Liberation 1944, scenario #7: 21st Panzer Responds

This looked great on paper, with interesting victory conditions and the Germans throwing everything but the kitchen sink in for different armor types.

I setup the British defenses keeping in mind the many type of victory conditions, with points for: eliminated enemy steps, town controlled point and the Germans getting points for exiting Units off the north edge as well. The British will be spread thin against a German force of about twice the size. Both sides have off-board artillery, the British begin dug-in when not setup in town hexes. The Germans have lot of Infantry and AFVs of all types from PzIIINs to Maultiers to name a few. The British have some Sherman tanks and 6-pdrs to counter the armor threat to some degree but must spread out both their Infantry and armor to cover all the German approaches.

The Germans come on in two main groups south, one on map 59 and the other on 58 and both head north to engage the British, find holes to exit off the North edge and to control town hexes when possible. The fighting spread out across the maps and many interesting situation developed. It was a very close match until the very end when I stop play one turn early, as the Germans had gained enough points for a major victory, between destroying enemy steps, exiting units and controlling town hexes, they had a 47 point to 28 point advantage, giving them a major victory that one more turn was not going to change on my map situational boards. With that said, this was an outstanding scenario to play, and I really enjoyed it. I highly recommend giving this one a try.