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Let Loose the Dogs of War: World War II Begins

On August 23, 1939 Germany and the Soviet Union sign a nonaggression pact that secretly divides Poland, Lithuania, Finland, Estonia, and Latvia between them. Neither side announces the pact’s existence for almost a month.

World War II begins at 0445 hours on September 1, 1939 when 53 German divisions smash into Poland from the west. The attacking Germans introduce a new word to the world vocabulary: blitzkrieg—a “lightning war” of movement, using an overwhelming combination of armor, air power, and mobile infantry. By September 8, the German Tenth Army is fighting in the suburbs of Warsaw.

The Poles refuse a demand for their surrender on September 16. The next day, Soviet forces attack from the east, knifing through Polish units pared of troops to fight the Germans. By October 3 Polish resistance is crushed. About 900,000 Polish soldiers are taken prisoner; the number killed, wounded, or missing in action is unknown. The Germans report only 40,000 casualties, the Soviets

far fewer.

Germany’s blitzkrieg tactics prove devastatingly effective. While tanks play a leading role in the conquest of Poland, official reports give more credit to traditional infantry forces.

German armor on the road into Poland

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Microsoft Close Combat manual Let Loose the Dogs of War World War II Begins

Contents

CloseCombat Game Reference About Close Combat You Lead Human Beings, not Superheroes Close Combat Game Theory Dynamic Play Balancing Means No Two Games Play the Same Taking Other Realistic Factors into Account Who’s in Control? You Choose To launch Close Combat in Windows Installation and SetupTo set up Close Combat in Windows To set up Close Combat in Windows 95 if AutoRun is disabled To launch Close Combat on the Macintosh To set up Close Combat on the MacintoshMinimum Windows Minimum Macintosh System Configuration System Requirements Playing Close Combat-An Overview Close Combat Game Types Going to Boot Camp Infantry Strategies Quick Tour of Close CombatViewing Terrain Monitors and Toolbars Campaign Play Maneuver Play Replays Game Buttons Command ScreenReconnoitering Close Combat Menu Bar Side Buttons Number Of Player ButtonsLevel Of Difficulty Buttons Begin Button Game ScreenScrollable List Status Bar Command Menu Toolbar Game Play Mode DeploymentToolbar Team Monitor Game Screen Monitors Attribute Description Leader Rank Enemy Threat Indicator Soldier Monitor Ability DescriptionState Description Vehicle Team Panel Infantry Team Panel Condition text Text ColorStatus field Description Soldier Panels Current action Description Function Description Health Description Emotional state DescriptionFatigue level Description Ammunition type Description Message MonitorOverview Monitor Zoom Monitor Details Button Debriefing ScreenVictory Information Score Summaries Save Replay Button Command Screen ButtonDebriefing Details Screen Historical Timeline Return Button Color ScaleDebriefing Table Setup and Game Play Close Combat Starting Games Starting Maneuver PlayTo start maneuver play German Strength Refining the Level of DifficultyAmerican Strength To select American strength To make German units fearless To make American units always obey ordersTo make American units are fearless To make German units always obey orders To start a new Campaign Starting Campaign PlayTo make enemy units always visible To make enemy intelligence always available Starting Replays To start a saved CampaignTo start a Replay Killed or Germans Wounded Winning Close Combat GamesScoring Killed or Americans Wounded Deploying Teams Issuing Commands Issuing Move and Move Fast CommandsTo issue a Move command To issue a Move Fast command Issuing Fire and Smoke Commands To issue a Smoke command To issue a Fire command Issuing a Defend Command Issuing a Hide Command To issue a Defend commandTo issue a Hide command Using the Toolbar Deployment ModeToolbar in Deployment Mode Toolbar in Game Play mode Game Play Mode Monitoring the Game Using the View Area Using the Team Monitor Using the Soldier MonitorUsing the Message Monitor Pausing a Game Using the Overview MonitorTo use the Overview monitor To end a game Ending GamesEnding a Game Stopping a Game To exit Close Combat from Windows Saving GamesExiting Close Combat To stop a game To choose options on the Macintosh Using the Options MenuTo save a battle as a Replay To choose options in Windows Expanding the View Area to Use the Entire Screen Turning Sound On/OffTurning Music On/Off Turning Videos On/Off Removing/Displaying Trees from the Map Removing/Displaying Soldiers Killed In ActionMinimizing Close Combat Finding a Topic in the Help File TroubleshootingPlaying Head-to-Head Getting HelpPage Frontal Assault Basic TacticsFlanking Shoot It Out Infantry Tips Game Play Tips Tactics Vehicle Tips Tactics Weapons Tips Tactics General Tips Normandy June 6 Evolution of Operation Overlord General Dwight D. EisenhowerGeneral Omar Bradley British General Bernard Montgomery Preparations for Operation Overlord Fooling the Germans with Fortitude German Forces in Normandy Field Marshal Erwin Rommel Allies Invade on D-Day Soldiers landing on Omaha Beach Soldiers crammed into landing craft Carentan Bloody Omaha and Beyond Soldiers taking cover Behind seawall on Omaha Beach Off The Beach Close Combat Operation German Side Across The Aure Normandy June 13 German hedgerow defenses German Defenses in the Bocage Hedgerow Hell First Encounters in the Bocage Troops under fire in the bocage Sgt. Bill Davidson, in Yank Lt. Jack Shea, from Yank Allied Improvisation in the Bocage Pfc. Bob Sloane, in Yank Breaking the Impasse Going for the High Ground Hill 192 and Purple Heart Draw We did Purple Heart Draw Sgt. Bill Davidson, in Yank Close Combat Operation U.S. Side Taking Saint-Lô at LastHill Close Combat Operation German Side Ruins of Saint-Lô Infantry in Battle Saint-Lô Saint-Lô It was one terrible blood- letting Patton Unleashed Trapped in the Falaise Pocket Falaise Pocket August 13Ð20 Effective range 30 m 32 yds Colt .45 model Walther P Mauser Kar Springfield ’03 RifleEffective range 550 m 600 yds Semiautomatic Rifle Garand Rifle Gewehr Effective range 75 m 83 yds Browning Automatic Rifle BAR M1 Carbine MP40 Machine Pistol Thompson Submachine Gun Caliber Air-Cooled Machine Gun M1919A4 MG 42 Machine Gun Caliber Air-Cooled Machine Gun M2-HB Armor penetration 240 mm 9.4 Grenade Launcher Bazooka Rocket LauncherArmor penetration 230 mm 9 Stick Grenade Egg Grenade SpecificationsGerman Hand Grenades American Hand Grenades Mark II Fragmentation Grenade Mm Mortar Mortar 60-mm M2 and Mount M2 Close Combat M1 57-mm Antitank Gun Mm Antitank Gun Pak Armor penetration 122 mm 4.8 Inch Gun M5 Armor penetration 96 mm 3.8 7.5-cm Light Infantry Gun Panzer III L Medium Tank M5A1 Light Tank Mm Sherman Tank Panzer IV H Tank M4A3 76.2-mm Sherman Tank Panzer V Panther Medium Tank StuG IIIG/StuH Infantry Support Tanks Tiger I Heavy Tank Marder III Self-Propelled Antitank Gun M10 Tank Destroyer Jagdpanther Hunting Panther Tank Destroyer M36 Tank Destroyer Armament Various SdKfz 250 Light Armored Troop Carrier M3A1 Halftrack SdKfz 231 Armored Car Kfz 1 Kübelwagen Jeep Basic Terrain Terrain Marsh Civilian Terrain Orchard Military Terrain Barbed Wire Wooden Wood Buildings Structures Stone Buildings Bunkers Big Picture Short History of World War Let Loose the Dogs of War World War II Begins Germany Blitzes West Russia Invades Finland Close Combat 125 Battle of Britain 127 Close Combat General Erwin Rommel in North Africa Desert Fox The North Africa Campaign Barbarossa Begins Germany Attacks Russia Germans advancing into Russia Scale of Forces Hitler and the Wehrmacht Problems of Command Sunday Surprise The Japanese Bomb Pearl Harbor Omar Nelson Bradley Germany and Italy Declare War on the United States Dieppe Debacle Allies Agree to Beat Germany First Convoys and Wolfpacks the Battle of the Atlantic Long Road to Normandy War in the Pacific Germany Blitzes East Again Axis Cracks The German Defeat At Stalingrad Russian soldiers in winter camouflage on the attack Close Combat British soldiers in North Africa Monty and Torch The North Africa Campaign British officer on tank combat near El Alamein Erwin Rommel Bernard L. Montgomery 145 Close Combat Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill at Tehran Long Formation The Air War In Europe Landings in Sicily Foothold in Europe  American First Division fighting in Italy Fierce Encounters Landings in Italy From Yank, an American military publication On To Rome Problems of Supply From Shots Fired in Anger by Lt. Col. John George 153 Close Combat End of Festung Europa On the Eve of Operation OverlordRacing Toward the Rhine Collapse of Festung Europa Red Army Marches To Vengeance Last Blitzkrieg The Battle of the Bulge American tanks on the move in Germany Road to Berlin Red Sky in the East the Soviets Capture BerlinAmerican and Russian soldiers Photostat of German surrender with Jodls signature Final Surrender And Beyond World War II ends-and the Cold War begins