Crowbar! The Rangers at Pointe Du Hoc

june ama command voice shout ldquocrowbarrdquo carefully monitored radio ranger flotilla headquarter aboard lsi command ship st james signal man dog easy fox company force ldquoardquo nd ranger battalion launch incredible seemingly impossible assault military historytaske landing beach normandy france scale tower foot cliff pointe du hoc face determined german defender ranger force possibly meet challenge despite initially head wrong direction landing jumbled order elite ranger eager begin ascent mission find destroy huge mm artillery piece deploy area gun neutralize lest rain massive barrage american force land nearby omaha beach wasnrsquot ranger order set roadblock viervillegrandcamp highway delay harass wehrmacht reinforcement reach counterattack dday landingsthe ranger battalion climb massive height stiff resistance advanced inland suffer severe casualty process take german position gun find ranger fight vicious counterattack launch german th th grenadi regiment nearly push sea inspired leadership lt col james earl rudder ranger hold eventually find destroy conceal gun establish need roadblock bravery perseverance win day ranger complete successful chapter glorious historycrowbar ranger pointe du hoc solitaire wargame twoplayer cooperative variant abstractly simulate ebb flow risk pointe du hoc assault play attack ranger game system trace parentage popular quotin magnificent stylequot game mirror speed play tough decisionmaking heartpounding pushyourluck excitement crowbar update allow smooth gameplay experience example instead old ldquodice matrixrdquo system determine unit movement result game utilize custom movement dice die different result escalate possible riskreward ratio dice throw time read instantly determine happen unit system challenge event include constant german counterattack ammunition shortage artillery bombardment booby trap surprise goal meet objective quickly possible german defender dig deeply organize effective counterattack ultimate success failure game measure compare actual heroic accomplishment ranger historic day challengemdashdescription publisher