The Axis set up in a crescent around the village facing east with the wire out front. The Allied air strike does nothing except cause a couple of easily passed morale checks. But the Allies do get a +4 result on the Activation roll. They advance down the road with their armor and mounted infantry. The Axis Anti-tank battery misses their shot and some of the Allies infantry are able to follow and dismount in a forward position. The remainder of the Allied infantry dismounted out of Anti-tank gun range. At 1350 the Axis anti-tank battery were able to knock out a whole Stuart platoon for a 4 step loss in one gulp! This lowered the Allied morale to 4. Then at 1345 the Axis reinforcements appeared on their first roll. There after the Allies took a beating. They did manage to assault into the village and cause some Axis casualties with the help of their artillery. But that is as far as they got. With the Axis reinforcements coming up the door got slammed into the Allies face and casualties mounted to 12 steps to the Axis 4. The Axis won the armored battle vs. the Grants and then moved in close to the Allied Infantry assaulting the foxhole line and blasted away. The Allies broke off. Axis victory. This was a really great scenario. There are so many variables that can greatly effect the outcome that both sides are always on the horns of a dilemma. Despite a fair amount of luck for the Axis in the form of the early reinforcement they still could have lost because the fate of the village and the result of the armored battle were not decided until the last gasp. Had the Axis lost either the village or the armored fight this could have had a different outcome.