GB2-28btn_July2-On To The Round Tops (C-Div)
Length of Play: 1 hour
Command: Hood's Division
Situation: After countermarching all morning, you have finally reached the staging area for your assault on the Federal left. There should be an open path around their flank.
Mission: Sweep around the left of the Federal line.
Forces Available:
Brig. Gen. Evander M. Law, commanding Hood's Division, Army of Northern Virginia
Law's Brigade, Col. James L. Sheffield
4th Alabama, Lieut. Col. L. H. Scruggs
15th Alabama, Col. William C. Oates
44th Alabama, Col. William F. Perry
47th Alabama, Col. Michael J. Bulger
48th Alabama, Capt. Thomas J. Eubanks
Robertson's Brigade, Brig. Gen. Jerome B. Robertson
3d Arkansas, Col. Van H. Manning
1st Texas, Lieut. Col. P. A. Work
4th Texas, Col. J. C. G. Key
5th Texas, Col. R. M. Powell
Anderson's Brigade, Brig. Gen. George T. Anderson
7th Georgia, Col. W. W. White
8th Georgia, Col. John R. Towers
9th Georgia, Lieut. Col. John C. Mounger
11th Georgia, Col. F. H. Little
59th Georgia, Col. Jack Brown
Benning's Brigade, Brig. Gen. Henry L. Benning
2d Georgia, Lieut. Col. William T. Harris
15th Georgia, Col. D. M. DuBose
17th Georgia, Col. W. C. Hodges
20th Georgia, Col. John A. Jones
Hood's Division Artillery
Branch (North Carolina) Artillery, Capt. A. C. Latham
German (South Carolina) Artillery, Capt. William K. Bachman
Palmetto (South Carolina) Light Artillery, Capt. Hugh R. Garden
Rowan (North Carolina) Artillery, Capt. James Reilly
Division strength: 7227 troops and officers, 19 Guns
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It's Back! :cheer:
Supported by years of AARs and feedback, the most popular SOW Gettysburg scenario,
GB07_July2-On To The Round Tops (C-Div), is revisited with this release. Also with this release is the debut of the new SR1 format -
Battalions.
This updated and re-scripted version of GB07 strives to maintain the essence and appeal of the original. Originally I omitted the variants because they included ahistorical elements. However, after studying and testing that version I concluded that the variants were necessary for the variety and unpredictability this scenario demands to be entertaining and competitive.
Variants
One notable change is that the player will be notified by a pop-up message at the beginning of the scenario as to which variant, I,II,III,IV,or V is loaded. This way the player can opt out of that variant by reloading the game through the in-game Menu. Or, just knowing the variant you're playing is useful information for repeat plays...At least they would be for me until I learned 'Variant on Demand' by editing the battlescript.
One second left...
Still under attack, but pretty much in control of the pictured objectives' ground
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This post is Variant V, a variant that was added replacing one of the original duplicate variants. I consider this along with that remaining duplicate as the historical variants. The other three variants are ahistorical in that they move troops into ahistorical defensive positions supporting the LRT and DD objectives. And yes, as you can see by the score, the historical variants are the least difficult.
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***Historical Information***
Hood’s Division was the right flank of Longstreet’s attack on July 2nd. Its objective was the subject of hot debate between Lee and Longstreet, with Hood desperately and unsuccessfully protesting the final decision. The attack had barely begun before Hood was struck down by an artillery shell. It took time for senior brigade commander Evander Law to find out he was in charge and he never firmly established control over the division, leaving the attack poorly coordinated and unsupported. Nevertheless Hood’s men swept Union forces out of the Devil’s Den and nearly took Little Round Top before Union counterattacks forced them back.
