This short, but intense face-to-face play through took 2 sessions of battle over the fate of the town of Medjez-el-Bab. It was staged just after the Vichy French came over the the Allied side. The French garrison determined to resist after a German ultimatum was delivered. A combined Allied force defended the town that included British Paras and armor, American artillery and the original combined arms French contingent. Elements of the German 5th Fallschirmjäger Regiment assaulted the town from the south through the woods. Fierce fighting ensued south of the town in the woods/orchards and around the small hill held by a French company under Lt. LeBlanc. His force retreated slowly and the fighting shifted to the south bridge and grew in intensity as the Luftwaffe joined the fight. The combined German force had overwhelming firepower thanks to the 88mm AT gun and they did hold the bridge for some time, though the plucky French LT survived the onslaught and then led a successful, but costly, close assault counterattack, greatly aided by some lucky combat and OBA die rolls. If this scenario had gone longer than 12 turns, it is likely that my opponent's high morale German troops would have prevailed, as there were significantly more demoralized, half-strength and dispersed Allied units than among the German force. As it was, I foolishly risked, and lost the Allied recon vehicles almost immediately, but ultimately was able to hold Medjez-el-Bab and both bridges, mostly thanks to effective opportunity fire. We played without the miserable FOW rule, but used the smoke, extended assault, tank rider, excess initiative and consolidation rules.