Last night I was given the following scenario, which is apparently asked to everyone as an ice-breaker during Sandhurst. I forget the details such as the commanders name, but he was a 20-something year old Lt Colonel, a testiment to how easy promotions are to get during war time, as officers drop on the front line. The year is 1944, during the invasion of Normandy, the British make an assault at a German position in an area code-named “Sword”.
The Map - This is a map of the German position, with details, as given to the commander.
The Original Orders - Due to changing circumstances, the original plan of attack became obsolete…
Feel free to have a go at coming up with a solution, I’d be interested to know what you came up with, and if you made any common mistakes. Just copy and paste the original map, and doodle all over it.
Our Solution - We came startlingly close to what really happened…
What Really Happened - …but as the story shows, in war there are no real solutions, the result’s just the same.
For those of you into this sort of thing, I recommend purchasing Company of Heroes 