The Allies set up on Bd 12 in the village with one platoon in the town hex on the east bank. The Allies made an error on the initial set up by not having the U.S. TD in a town hex with a line of sight to one of the Axis approach routes. That in conjunction with the 57mm ATG Battery could have possibly gotten a crossfire shot on one of the Axis's Panther platoons. As it was the U.S. set the TD up in the town center where it had to move to get a line of sight to an axis armored unit thus giving the Axis the first shot. The allies had given up their biggest advantage, shoot & skoot.

The Axis barged into town but the Allied infantry proved to be pretty tough. They beat off several Axis attempts to take both bridges. The lone Allied platoon in the town hex on the east bank though reduced and disrupted held out to near the end. When it collapled finally so did the rest of the Allied position. The numerous shots from the Panthers finally wore the Allies down to a nub. They were just too much. Maybe if the TD had been better placed it could have made a difference because time is on the Allies side. Maybe.