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General Howitzer’s Field Guide to Memoir 44

A Memoir 44 Strategy & Tactics Community

Singapore

by GeneralHowitzer | Jul 5, 2025 | 1942, Armor, Artillery, Beach, Campaign Book: V2, Destroyer, Infantry, Jungle, Location: Pacific, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario, Special Weapons, Strategic, Theater: Pacific

Singapore Terrain setup Scenario Description Full Map Right Center Left IMG_0802 The Battle of Singapore in February 1942 was the climactic phase of Japan’s “Bicycle Blitzkrieg” during the Mare Shinko Sakusen (Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere offensive)....

Operation Lightfoot

by GeneralHowitzer | May 24, 2025 | 1942, Armor, Artillery, Desert, Infantry, Memoir 44, Overlord Game, Scenario

Operation Lightfoot (Overlord Map) Op-Lightfoot_title Op-Lightfoot_right2 Op-Lightfoot_right1 Op-Lightfoot_Left2 Op-Lightfoot_Left1 Op-Lightfoot_center2 Op-Lightfoot_center1 October 23, 1942—Montgomery kicks off Operation Lightfoot, and the desert explodes. This...

Disaster at Dieppe

by GeneralHowitzer | May 22, 2025 | 1942, Armor, Artillery, Beach, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Overlord Game, Scenario, Strategic

Disaster at Dieppe (Overlord Map) Disaster_titlejpg Disaster_Right2 Disaster_Right1 Disaster_Left2 Disaster_Left1 Disaster_Center2 Disaster_Center1 Alright, listen up— The raid on Dieppe? That was a damn mess. We sent in brave boys—mostly Canadians—straight into a...

Taukkyan Roadblock

by GeneralHowitzer | May 18, 2025 | 1942, Armor, Combat Cards, Infantry, Jungle, Memoir 44, Scenario, Special Weapons, Tactical, Theater: Pacific

Taukkyan Roadblock The Battle of the Taukkyan Roadblock? That was a brutal wake-up call in the jungles of Burma. It was April 1942, and the British were pulling out of Rangoon, trying to stay one step ahead of a fast and ruthless Japanese advance. But they weren’t...

St. Joseph’s Farm

by GeneralHowitzer | May 16, 2025 | 1942, Armor, Artillery, Combat Cards, Desert, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario, Tactical, Theater: Mediterranean

St. Joseph's Farm Chouigui Pass—November 1942. One hell of a day for the U.S. Army, and the first time our boys showed the Krauts what American steel could do. We were green, no doubt about it. The 1st Battalion, 1st Armored Regiment—part of my beloved 1st Armored...

The Capture of Tobruk

by GeneralHowitzer | Apr 29, 2025 | 1942, Armor, Artillery, Desert, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Overlord Game, Scenario, Special Weapons, Strategic, Theater: Mediterranean

The Capture of Tobruk (Overlord Map) Capture-Tobruk_title Capture-Tobruk_Right2 Capture-Tobruk_Right1 Capture-Tobruk_Left2 Capture-Tobruk_Left1 Capture-Tobruk_center2 Capture-Tobruk_center1 June 21, 1942—Tobruk falls, and Rommel gets his moment in the sun. The Desert...
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