The Battle of Dukla Pass was a massive battle that occurred in Slovakia from September 8th to October 25th 1944. It was officially known as the “Carpathian Operation” by the battle commanders. Casualties were immense, - over 138,000 dead in 50 days
Tank Battle:-
"On October 25th, the rainfall which had impeded the Allied advance began to subside. At 10 a.m. the Soviet side began and 80 minute artillery barrage and air attacks. This followed by advance of the 305th Soviet Rifle Division and the 12th Guards Tank Brigade. Advancing through a narrow mountain valley, they were unable to develop any coordinated line. Yet they entered the village of Nizna Pisana and engaged the German Mark IV tanks successfully. Breaking the enemy's resistance, the 12th Guards Tank Brigade moved 1.5 kilometers south of the village.
Here it came up against the German artillery and the land mines. When night fell, the illumination of the sky caused by German artillery fire enabled Soviet engineers to destroy the mines planted in the road. The advancing Soviet infantry captured two German artillery pieces and five tanks.
On the morning of the 26th, Soviet aircraft struck hard at the enemy's artillery and mine battalions. Soviet infantry and tanks advanced once again. Yet in the area between the villages of Kapisova and Dobroslava the Germans were particularly well entrenched. Their artillery batteries hurtled an estimated 75,000 shells against the Soviets. Consequently, all the Soviet tanks committed to the Valley of Death were destroyed."
This is my first map ever, so it has been a long road to get this far. It uses the Carpathian Crosses mod, mainly for the static meshes and textures. You will need the Carpathian Crosses mod installed to play the map. Carpathian Crosses can be downloaded from this link:-
http://computergames.ro/ro/downloads/viewitem/id/10632/name/carpathian-crosses-beta-1-server.html
The Dukla Pass Map File can be downloaded from Fileplanet:-
http://hosted.filefront.com/AKAricky/
It is currently available to play on the <AKA>Battlegrounds server.
Hope this appeals to the tankers out there.
<AKA>Ricky
Tank Battle:-
"On October 25th, the rainfall which had impeded the Allied advance began to subside. At 10 a.m. the Soviet side began and 80 minute artillery barrage and air attacks. This followed by advance of the 305th Soviet Rifle Division and the 12th Guards Tank Brigade. Advancing through a narrow mountain valley, they were unable to develop any coordinated line. Yet they entered the village of Nizna Pisana and engaged the German Mark IV tanks successfully. Breaking the enemy's resistance, the 12th Guards Tank Brigade moved 1.5 kilometers south of the village.
Here it came up against the German artillery and the land mines. When night fell, the illumination of the sky caused by German artillery fire enabled Soviet engineers to destroy the mines planted in the road. The advancing Soviet infantry captured two German artillery pieces and five tanks.
On the morning of the 26th, Soviet aircraft struck hard at the enemy's artillery and mine battalions. Soviet infantry and tanks advanced once again. Yet in the area between the villages of Kapisova and Dobroslava the Germans were particularly well entrenched. Their artillery batteries hurtled an estimated 75,000 shells against the Soviets. Consequently, all the Soviet tanks committed to the Valley of Death were destroyed."
This is my first map ever, so it has been a long road to get this far. It uses the Carpathian Crosses mod, mainly for the static meshes and textures. You will need the Carpathian Crosses mod installed to play the map. Carpathian Crosses can be downloaded from this link:-
http://computergames.ro/ro/downloads/viewitem/id/10632/name/carpathian-crosses-beta-1-server.html
The Dukla Pass Map File can be downloaded from Fileplanet:-
http://hosted.filefront.com/AKAricky/
It is currently available to play on the <AKA>Battlegrounds server.
Hope this appeals to the tankers out there.
<AKA>Ricky
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