Americans advance.

Americans approach the village housing the Germans and are reduced by defensive fire!

Americans initiate an assault (13 vs. 13) and lose their reduced parachute platoon.

German win condition is fulfilled! With equal morale, Americans have little hope in ousting the Germans

Americans continue to assault and eventually 1 Grenadier platoon flees. Americans continue to attack, but to no avail. The Grenadier platoon rallies.

Americans lose another half platoon and the Germans send their recovered troops back to the village.

Too little firepower, the Americans have little hope. On the offside chance of success they push the assault as Lt Col. Cassidy is recalled.

Now outgunned, with little hope of controlling the objective, the Americans concede.

GERMAN VICTORY!!!

Aftermath

I played out the last 7 turns, with the Americans forcing the assault as the Germans had already obtained their victory condition. As expected the Americans fared poorly and only half a platoon survived.

I can’t imagine the difficulty for the Americans if the naval bombardment wasn’t a success!