Panzer Grenadier Battles on March 28th:
Spearhead Division #15 - Dillenberg
What did you expect?
Author Michael Murphy
Method Solo
Victor Britain
Play Date 2011-09-27
Language English
Scenario BeNo006

The name of this scenario is St Mauvieu Counterattack. However, I glanced across the scenario book to the next page, page 15. You know, the page with Scenario Seven, St Mauvieu Counterattack II. That right there should tell you something about the outcome of the current scenario. Alas, my conclusion about who won and lost this one was correct.

An undermanned group of Germans and SS had orders to cross open terrain and push the British out of Mauvieu. Facing them were two slightly worn British Battalions backed up by an assortment of tanks and a smallish AT complement (2 6-pdr and a 17-pdr). The defenders created a string of firegroups consisting of two RIF platoons and a platoon tanks blocking the way into Mauvieu. The 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers [red formation] held the north flack while the 6th King's Own Scottish Borderers (less one company) [green formation] held the south. The KOSB's never even had to get into the fight!

The Germans set-up and moved west from hex 2708. In the space of an hour (4 turns) it was all over. The British received their entire artillery support every turn until the fourth. That's when the gunners all took their tea breaks. No matter, by then, between the artillery and the forward deployed firegroups, the Germans attack had suffered heavy losses. Their initiative fell to 0 so they began falling back on turn 4. British losses were much lighter, consisting of several steps of tanks and a RIF platoon. More importantly, now the Germans really did have to play scenario 7 if they wanted Mauvieu that badly.

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