Welcome to Pointe du Hoc, the D-Day landing by the 2nd Ranger Battalion...
This is POINTE DU HOC, the game that depicts the invasion of Normandy from the point of view of the individual squad and leader. CH presents this battle in a man-for-man presentation that encompasses virtually the entire Orders of Battle for both combatants! After the landing and cliff assault, the 2nd Ranger Battalion drove off one German counterattack after another as they were pushed back to the edge of the cliffs in a fight for their survival.
Small Unit Action...
POINTE DU HOC, NORMANDY, 6 June 1944: The destroyer USS Satterlee observed enemy movements and swept the cliff-top with fire from all guns; nevertheless, scattered fire from flanking positions caused casualties as the Rangers debarked on the heavily cratered beach. Colonel James Rudder, leading the three companies of Rangers, was one of the first ashore. Germans suddenly appeared on the cliff edge and began to harass the Rangers directly below with rifle fire and hand grenades. This threat was driven back by BAR gunners and another concentration of fire from the USS Satterlee...
Extensive New Rules featured...
Pointe du Hoc features extensive new rules including Advanced Climbing Rules, Rope Ladders, New MMC types for Army Rangers and German sub-machine gunners. You also receive new NOBA rules, Craters, Crater Banks, Shore Fire Control Parties, Blockhouses, Gun Bunkers, DUKWs with Extension Ladders and more in a professionally printed format ready to insert into your existing rulebook.
Putting together the BIG PICTURE ...
Above is the 3D diorama of the battlefield on display at the Pointe du Hoc Ranger Museum.
Ongoing SUPPORT ...
CH provides ongoing support in the form of clarifications and CH ONLINE free to its customers. Newsletters in the vein of the All American News are available as free downloads to bring you the latest tidbit, clarifications and errata about our new game releases.
The DRAMATIC RESULT
of three years of design, testing, interview with veterans and
visits to the battlefield by CH researchers is here...
Critical Hit!, Inc. is proud to announce an important new game release!
The epic D-DAY ASSAULT...
POINTE DU HOC depicts the actions of the 2nd Ranger Battalion during their famous assault on the most difficult and well-defended position in the German coastal defenses during D-Day. Every facet of the battle, including the landing, the cliff assault, the advance to the highway, and beating back German counterattacks will be experienced in a playable format, in keeping with the CH tradition.
What You Get...
Our largest module yet, POINTE DU HOC reflects years
of on-site research, and includes a large 24” x 30”
historical game map, five brand new scenarios, a PL-compatible
campaign game, special rules section, play aids, and 132 DIE
CUT counters. The special rules are quite extensive and include
BAR Gunners, Craters, Advanced Climbing Rules, Portable Rope
Launchers, Destroyers, the Observation Post Bunker and Alternative
German MMC Types. The counters include new Ranger and German
MMC, Rope Launchers, and more!
*Ownership of the ASLRB, PTPR and BV are necessary to play this game.
Special thanks to Phil Nobo (right) and Alan
Yates for their extensive on-site research. Alan was the provider
of invaluable info about buildings/site-architecture, geology,
camera angles, lighting...and much other useful stuff. Better
yet, it was the trip of a lifetime for Alan! Phil confirmed all
the details for his game map while on-site at Pointe du Hoc.
What makes Pointe du Hoc unique?
- The map was created on-site by map-maker Phil Nobo
- On-site data and photo visits by CH researchers
- Interviews with veterans were an intrinsic part of the design effort, including our own CH interview session with famed 2nd Ranger Battalion soldier William 'L-Rod' Petty with the game map spread between the interviewer and Mr. Petty
- Unpublished memoirs were made available to CH by 'L-Rod; Petty and Herm Stein and consulted for design purposes
- And our usual visit to the National Archives for fact checking and to obtain rare photos
What about your battle?
No other company delivers this kind of detailed, widely-distributed presentation of your game idea in the realm of module design. Our professional design, distribution and production capabilities enable CH to bring your idea to fruition. If you have a game idea that is well-documented and designed we want to hear from you! Just send a note to Submissions and we'll begin a prompt dialogue about the details.