Played ftf with my son Jacob. His Germans manned a tough defense. The Americans attacked steadily and gradually wore down the Germans. However, the toll of battle began to tell on the Americans who eventually lost their initiative edge 2 game hours in. The Americans managed to clear all the road hexes with the exception of one rear echelon German mortar. Final turn these units were in assault combat with attacking Americans. Even the Americans advantage of an ENG unit was not enough to demoralize the lone German mortar. Literally down to the "bitter" end for the Amis.