Another FtF with my son who this time manned the attacking German force. As the Americans, I setup a 3 hex line of entrenchments along the road east of town. The 3-inch gun took a position in the eastern edge of town. Another smaller line of entrenchments covered the road leading north from the town to the wooded hill and another trench line covered the small hilltop village. Single platoon outposts were placed at the edge of the north woods, in the light woods copse east of town, and on the edge of the southern ridge line. The German force was divided in two large pincers. By 8:30 in the morning, the left flank pincer had moved through the light woods heading for the south ridge. German artillery pounded the American left flank trenches, eventually destroying one INF platoon. The Germans steadily advanced taking some initial losses to the American outposts and artillery. The American outpost platoons retreated successfully to the north woods, town, and along the southern ridge line. Another hour of combat and the Germans had overrun the northern outpost INF platoon. The reduced platoon survived and successfully withdrew from combat to take cover the woods and pull itself back together. The German right pincer occupied the crest line north of town and prepared to advance. The German left flank advanced along the south ridge and began to take heavy casualties from artillery and opportunity fire. The following hour of combat was brutal for the Germans as the powerful American artillery rained shells down upon them and direct fire from the American forces prevented the Germans from advancing further. By game turn 12, the Germans had lost 18 steps to 5 American steps with no town or entrenchment hexes gained. Convinced of the futility of his situation, the German commander conceded. I rated this scenario a 2. I think my setup could have been better and there was little need for the outpost INF platoons. It is difficult to see how the Germans could win this battle. Our game resulted in an American major victory and though the Germans may have done additional damage, it is hard to see how they could have recovered from the step loss disparity.