The Axis setup the 105 battery + a Gren platoon + a Lt. in hex 0904. In addition 1 gren & 1Hmg (reduced) and a Lt in Hex 0506. The 20mm Flak battery and a Gren + a Capt. in 1013.

The Allied objectives were 1013-0613-0412. All on the same side of the river. Due to this victory condition the Allies chose 0615 as the assembly point. The drop went in 15 minutes late being scheduled for 0300. But the pathfinders were on target and the serials began to disgorge their cargos. The drop was somewhat scattered with two platoons landing on the far side of the river and a Para Hmg right on the causway. But everyone else landed on the north side of the river. Even if they were out of the drop zone they were in the general area and on the right side of the river and swamp. One of the two leaderless platoons on the south side of the river were eliminated by the Axis. The other took up defensive positions in the hedgerows near the causway. Meanwhile the Hmg on the causway was still holding out and preventing the Axis from crossing to get to victory hex 0412. In the mean time the Paras were reorganizing on the ground and were able to get a 2 platoon force off to attack the RR bridge.

The bridge fell at 0800 and the strongpoint in 0412 fell shortly after. Now all territorial objectives had been captured. Now for the Allies it was playing defense. The PHmg was still on the causeway blocking the Axis advance. Finally after repeated attacks the PHmg platoon failed a morale check and routed into the swamps. The Axis were somewhat disorganized at this point and could not occupy the village on their far side of the causway. Just then a lone Allies Sgt. who had drifted off board during the drop decides to make his appearence close to the lone one step Para Inf hiding in the hedgerows. Once united this unit then occupied the village on the far side of the causway blocking further Axis reenforcement attempts across the causeway. Just then an Axis staff car appeared on the south side of the board and tried to advance accross the river. It did not get far. One shot from the force in 0412 eliminated the car and it's occupants.

The para platoon's arrival in this village was too late to block the Axis attack across the causway. With a combination of daring, luck, and firepower the Axis were able to take the village at 0412 in a series of vicious assault and counter assault. This fight lasted most of the morning with the axis eventually pushed out of the village. The Axis just ran out of fresh steps to feed into the fight. The Allied reserve pool was bigger. Once pushed out the Axis found it difficult to recover All units and keep them recovered. Dispite having a artillery advantage the Axis could not mount another attack across the causway mostly because of the position of the "lost" platoon, which by now had successfully rolled to collect a step and so was now a full strength. The only Axis reenforcement due was the S35 platoon which ultimatly did not show. But the Allied reenforcement from the beachs did show at 1:30 pm. This sealed the Axis fate. The burdon of attack was on Axis. The Allies already had all their victory hexes. The only path across the swamps was heavily defended by a superior force. An attack across the swamps was also out of the question, with the swamp direct fire modifier and the fact that the Allies could counter any Axis cross swamp attack because of the road net on the south side of the river. So at 01:30 the Axis retired.

This scenario turned out well. I have played it many times and have never seen it turn out quite like this one. Once the Allies had captured their victory hexes the burdon of attack was on the Axis. This is just the opposite of what usually happens. The Allies were very lucky to have a vast majority of their units land on the correct side of the river. Even though many were reduced a number of steps were recovered thru the assembly process. To top it off the Allied Hmg on the causway held out for HOURS. Unbelieveable. In addition the Allies only lost one step during the glider landings at 0615. When the Axis reenforcements arrived on the south side of the river it limited the Axis options to just one, a frontal assault across the causeway. No other attack could get there on one turn or avoid the one right direct fire column shift attacking through the swamp. At one point the Axis did capture the village. Within an hour they had been repulsed never to return. Now in a weakened state all they could hope for was the S35 platoon. But the Allies got their armor first. End of scenario