7 March, 1945
Remagen on the River Rhine, Germany, about 24kms south of Bonn.
(Best played as Allies, or better still human v human). 
On the morning of 7th May 1945, CCB of 9th US Armoured Division 
headed East towards the Rhine. Upon reaching the Rhine at Remagen, 
their orders were then to head south. It was not expected that the
Ludendorff Railway Bridge at Remagen would still be standing
when they got there. However, Hitler had given his demolition
teams on the Rhine bridges impossible instructions; they were
to blow the bridges at the last possible moment to allow German
troops to escape over the river. But to guard against possible
accidental detonation, the demolition charges were not to be
prepared in advance. If a bridge was blown too early or too late,
the officer in charge was to be executed! Therefore when CCB
got to the heights above Remagen, they were astonished to see
the bridge still standing! CCB's commanders hurriedly decided
to ignore their orders and attack the bridge, and capture the
first crossing point over the mighty River Rhine.


Autor: The Bridge at Remagen Readme

Design Notes (you may prefer to read this after trying the scenario, alternatively 
if you need a little help read it now!); 

1) The map is basically accurate, although I do not have precise info on 
elevations and minor details such as walls, hedges etc. If would welcome 
any assistance from someone who could provide a more detailed map. 

2) The scenario is best played as human v human, as the German player 
should try to blow the bridge before the Americans get to it. Unfortunately 
the AI is not programmed to do this. So although you can play against the AI 
as the Americans, it is not ideal. The US player has an interesting (and historical) 
dilemma; go for the bridge or exit the map to the south (as per Combat 
Command B's original orders), be warned you may not be able to exit enough 
VPs to gain a major victory if you take the last option!

3) Lt Grimball's platoon had only 4 Pershing tanks, one was in the workshop 
undergoing repairs. The composition of the other tank companies is unknown 
to me, perhaps someone else can help?
 
4) The barge was really present! Although I do not know it's precise location 
in respect to the bridge. 

5) It seems strange, but CCB do not seem to have benefited from any artillery 
or air support during this action. A request for artillery fire on the bridge was 
denied, which partly prompted the decision to capture it.
 
6) This was hardly the German armies finest hour, so unit morale and 
commander ratings are low.

7) All commanders in the game represent the actual men present at the time, 
with their correct commands, none of the names have been made up! 

8) I have reduced Sergaent Faust's engineer platoon to 3 SPs, to make blowing 
the bridge hard, as in real life they did fail. Unfortunately, I do not know exactly 
what chance a 3 SP engineer unit has of blowing a heavy bridge. Perhaps Talonsoft 
might release this sort of info one day?


Good luck


Paul Adaway
padaway@ukonline.co.uk
19/11/99