Played ftf with Wayne Baumber on a day we completed one main game and had time for 2 x Mini games.

I think we can safely say that this scenario is probably a 'little' unbalanced as the redoubtable Wayne Baumber became the 12th US commander out of 12 to register a loss with this one.

The Americans have three and half M5 platoons that they have to race down 2 x boards with, and then exit no less than 5 of the 7 available steps. Failing that, they also have an option to control all town hexes on board 11 (highly highly unlikely).

The M5's are speedy, but light gunned and thin skinned when having to face a slow StGIII and a 50mm + 75mm AT Gun. As the Geman, I set up the 2 x AT guns on each flank just on the edge of board 11. This gives them a free shot each at any M5 that emerges from board 10 (should they get that far). The rest of the Germans, StG, 2 x GREN and leaders set off down the road to block this avenue.

In the end, over the 13 turns of this scenario, it is nigh on impossible for the Americans to get through and the only way that is going to happen is if the German player seriously fluffs his movements. Or of course, rolls dreadful dice all through the game.

In our game, a lone reduced M5 was hunted down by ground troops and squished. The other 3 x M5's tried hiding in the woods, waiting for a chance to bolt, but were again seeked out by ground troops, and then once in assault and spotted, they were blasted away by the StG.

Not a vvery exciting game in the least, but I shall give it a 2 as at least the VC's were cogent (unlike our Airborne # 16 we played before this) and it was a quick simple push around of counters. I don't imagine a fuming Wayne will be as generous !

Easy German win, if not very satisfying.