This scenario has the ill-fated Hitler Youth attacking the Big Red 1 in a night action. The Americans have most of the advantage in this scenario, better OBA with Illumination, hold the town and are dug in and morale. Germans have armor support but it is just one platoon of JagPanzers. The number of units are even.

The Americans get to setup first in the towns and a radius of 3 hexes out from the towns, which can be dug in in the usual manner. The HMG and ATs were posted in the towns with some infantry support directly in the towns but most on picket duty one or two hexes out. (This made a big difference for the Americans). The mortars and the trucks setup is the western most town to provide fire support and stay out of the way as they probably wont be moving anything. The Germans advance in from the east. Visibility is a factor only 2 hexes without illumination.

Turn 1 The Germans move a company of mounted infantry up the road and stop just outside the visibility of the American pickets. A second company moves to the south of the road, their goal is the fields just outside of town. That will give the most cover to assualt the towns. The support units, HMG, MTR, and JagPz move with the second company to the south. The Americans don't let this go by without harassing fire from the OBA. With Illumination they light up the company on the road, then target it with OBA, disrupting the German Oster leading the advance.

Turn 3 The Germans get the second company into the fields with the JagPz and HMG in support. The first company is hit by OBA and shot up badly, 1 kill and several disruptions and a demoralization. The American OBA is on target tonight.

Turn 5 The second German company moves through the fields to attack the town, American OBA and Op fire pin them down with disruptions. The German Standfr works to get the first company back into the fight before the attack fractures. The Germans work in close to a picket and are able to assualt the unit. Despite the efforts by a very capable Captain 10 1-2 the unit double demoralizes and retreats into the town. The Hilter Youth feel that the Americans and not the great warriors.

Turn 8 The German attack has withered under American OBA. Every advance has been hit with some sort of morale check result. The German second company finds itself like the first disrupted and demoralized. So the JagPz looks to move around and attack the western town. The Americans counter by moving a Captain and an INF platoon to support it. This weakens the center and the German first company is ready to fight. But they have to get past the American pickets that hit them with accurate OP fire. Again they are disrupted and must recover to move on.

Turn 10 The JagPz attack on the western town in called off as American bazooka teams make it to the town, and without infantry support the tanks will be shot up. They move back to second company to try to help a second assualt on the center towns. The German first company is stuck outside the American picket line trying to recover but American fire keeps their heads down. The Germans second company is ready for a coordinated attack on the town. The German Standfr looks to do that next.

Turn 11 Germans get the initative and move up but are hit by accurate American OP fire demoralized and disrupting the units. Support fire by the HMG and German OBA are usless. American OBA is right on target double demoralizations eliminate 3 steps and they have to pull back. The German JagPz moves up for point blank fire but a 57mm in the town gets a lucky hit and kills one step. At this point the German commander see that he will not take the town and begins to pull back the rements of the Hitler Youth. One more for the Big Red One.

Final Score Americans 15 Germans 1

This was a good battle although the Americans had some incredible dice rolls for OBA and AT fire. The balance for this is in the American favor. This one might be a good learning scenario for someone to take the Americans and the teacher to take the Germans.