US wins tangle of the elites by exiting 13 steps off the south map edge. Six town hexes were controlled by US to five by Germans with four contested in assaults at the conclussion of the scenario. US forces entered the north map edge and moved south rapidly to control as many town hexes as possible. There are ten town hexes on the US side of the map, US gained control of nine. The Germans advanced unopposed into town hex 0212 and had control of five on their side of the map. Hexes 0713, 1209, 0314, and 0213 would be jointly contested in assault combat at the end of the scenario. With almost all German units engaged in efforts to control towns, US units, mostly ones entered as reinforcements, exited the south edge in the vacinity of hex 0417. Four steps exited on turn 12, four on turn 14, two each on turns 15 and 16, and one on turn 17. US had 13 step loses to Germans 10. Exit of more than 10 US steps denies Germans victory. US also controlled more towns and eliminated more than 8 German steps giving US victory.