Whilst US OF demoralized the HMG and the piss-ant 7-0-0 Hauptsturmfuhrer recently sent over to the Waffen SS from the SD (having made a cuckold of the camp commandant), a stack of 2xGren + PzIVH + 10-1-1 veteran of the Eastern Front simply were devastating in assault. The US platoons holding the heavy woods/roads were quickly overrun. A few disruptions were fairly quickly recovered. Pretty much ditto story: even with the town bonus, the SS were on the 24-col and rolled well. The last hurrah for the US was disrupting the PzIVH platoon before Les Tscheous fell.

Really wonder if one should not put 2xINF + HMG in the town and try to hold?

Very different from the previous scenario where larger stacks of US INF "unleashed hell" on approaching grenadiers.