Epsom

**Epsom** is a scenario in *Panzer Corps 2*.

## Briefings

I must protest! General %playername% has performed excellently, given the circumstances.

*The person on the other end of the line is speaking.*

We are on London's doorstep, surely that...

*The person on the other end of the line is speaking.*

Is that true, is that what he really said?

*The person on the other end of the line is speaking.*

Then it is truly over.

*The person on the other end of the line is speaking.*

I understand, thank you. We will make preparations immediately.

*Field Marshal Habermann hangs up the telephone and sighs heavily.*

Herr General, I'm afraid I have the most devastating news to relay: High Command is cutting their losses, and they're abandoning all plans to continue the invasion.

No more reinforcements are going to be coming across the Channel, we must abandon our ambitions for Britain, for now.

But this is not to be our end, High Command is not leaving us for dead.

I have it on the highest authority that a secret plan to extract your forces has been authorized, but it will be up to you to buy enough time for it to be organized.

We cannot let the British know we preparing to evacuate, we have to distract their attention.

And what better way to do that, than to launch a full frontal assault against London itself!

**Primary Objective: Hold at least 5 Victory Hexes.**

**Bonus Objective: Raid Outskirts of London.**

**Bonus Objective: Capture 5 Fortifications.**

By striking towards London, we can force the British to commit everything they have to its defense.

In addition to needing to break through their entrenched defenses...

You will also be subject to waves of reinforcements assaulting your forces.

Your army must be a lightning rod to every British soldier in England for our plan to succeed.

Tell your men to fight as they have never fought before. Tell them they are fighting for their lives. We will leave this cursed island with our honor intact, or we shall not leave it at all!

### Debriefing

Your men fight well, Herr General.

The flurry of communications we have intercepted paint a clear picture: the British are terrified they could actually lose London.

And they are pouring every last soldier in to reinforce its defenses.

The feint is a success, and our mission here is complete.

Our avenue of escape is now open, and we must make haste to take it before our enemies realize what is happening.

**Historically, even if London had fallen to the Axis powers, it is likely the British war effort would continue. Britain still retained control of its mighty fleet and largest colony of India.**

**As the Free French would continue the struggle long after the fall of Paris, so too could the British carry on even after the loss of London.**

## Locations

* Crawley

* Royal Tunbridge Wells

* London

* Epsom

* Croydon

* Bromley

* Thames River

* Redhill

* Seven Oaks

* Dartford

* Ockley

* Leatherhead

* Lingfield

* Tonbridge

* Great West Aerodrome

* Crawley

* Royal Tunbridge Wells

* London

* Epsom

* Croydon

* Bromley

* Thames River

* Redhill

* Seven Oaks

* Dartford

* Ockley

* Leatherhead

* Lingfield

* Tonbridge

* Great West Aerodrome

## Messages

* There is a special report from our repair teams for your attention. After the last skirmish with the British, they have been working to exhaustion to keep our equipment in working order. Even so, there are still lots of damaged and abandoned British Matilda II tanks that continue to litter the battlefield.

If you want to use some of your influence to push our crews just a little bit harder, I am certain we can reclaim more than a few of these vehicles for our own use.

You have %d Commendation Points.

Would you like to use 8 Commendation Points acquire extra Matilda II tank salvage?

Authorize the Exchange

 Decline the exchange

* You choose to accept the offer. You now have %d Commendation Points.

* You choose to reject the offer. You still have %d Commendation Points

* Report coming in from the unit that just took control of the Great West Aerodrome. In addition to securing a huge supply cache, they say they have found some extremely bizarre aircraft blueprints. Now is no time for looking at blueprints, so I told them to just grab whatever they could get their hands on.

* Perhaps after we return to Germany we can find someone who can make sense or use of these captured technical documents.

* Bonus Objective to Raid Outskirts of London completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 2.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to Capture 5 Fortifications completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* There is a special report from our repair teams for your attention. After the last skirmish with the British, they have been working to exhaustion to keep our equipment in working order. Even so, there are still lots of damaged and abandoned British Matilda II tanks that continue to litter the battlefield.

If you want to use some of your influence to push our crews just a little bit harder, I am certain we can reclaim more than a few of these vehicles for our own use.

You have %d Commendation Points.

Would you like to use 8 Commendation Points acquire extra Matilda II tank salvage?

Authorize the Exchange

 Decline the exchange

* You choose to accept the offer. You now have %d Commendation Points.

* You choose to reject the offer. You still have %d Commendation Points

* Report coming in from the unit that just took control of the Great West Aerodrome. In addition to securing a huge supply cache, they say they have found some extremely bizarre aircraft blueprints. Now is no time for looking at blueprints, so I told them to just grab whatever they could get their hands on.

* Perhaps after we return to Germany we can find someone who can make sense or use of these captured technical documents.

* Bonus Objective to Raid Outskirts of London completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 2.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to Capture 5 Fortifications completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

## Notes

* If players have at least 8 Commendation Points at the start of the scenario, they will be given the option of exchanging 8 Commendation Points for 35 Strength points worth of Matilda II Tanks.
* Capturing the Great West Aerodrome at any point will give players 1 Strength point worth of Meteor Mk.III Fighters; this will result in a potential reward in the Undisclosed Location PO scenario.
* Enemy reinforcements will appear in one of the two fortified zones in the northwest and northeast on turns 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 21, and 25.
* Capturing the marked London hex at any point will award 2 Commendation Points, while capturing all five marked fortification hexes at any point will award 1 Commendation Point.
* Notable enemy units:
	+ 303rd Squadron, a Level 4 Hurricane Mk.IIC with 12 Strength points and a hero that has the Rapid Fire 1.5x trait.
	+ American Volunteers, a P-40 that has 9 Strength points.
	+ Charles De Gaulle, a Level 5 Valentine III with 20 Strength points and Charles De Gaulle, a hero that has the No Retreat, No Surrender, No Supply, Prudent, and Consolidator traits.
	+ Colonel McNeil, a BL 7.2 inch that is Level 2 and has 11 Strength points and a hero with the No Unit Management, Entrenchment Support, Zero Slots, and Leadership traits.
	+ 1st AU HW Inf, which is Level 1 and has a hero with the Artillery Support trait.
	+ 41st Matilda I, which is Level 1 and has 15 Strength points and a hero with the Provocator trait.
	+ 62nd QF 2 pounder, which is Level 1 and has a hero with the Camouflage trait.