Portsmouth

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

## Briefings

I have news, Herr General, good news. Good as can be, in these circumstances.

I have been in contact with High Command, and the rescue operation is proceeding on schedule.

But you still have your part to play. Your forces must breakthrough to Portsmouth!

**Primary Objective: Control 3 Portsmouth Victory Hexes at the end of the scenario.**

**Bonus Objective: Raid Southampton.**

**Bonus Objective: Sink Royal Navy Squadron.**

Our ruse has worked thus far, and continues to work for us. The road to Portsmouth is almost completely unguarded. Expect only the lightest resistance on your approach to the port.

Now that said, we will still need to fight hard to secure full control of the port.

Additionally, the British might finally be on to our plan. They're mobilizing forces to intercept us from the west and the southeast. You can try to engage these forces head on, but it will cost us precious time.

Better to secure Portsmouth first, and then turn around to fight off these attackers as they approach us from behind.

We will still have to deal with that's left of the verdammt British Naval Squadron, so I recommend deploying at least a few strategic bombers to take them on.

With the surface ships of the Kriegsmarine devastated, we cannot rely on warship support. Despite this, Grand Admiral Raeder has sent us several of his best U-Boats to assist in the operation.

After you have used them to avenge our valiant Kriegsmarine, they still will be of further use to you. Ordering them to surface will help you encircle Portsmouth by blocking it's port based supply lanes.

Our salvation is within reach, all you need to do is to take one, last grasp for it. Good luck.

### Debriefing

General %playername%, our great adventure across the English Channel has come to an end.

Despite every circumstance stacked against the invasion, you managed to survive with your forces intact. I am impressed.

Although you managed to give the British quite the bloody nose right on their very doorstep, ultimately it seems that Operation Sea Lion turned out to be a draw.

It is clear that our war with Britain is far from over. We must remain vigilant; this will certainly not be the last we see of this enemy!

But now I must take my leave of you. There will be questions to answer back in Berlin, very hard questions. But I am alive to answer them, and that is good enough for me.

I salute you, Herr General.

**Historically, Operation Sea Lion was never attempted.**

**Had it been launched though, wargame tests have predicted that it would have been extremely unlikely to succeed.**

**The strength of the RAF, the abundance of Royal Navy warships, and the British resolve to continue the fight no matter the cost: each proved to be an insurmountable obstacle against Germany's Wehrmacht in the autumn of 1940.**

## Locations

* Portsmouth

* Southampton

* Isle of Wight

* Selsey

* Waterlooville

* Winchester

* Upham

* Privett

* Whitehill

* Singleton

* Portsmouth

* Southampton

* Isle of Wight

* Selsey

* Waterlooville

* Winchester

* Upham

* Privett

* Whitehill

* Singleton

## Messages

* Herr General, as we prepare to evacuate, a final opportunity to seize British equipment has presented itself. At this point, our salvage crews will just be grabbing anything that is not bolted down, so the proceeds will likely be a mixture of British vehicles and aircraft.

If you want to use some more of your influence for a final cache of equipment, now is the time.

You have %d Commendation Points.

Would you like to use 9 Commendation Points acquire assorted British equipment 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

* Bonus Objective to Raid Southampton completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to Sink Royal Navy Squadron completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 2.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Herr General, as we prepare to evacuate, a final opportunity to seize British equipment has presented itself. At this point, our salvage crews will just be grabbing anything that is not bolted down, so the proceeds will likely be a mixture of British vehicles and aircraft.

If you want to use some more of your influence for a final cache of equipment, now is the time.

You have %d Commendation Points.

Would you like to use 9 Commendation Points acquire assorted British equipment 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

* Bonus Objective to Raid Southampton completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to Sink Royal Navy Squadron completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 2.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

## Notes

* If players have at least 9 Commendation Points at the start of the scenario, they will be given the option of exchanging 9 Commendation Points for 9 Strength points worth of Matilda II Tanks, 7 Strength points worth of Hurricane Mk.IIC Fighters, 11 Strength points worth of Spitfire Mk.II Fighters, and 29 Strength points worth of Beaufighter Mk.IF Tactical bombers.
* Capturing Southhampton at any point will award 1 Commendation Point, while sinking all enemy ships will award 2 Commendation Points.
* Notable allied units:
	+ U-29, a Level 3 Type VIIC Submarine.
	+ U-47, a Level 3 Type VIIC Submarine.
	+ U-99, a Level 3 Type VIIC Submarine.
* Notable enemy units:
	+ The HMS Furious, a Level 4 CV Courageous-class Aircraft carrier.
	+ The HMS King George V, a Level 4 BB King George V-class Capital ship.
	+ The HMS Norfolk, a Level 4 CA County-class Capital ship.
	+ The HMS Rodney, a Level 4 BB Nelson-class Capital ship.
	+ The HMS Sheffield, a Level 4 CL Town-class Capital ship.
	+ The HMS Suffolk, a Level 4 CA County-class Capital ship.
	+ 3rd GB Engineers, which has a hero with the No Supply trait.
	+ 18th NZ Infantry, which has 20 Strength points and a hero with the First Strike trait.
	+ 33rd Matilda II, which has 12 Strength points and a hero with the Overwhelming Attack trait.