US ARTY fire caused heavy casualities to German grenadiers but could not prevent German Panzers from destroying US Armor. Spotters in outposts called in fire and eight Pz Gren steps were the first casualities of the scenario. All were eliminated by ARTY fire in the 0630 turn. By the 0715 turn the Germans had lost four more Gren steps but their Panzers eliminated one Sherman unit and one M-18 unit. By 0915 Panzers had destroyed all US Armor. No Panzers were eliminated by US Armor. Two Panzer steps were eliminated by 3" fire and three in assault combat. The Germans concentrated on the south town and took two of the three hexes. By the time the attacks on the northern town took place the Germans had lost so much INF they could not get column modifiers for combined AFV-INF assaults. Control of four town hexes total and two in dispute plus 16vps for destroyed US Armor offset the hugh Pz Gren losses inflicted by US ARTY. US 49vps Ger 57vps. Minor German victory.