These small Airborne scenarios due to their very size come down mainly to luck it has to be said. This was another ftf with Wayne, and a few DR's the other way may have produced an entirely different result

So What Happened Then

The first approach made by the Americans was soon rebuffed by the defenders as the paratroopers tried a wide flanking sweep. This was thwarted by German fire and them holding their positions well against the US fire. The US Engineers particularly suffered in this first probe.

Not to be pushed off so easily, Lt.Col Ballard attempted to stretch the German line by switching his angle of attack. After having had to hop over hedgerow after hedgerow his men were set to make a push on the town itself. This too met with pitiful results as the Germans there laid down some very good fire and once more US casualties were sustained. Even Ballard himself had to pull back from the fray having come near to sustaining injury.

A few more fruitless efforts were made but the Germans really did manage to keep up a fluid, flexible and resilient defence mixed with the fact that these defenders were some very willing soldiers(good morale rolls). Ballard’s attack was rebuffed : Casualties – German 1 GREN step, American 1 ENG step, 2 PARA steps.

A bit of fun and I enjoyed this more than my opponent. He felt it was hopeless for the US but as usual, previous results show otherwise. As the German, I felt quite stretched trying to cover two objectives, but then the US player feels as if they don't have enough men to capture them either. Of course there are some tactics and skill in this, but the odd useful dice roll here and there will help massively