Napoleon once asked what sort of general he wanted said "One who was lucky" If Vince Hughes had been around during those days he would have gained his Marshal's baton in short order. This is not to demean his skills but there are times when he seems able to roll just the number he wants at his command. This was one of those times The scenario is a fairly standard "take the high ground" scenario both sides evenly matched with poor visibility and short turn count making for a quick and bloody battle. The Germans can set up anywhere at least 3 hexes away from the hill to be defended, ie they can attack from any side or number of sides. I as the rather average US Commander (8-0-0) had failed to notice that and gone for a forward defence covering the road over the hill. Still my set up in my view did not hinder me too much as I swung my units around to face the SS. As the forces met initially I had the slight advantage taking a tank kill and even counterattacking on my left flank, however the counterattack failed to make the quick kill I had hoped and the German artillery were now zeroing on my units. The battle now moved to the other flank were overwhelming German force prevailed helped by some excellent shooting by the Infantry. The US perimeter shrank a lot faster than my waist line and units were failing to rally. I was soon pushed into the redoubt which I had named the "Alamo" which was then hit by the German on board mortars and German off board artillery causing more losses. There was no way back for the US troops and the survivors called it a day. This is a good solid scenario which I think on any normal day would be a well balanced affair. In most scenarios played over a reasonable amount of turns luck tends to balance out but not for me in this one.