The French have a lot to protect and not really enough to do so, especially when it comes to infantry. What they do have are their armor and the APX At guns. The German pushed his panzers forward looking for some crossfire opportunity. This resulted in the armor getting ahead of the infantry. The French armor and AT guns took advantage of this and reduced a number the German tanks. The Germans got their 88 set up on the ridge and started raining down some thunder on the French armor. The French were able to bring their artillery to bear on the 88, but could only cause some disruption. This also meant they were not hitting the infantry with it as they closed on the first towns. The French armor had to make a choice, go for kills or withdraw from the threats. The chose the kills and continued to have some success. For the first several hours the French were winning with more kills while protecting their town. The German reinforcements were over an hour late, but they turned the tide. The Germans eventually punched some holes and were able to start isolating parts of the French defense. With no escape they fought hard but were simply worn down and eventually overwhelmed. The Germans learned that their armor was not as strong as they had felt and paid the price by leaving a lot of burning steel on the battlefield.