The first Allied objective is the landing beach, and can only be taken by them. It also spawns landing craft, which are used to land on the shore. The Allies start out with a Fletcher-2 destroyer, armed with heavy guns which can be manned and fired.
The Allies have to land on the beach then push inland. Up on the cliffs at the head of the beach is a German fortified position, behind which is a German garrison. On the beach lies a flag, unowned at the start of the map (this is unique, however. US forces begin the map on a ship out at sea. Even though air strikes have intensified against German coastal defenses, a formidable enemy awaits atop the cliffs.' As an advanced unit pushes toward Omaha Beach, the men onboard the landing craft know it will not be an easy mission. About 4,000 ships will deliver over 175,000 men and supplies to the Normandy beaches.
General Eisenhower's order to attack has mobilized an unprecedented military force. While German headquarters focuses on Calais - thanks in large part to expert diversionary tactics by the Allies - the main invasion force zeroes in on a stretch of Normandy beaches further south, between Cherbourg and Le Havre. 'The stage is set for Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy and the beginning of the push toward final victory over Germany.
