A bit of a slaughter in this one. The Germans decided to try to hold back the regulars and provided Merlin Castle with some extra support. The Panzergrenadiers held the road block behind Merlin Castle and protected the artillery. A strong roadblock was established on the way to Bruyeres in the wooded entry level.

This Nisei grabbed a hold of Merlin Castle and crushed the life out of it by turn 8 and had begun moving towards the road junction, sending one company and the engineers cross country towards Bruyeres. The remainder of the 36th had entered and decided that the strong road block in front of them needed to be warmed up a little. They assaulted with the FLM engineers and the German defenders were fried to a crispy crunch by turn 6.

As a result of the quick demise of the roadblock the entire German position was upset and the Volksgrenadiers were quickly destroyed in detail, leaving Bruyeres relatively lightly defended. In the final analysis the Nisei merely screened the Panzergrenadiers and sent another company to assist in the reduction of Bruyeres leading to a very clear American victory.

I had not played with the FLM before and the combination of its firepower with an two other infantry units, as well as a morale superiority and a leader will keep you on the top assault column constantly. I was going to send them to assist the Nisei in taking out Merlin Castle (to eliminate the first fire capability of the entrenchment) but it fell too quickly. It was a fun and, for Go For Broke, a large scenario. I give it a "4" and I would seriously reconsider my deployment as the German player. A forward defense only destroys your defenders before they can cause any troubles for the Americans.