D-Day Dice (Second Edition): Way to Hell - Playthrough - Beach #15 - Cosy's Bunker

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A winning streak of 15! Wow... You are doing well and it is exciting to follow this D-day Dice series. There is always an element of luck with the dice, but just a little planning definitely helps. Map #15 Cosy's Bunker starts at Juno Beach Sector MIKE Green and MIKE Red. The attacking companies consisted of C Company from the Canadian Scottish and B and D Companies from The Winnipegs supported by amphibious Sherman tanks and the specially built AVRE tanks - The Funnies. C Company of the Canadian Scottish landed on MIKE Green. Their target, a 75 mm gun, had already been destroyed by the previous bombardment, so they proceeded quickly towards Vaux and on from there. The B and D companies of The Winnipegs landed on MIKE Green and MIKE Red right on Strongpoint WN31 without the support of the amphibious Sherman tanks and the AVRE units. B Company in particular suffered heavy losses. But when the tanks arrived, they knocked down the German bunkers one by one. The name Cosy's bunker comes from Sergeant Cosy with his platoon from B Company attacking this bunker, which is still visible today. Cosy himself was badly injured in the attack. The landing was also characterized by problems with clearing the beach of obstacles and clearing approach roads for the larger vehicles. On MIKE Red, an AVRE tank, driven by Bill Dunn, of the 26th Assault Squadron slipped into a flooded ditch, after which an Interim bridge was built over the ditch using the tank's turret as supporting pillar. This episode delayed the advance, so men and equipment began to pile up on the beach. When the 12th Artillery Regiment's self-propelled howitzers landed at At 09.00 the batteries therefore went into position on the beach and began to provide fire support to the troops from there. If you visit Juno Beach today on the coast near Graye-sur-Mer (sector MIKE) there are several interesting sights. The AVRE tank with Bill Dunn as the driver was dug up in 1976 and stands today near the spot where it drove into the hole on D-Day. Bill Dunn wanted his ashes scattered in the area. This is marked with a commemorative plaque. As I said, Cozy's bunker is also visible, and not far from there is the Juno Beach Centre, which fantastically tells the story of the Canadians' efforts not only on D-Day but throughout the Allied campaign.

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Thanks! Should continue as soon as I get home, and might get my hands on a Pacific version too...

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Thanks for the video! I've been wanting to buy D-Day Dice for awhile 😎

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@@ANTHONYWEAVER-dl1bn You should get it, it's great fun!

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@@WW2SolitaireBoardGameChannel Yes, AGREED! FYI, I do own Mike Lambo's "Lone Sherman". I also enjoyed watching your videos for that game, and now the new "Pacific" version.

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According to Board Game Geek, if you advance directly into the bunker while crossing the line, you only need to pay the bunker's courage cost.

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@@davidlhsl Correct, I found the info here: boardgamegeek.com/thread/3306195/cost-of-advancing-in-to-bunkers