Setup: The German defenses boasted a proud number of strongpoints, of which none were empty, and two had hidden HMG's inside. The rest of the infantry were spread out across the Rapido, but never more than two hexes away from the Gustav line. The two HMG's that the German's had were positioned on the flanks, while the 75mm gun was setup in with the middle strongpoint. The Americans setup two pinchers on the very edge of the used area, and removed the two minefield counters from both ends, and they were very lucky: on the right, a 3 and a 1, on the left, a 1 and 2. The Americans clustered their forces evenly, but let the right have the FLM unit.

Play: The first two turns consisted of the American forces moving up and into the river from the railroad tracks. The ENG's on the right moved up, and survived the OP fire, and the the next turn two INF units were across on turn four. Seeing that the Americans had begun to cross in the North, they responded by moving a HMG unit towards the strongpoint which USA was attacking. In the South, no progress was made throughout the entire battle. The ENG was hit by OP fire, and disrupted, and refused to recover. The next turn the Americans fired at the strongpoint in the North, along with two INF's in the same hex, to stop them. Also, the Americans were able to bring a HMG and the FLM unit across, along with a Capt. 10-1-1, and prepared to assault the German defenses. The south flank's ENG gets demoralized this turn, and is forced to flee, causing the attack to be stopped. The next turn's assault ended badly for the Americans. The Germans first attack role was, of course, a 6, and the Americans returned with a 1. Having lost an entire HMG platoon and another step of FLM, the Americans were shattered and ran towards the river. They continued with the crossing, but the amazing defense of the Germans at the strongpoint made sure that the reinforcements from a nearby strongpoint arrived, and they disrupted the American ENG in the north with mortar fire. Now, on turn 6, both ENG's were disrupted, and it took another five turns for them recover and make it back to the river, while the rest of the American forces were being fired at from units across the river that they could not even see.

Result:German Major Victory