Two battalions meet head on with no real subtlety: the terrain modification in the scenario makes the woods into fields: this slows foot movement in a short scenario so the US side sent one company along that southern edge to reach the road; two other companies along the north, though they intended to by-pass the town in favor or moving units east of the road. Leibstandarde troops split about the same to engage.

Other than vagaries of die rolls, which in this case mostly favored the German side, the SS leaders made the difference. They drew a 10-0-2 Hauptsturmfuhrer and the 11-2-1 obersturmbannfuhrer (using the BN mix). Whilst the US got a 10-1-1 major and a 10-0-1 captain, the ability to combine three hex direct fire and make/recover morale gave the SS the edge over the superior American artillery components (that, and US artillery rolls were mostly weak). The US almost pulled a draw by virtue of that southern wing, but the Germans were able to bring down support and one particular OBA strike lead to morale failures that slowed that prong of the attack.