The Germans set up in Romagny, spread out from north to south in the village. They placed their 75mm anti-tank gun to protect the south side, while the lone tank platoon dug in behind a hedgerow just west of the town to guard the direct approach.

I figured the American commander knew what he was doing, so I followed the plan as set out in the scenario intro and conclusion.

Sometimes things just don't go as planned. As soon as the Americans got within spotting range, the highly accurate German artillery and mortars took their toll. Only two step losses, but repeated disruptions and demoralizations completely stopped the attack from the west. The Americans never could get adjacent to the German positions with more than one unit at a time. Assaults were completely out of the question.

In addition, the American artillery shot very poorly, and the air support was completely ineffective.

In the south, the US infantry company moved up while the tanks stayed out of spotting range in the fields. The infantry made their approach in pretty good order and managed to disrupt the anti-tank gun with direct fire, allowing the tanks to move up. One infantry and two tank platoons then moved into the assault. The assault went well, but the poor showing of the other Americans allowed the SS to shift forces to the south and contest the hex.

In the end, step losses favored the Americans, but they weren't able to control any town hexes (one was still contested at the end). Major victory for Germany.

This is a good, small, fast playing scenario. Although a major victory for one side, the scenario seems pretty well balanced. This was just one of those days when the die rolling completely favored one side.