This battle was a bit of a let-down. It sounds exciting, but in reality, the Germans have an almost impossible task. The British can clog up the exit hex and the Germans are forced to engage. With minimal artillery they need to use their armour, but then the British AT Guns and 25-pounder are large problems.

Unfortunately, the reserves come too late (turn 33) to help. And the fact that they can only take minimal losses makes it nigh impossible for the Germans to win. No wonder the historical outcome saw the battle on Cemetary Hill last all day until the reserves finally arrive and the British withdrew as night fell.

So what happened? Around turn 15 the Germans made a move to take out the British 25-pounder. The gambit failed and their PzIIIs got hammered. Suffereing 4 step losses of armour the Germans conceded.

While the battle wasn’t very exciting, it did provide some thought on how the Germans must have felt trying to get by the hill. Even with “perfect information” the task seemed daunting. So it was interesting, although not thrilling.

Scenario Rating 2/5.