American platoons are scattered throughout the map. Their main force is in the north where the Germans hold a few small towns amongst the hedgerows.

In the south the Americans charge the German held bridge, as the German hold out waiting for their reinforcements to arrive.

The casualty count begins to flare, with the Germans taking a beating in the north as the American M4 and M5 platoons aide the infantry. In the south, the story is the exact opposite as the Americans are overwhelmed as the German reinforcements arrive just after the second hour.

American armour advances in the north as the battle rages in both the north and south.

The Germans continue to lose ground in the north while defeating the Americans in the south.

By the 4 hour mark, the Americans begin to threaten the bridge as the north town falters when the German Major is killed by a freak artillery strike!

Americans are spotted in the swamps and the paratroopers are hit.

Paratroopers perform a critical action. They assault the German armour. Although thoroughly beaten and fought back, they tie up the IVF2s long enough that the American M4s can advance and open fire. The reduced German armour is finished off in close assault.

Meanwhile the Germans lose the northern town in a bitter assault.

The Americans use the 5th hour to pull back and regroup. At the sixth hour they use their armour against the Germans in the town just north of the swamp. The American foot troops charge!

By the seventh hour the last of the towns north of the bridge is overrun.

With six hours to go the Americans pour though the swamps and attack the dug-in Germans. Their losses are heavy but by the 8th hour, the battle has deteriorated into two large assaults. One at the bridge and one on the embankment just north of it.

Aided by armour, the battle at the embankment is over by the ninth hour. It only takes the Americans another hour and a half to capture the bridge and destroy the last of the German resistance.

Americans win at the 10 hour 30 minute mark.

AMERICAN VICTORY!

Aftermath

The scenario began quite chaotically, with forces spread all over the single map. American troops were plentiful, and with some early luck they were able to take the north quite quickly.

After the first half, the scenario deteriorated into some large assaults along the embankment and into the town. The Americans suffered severe losses, probably about two-thirds of their platoons, but they were still too numerous for the Germans.

Scenario Rating: 3/5 - Large battle for airborne with quite a high unit density. First half of the battle was great, the second half was not so great.