[ToV - Causeway] Cauquigny: Drop on the Causeway - Mission 1

[GeoffS]

Cauquigny: Drop on the Causeway

June 6th, 1944. The 82nd Airborne are dropping a number of paratroopers around the La Fiere causeway. The lead elements of the 506th PIR, Able and Baker squads are to capture and secure the La Fiere Manor.

[slim]

medal

Completing the mission is really just annoying and for anyone who has not done so b4 you need to head south but before you do that you should kill the guys at the river because they leave after a while and you can get the XP.

Now to find the location the paratroopers do the following

Squad 1 from the landing zone scroll down the map till you see a little wooden shed with to hay stacks out the front the wooden shed is in the stone corner issue a simple attack move (A) to the middle of the paddock and wait.

Squad 2 from the 1st landing zone scroll south to the bottom of the map then next landing zone is where the main road comes in to the map (there are to main roads on the bottom it’s the one to the left) you will see the road forks just after entering the map the LZ is just b4 the trees so again issue an attack move and wait you will get there they will have some chat and again the troops will run off.

Squad 3 squad 3 is a little easer to find all you need to do is scroll over to the other main road entrance and issue a move your squad will head back up the road and in to the small town (you may see some enemy but you can kill them easily) on the way down the road you will be given the marker of the next squad in paddock on the right side of the road the paddock is all hedges except of one small section that is a fence with 4 trees along it.

Squad 4 from the last LZ scroll to the edge of the map and move up you will see a fenced area with 4 hay stacks in it just left of that is another are with 6 shrubs and a small dirt track that enters the hay stack area now looking just left of the entrance you will see a break in the hedges it is just below this in the bushy area that the troop land. Look out because a few volks will spawn in but since they are crap and your men are not they really are not threat.

Well that’s all the squads congrats you now have the badge. All that’s left is to retreat (you go back to your starting LZ) and finish the mission.

Mission

From your starting position head across the river to the left and up towards the railway tracks once you reach the railway a cut scene will be triggered as your men come under fire from an mg up the track. Not to worry your second squad will drop in behind the mg and you can then flank kill at once this is done you will be given control back to both your squads. From here the mission has two primary assaults one on a small depot just north/east of your location and the other on the main town a little further north east on the same side of the river you are now on.

Assaulting the first depot is rally just a matter of running in and gunning down every thing in sight there is really not much that can stop you in here except of maybe an mg in a building but it is easily taken out with a nade or any other explosive weapon. Once the post is cleared you will be advised that the area is zeroed for axis arty (mortars) so keep moving forwarded on to the town.

Assulting the town this can be a bit harder as there is a lot more mg’s and a few snipers but its still just a simple matter of sending one squad in one way and the other in the other way (I recommend RR squad in as bait and smg squad as flanking) once the mg’s are taken care of the rest of the volks will prove to be no match to your men (even the ones that try a counter attack form off the map). Now the only thing left is the two AC’s that comes down from across the bridge. If you took the right path on the tec tree you should have 2RR in your squad by now and they will be easily dealt with (I recommend using direct fire they seem to aim better and it’s about the only time you would want to use it with inf). And off memory that’s it.

[Dr Dave]

Agree with Slim on this one you are almost indestructable!
if you want the medel do not go straight for the objective. Go on a wander around the south-west, south and south-east of the map to find the lost paras.

When you do get towards the objective you find a MG the other squad take over and can easily deal with it.

On the next assualt (the town/courtyard) I rush both squads towards the gate and set one each side. Genades over the walls and a 'fire-up' rush can take this without them getting into buildings but if they do a satchel charge does the job!

Once done need to move on as you will be mortered! I use one squad to sachel charge the slit trence on the right and the other goes left. as you move towards the bridge it can get hairy but use 'heal' if needed. but your two squads are really a bit too good. once clear be ready to go onto the bridge (some AI troops, the ones you rescued I think, will deal with light resistence that comes from behind).

So when ordered onto the bridge do not use the road rather send each squad along the outside of the wall, it offers some protection. If tooled up like Slim suggests no problems here and soon it is all over with a film of a Geman prisoner being brought in and an argument about him.

[DrEvil....EVIL!]

on this one, you can also cheat. If you rush to Caugigny and from there take the route over the causeway, you can destroy all enemies at this village (sniper, mortar team etc) before you find the lost paratroopers and continue on with the mission.

[ContractHitman]

Squad 4 from the last LZ scroll to the edge of the map and move up you will see a fenced area with 4 hay stacks in it just left of that is another are with 6 shrubs and a small dirt track that enters the hay stack area now looking just left of the entrance you will see a break in the hedges it is just below this in the bushy area that the troop land. Look out because a few volks will spawn in but since they are crap and your men are not they really are not threat.

well that cant be right i checked everywhere and cant find them, can you show us on map where this 4th squad is cos they not near where you say

[slim]

i would like to think they are where i say but here is the map
http://img22.imageshack.us/i/relic00001k.jpg/
Map link (http://img22.imageshack.us/i/relic00001k.jpg/)

LZ 1
http://img251.imageshack.us/i/relic00003h.jpg/
LZ 1 link (http://img251.imageshack.us/i/relic00003h.jpg/)

LZ 2
http://img22.imageshack.us/i/relic00005m.jpg/
LZ 2 link (http://img22.imageshack.us/i/relic00005m.jpg/)

LZ 3
http://img44.imageshack.us/i/relic00007x.jpg/
LZ 3 link (http://img44.imageshack.us/i/relic00007x.jpg/)

LZ4
http://img96.imageshack.us/i/relic00009s.jpg/
LZ4 link (http://img96.imageshack.us/i/relic00009s.jpg/)

hmmm would seem my images are not comming up but if you follow the links they are there.