27 May 2008

c7 Invasion Fort Eben-Emael - Belgium Part 2

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Note: This is just a crude camera layout  - ignore the poses and animation.

Second half of the C7 German Invasion sequence. 
The camera has moved out of the jump plane (see previous post), past a stick of ascending germans (close enough to clearly show the single fix point harness)....

Continues:
The camera tracks down from the sky to reveal two german demolition engineers silhouetted against one of the fort's knocked out guns. One soldier waves his MP40, while the other uses binoculars to follow the troopers as they drop behind a line of trees. (will be in uniform)

If I can, I will also add a DFS 230 glider in the mid distance, just to emphasise that the first assault was by glider.
 
Comment fro Bob:
Based on what I have read, and your comments, I thought the Eban raid was a good choice to illustrate the effectiveness of a combined glider/parachute operation. It makes sense to graphically illustrate how small groups of troopers could knock out seeming impregnable defenses. 

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