As entrenchments are not limiting terrain and so were vulnerable to the initial heavy german arty, I decided to setup the trenches in the woods north and south of town (3 each).

What I should've done as Germans but stupidly ignored: attack town with all troops as the trenches and their arty bonus are at least 2 hexes away.

What I did: split up the German force in 2 and attack town as well as the southern trenches. Seeing the stats for this scenario and reading the different AAR's it may not come as a surprise that, although one of the trench hexes was (temporarily) conquered, this German detachment was utterly annihalated (poor Fritz..). What was left halfheartedly attacked town under heavy artillery fire. The 2 Eng units tried to sneak by and attack toen from the western side. The result was 1 step lost and 3 steps fleeing over the southern hill.. The end score of this debacle? +24 VP's for the Americans. The German only managed to control the southern hamlet and one town hex, but lost 23 steps in return. No chance. Not only was this mission almost impossible to accomplish, Lady Luck was against them. The Germans were diced to death, especially in the latter hours of the fight.

Because of the disbalance I gave this scenario a 2, but I absolutely love these kind of victory conditions, so a 3 it is.