This is my fourth Cassino scenario, and the fourth German victory on the trot. In this one the US forces have to expand their small bridgehead over the Rapido and also control various geographical locations. The US have tanks, aircraft and good artillery support however the attack is in daylight and of course under observation of the Germans entrenched on the mountains. The main German disadvantage is the need to spread the defense over the board in order to cover the victory condition hexes. The US commander decided to feint towards the town of Cario and then switch the attack to point 56 and the barracks. The attack got off to a bad start with step losses mounting quickly without any real ground gained, the tanks were stuck in the mud and unable to cross the river to assist the infantry. Game turns 5-10 were a real slog with the artillery on both sides pinning down the opposing side. Finally with the help of the flamethrower point 56 fell but the American's were unable to exploit this success and could not push on to the barracks. On the other flank a German counter attack was repulsed and a US company flanked some strong points and managed to get a toehold in Cario. With losses mounting on both sides the remainder of the battle became rather static until the attack was called off by the US commander. The result was a major German victory This was played solo and though only an average scenario in terms of excitement it does a great job of simulating how tough the conditions were for the US in this campaign.