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Through the woods
Author Arisaka92
Method Solo
Victor Germany
Play Date 2019-06-15
Language English
Scenario BaBu012

An interesting scenario that at first confused me as there was no way the US forces could take the town. Upon reading the victory conditions further I did find that it was quite possible for them to win by stopping German troops from exiting the west side of the map. US troops ended up setting up to block the road through the woods and making a stand against the massive entering German force. Germans start by gathering their strike force together outside the town as units move in from off map and by turn 3 a massive assault takes place all at once.

The M4 Sherman platoon desperately tried to hold off the German armor, only to be quickly overrun due to a bout of bad luck and poor rolling. Panzergrenadiers quickly unload under fire and lock into assault with the US infantry. On turn 4 the Sherman platoon was halved and demoralized, pulling back and the US had already lost a full platoon of infantry from German artillery and combined fire from armor. Slowly the US forces pulled back further into the woods trying to slow down the German advance for a conditional victory.

German forces cause considerable casualties over the next two turns, while the halved Sherman platoon continues to cower. Due to well planned combined arms assaults, US infantry units can't do much of anything to the slowly advancing German armor due to the Panzergrenadiers in their halftracks keeping them pinned. On turn 8 the Germans evacuate most of their force alone the road while US troops ran away demoralized due to massive casualties. Germans evacuate all necessary troops on turn 9, suffering three step losses total for all troops compared to the American's 9. A decisive German victory.

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