The shore bombardments main priorities are the two boxes in Omaha beach. Lo may seem very distant near the end of the game when Axis units crowd the game board, but in fact it can easily be occupied by turn 4.
Lo at the very beginning of the game, quickly creating a stalwart line either in St. The main objective of this strategy is to make a unified American and British thrust towards St. The strategy is fairly straightforward, but requires very specific first turn actions. After playing several games, I think I may have developed a cohesive allied strategy which can be very effective.