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Edelweiss IV #19 - Spring Offensive
Initial success for the Americans leads to victory
Author campsawyer
Method Solo
Victor United States
Play Date 2011-11-25
Language English
Scenario ElsR019

This looked like and interesting scenario with hidden units looking to ambush the German column moving down the road. The Americans problem is they don't have enough forces to to hold the entire area and the Germans a a good Kampfegruppe that can punch its way through the Americans.

I initially saw the Americans temporarily holding the crossroads on board 25 to slow down the advance while the bulk would concentrate on holding the town and prevent the Germans from getting off the board. The American blocking force of two INF's and LT initial had success killing a HMG riding on a tank and subsequently finishing off the HMG a few turns later. OBA success demoralized and disrupted the advancing Germans, but the number of Germans made differencece. By turn four the Germans had moved next to the Americans and German PzIVH's fired point blank into the dugin Americans. Followup assaults clear them from the cross roads.

At this point the Americans moved to the edge of board 25 thinking of moving into the towns. But given the VC's they shift there forces and moved toward the exit hex on the west edge of 22, just out of range of the Americans. The Americans struggled to move units to prevent tmaneuverever, but a German blocking force held them off, inflicting mcasualtiesites on the Americans. So the Germans had enough units off the board by turn 14 to prevent the Americans from winning.

A decent scenario that might have had a different result with a forward setup by the Americans, but I believe a breakthrough by the Germans with yield a similar result. The Americans have to few troops to cover the frontage required as well as the Germans being able to bypass the towns for a victory. A possible requirement of having the Germans capture at least one town hex might make it a little closer.

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