The heavy rain is over, but the ground has turned into a soggy quagmire. Vehicular movement is impeded.

The Germans are outnumbered approximately 3:1 (again). They will have a difficult time holding off the British. PzV reserves are on their way.

Casualty count is noted as (x-y), where x=German step losses, y=British step losses

THE BATTLE

0730-074: British infantry advances as they AT Guns and 17-pdr open fire. One SPW251 is eliminated.

The Churchills charge.

0800: PzIVH falls back as the Churchills advance. British artillery eliminates a 75mm AT Gun as the Light Infantry charges!

0815: Churchills eliminate the fleeing HMG platoon. A second RIF is lost to German artillery. (4-3)

0830: British take over a third of Grianville-sur-Odon (5-3)

0845: British infantry in the east circles and takes over south Mondrainville. British Lt KIA by AT-Gun battery.

Street fighting in Grainville-sur-Odon.

0900: Street fight intensifies and Churchhill is reduced. (but the British have reinforcements ready).

0915: SS counter-attack in Grainville-sur-Odon and the remaining Churchills are destroyed. British reinforcements sent to relieve. (6-12)

0930-0945: There is now urban fighting in both towns. Churchills are reduced by the panzers. So many wrecks litter south Grainville that armour movement is restricted.

The last German AT Gun in the north is finally lost and the British infantry and AT Guns move into the towns.

1000–1030: Eventually a PzV platoon arrives in the southwest and begins to head toward the towns. Mondrainville is under British control, but the Churchills are hit in Grainville.

British AT-Guns and artillery set up in anticipation of the German reserves. German SS will need to make a move in Grainville-sur-Odon.

1045-1115: SS initiate a few assaults. Both sides take a few losses. At Mondrainville, the PzV platoon advances and fires at the Churchills. Return fire reduces the PzV reserves!

1130: The PzV routs! The Streetfight in Grainville goes terribly wrong for the SS who lose half their armour and take further infantry reductions. British counter-attack leaves both sides disrupted.

1145: PzV continues to flee as the forces in Grainville-sur-Odon recover morale.

1200: Germans have been reduced to half a PzIVH platoon and a GREN platoon in Grainville. They are ready to give up, but desperately assault. Captain Britain (1-2 rating) holds the Commonwealth forces together.

A few more PzV arrive in the southwest. Too late.

1215: One final assault sees the Germans devastated (losing 2 steps).

BRITISH VICTORY!!!

Aftermath

A relatively small scenario. Again the Germans are vastly outnumbered. For once I decided to fall back instead of hold my ground, but this didn’t work for the Germans in this case. The PzV came way too late as the battle was already lost by the time they showed up.

The Anti-tank weaponry makes initiating close assaults versus enemy armour tempting.

Scenario Rating: 3/5 – Fine small assault.