I set up the US troops with two entrenchments on the big hill, one actually on the road, and the other to the north of it adjacent, and 2 stacks entrenched east of the woods so thatthe troops could withdraw from dug-in to woods and then back to the entrenchments if needed. The third entrenchment was set up south of the road and further west, forcing Germans trying to take the road to engage them, and dug in another stack in the light woods next to them and mortars behind them. The 3" AT gun went in to the entrenchment, giving it range on anything the Germans sent forward to the edge of the woods next to the big hills. Germans deployed in 2 task groups and the LTC bringing up the mortars behind along with the 75 INF gun. Germans were able to push the forward US troops back but were bogged down quickly with fighting over and around the woods and entrenchments. It became a blood bath for the Germans as they lost more and more steps trying to take the entrenchments on the Eastern hills. Shot after shot of OBA missed everything on both sides, and 7s were rolled consistently, the only number that completely missed. As it looked hopeless for the Germans, a strong force broke off and tried to circumvent the hill and block the road well west of the defenders, and a US element broke off and headed west to try to stop them. Down to the wire, the last 2 turns saw the two forces facing off against each other on the road just a few hexes from the west edge of the board, but in the end the German infantry were destroyed leaving only a single demoralized leader with no troops on the road, while the US troops just above them succeeded with just part of the stack they started out with. Germans lost 25 steps to 5 US, no Germans on the road and not enough US casualties to eek out even a small win. Victory for the US.