light of combat experience. At times it seems hard to think you’re playing the same game, the scenarios can feel so different. The hot, dry Sicilian battlefield gives way to a wet muddy Anzio, or an icy, snowy mountaintop at Monte Cassino. This impacts on how the terrain looks – snow, autumnal trees, as well as more game engine related stuff – spotting, movement etc. So what have Battlefront done to reflect this and the changes this would have? The developers have given thought to this and have added dynamic season appropriate weather, based on the date of the scenario. Not only do we see new forces, but the timeline in the Italian theatre has been extended from basically the month of July 1943 to a full year ending in June 1944. Fallschirmjägers open up as they break cover. Pre-Dawn, and in light fog and rain, the Brits attempt to take Castle Hill. For a quick battle, at least at the moment in the absence of a specific scenario, you can fight as co-belligerent Italians against the Germans at Rome, Mato Grasso, and in Cephalonia as the 33 rd Acqui Division to give a few examples. An interesting option for gamers is that in Gustav Line, the Italians are still available in September 1943, as a national force for the Allies. Historically, the Germans did fight for Rome in September 1943, but against Italian troops just after the Badoglio Declaration, fighting several divisions of the Regio Esercito. Historically Rome was abandoned by the Germans without resistance, so this allows for an interesting speculation on what the fighting might have been like had the Germans chosen to make a fight of it. There is also a “what if” situation for the capture of Rome on 4 th June, 1944. In addition to the fighting in Sicily, Fortress Italy: Gustav Line extends the battle area to the Italian mainland, concentrating on the actions around Salerno, Anzio, and Monte Cassino. These include formations like the Air Landing Battalion (Great for fighting the early days of Operation Husky around the city of Syracuse), and the Armoured Recce Regiment.
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