I wanted to do something from one of the scenarios to commemorate the 70th anniversary, and having just gotten Elsenborn Ridge and the Airborne book, I found this 10-turn gem to put on the table during a quiet day at work. Leader draw was a mix, with a US 10-0-1 captain and a 7-0-0 LT facing a German 8-0-1 captain, and 8-1-0 and 9-2-1 lieutenants. The draw for the two German strongpoints was left random since this was a solo game, and an occupied 4-4 strongpoint was at the northernmost location, which became the target for assault by the US captain, the full and the reduced platoons, while the 7-0-0 LT took the other platoon around to attempt to get to the town and the second strongpoint. By turn 3, the US captain was stuck in a close combat with the first strongpoint, and the second was determined to be unoccupied, giving the lieutenant the chance to take the objective early. The Germans reacted quickly by getting the 9-2-1 lieutenant, the Engineer platoon and an HMG into close combat. For the rest of the game both US elements ended up locked in close combat, the late arriving paratroops joining in to little effect. In the town, both sides inflicted morale damage to the other side, but little else. The good 10-0-1 captain and his troops stayed in an attempt to take out the strongpoint. Right up to turn 8, neither side pulled ahead, until a Demoralized German platoon failed a morale check and fled. Even then the town was still occupied by troops from both sides, with another stack of German platoons waiting to add their weight. With the objective still uncontrolled by either side, and without having eliminated fully even one step of troops from either side, the game ended at the end of 8 turns in a draw. I don't think I have ever seen so many die rolls of 1 in assault combat before. A fun game, few units, and another great little scenario for learning the system.

Author	Daedalus
Method	Solo
Victor	Draw
Play Date	2022-05-27
Language	English
Scenario	AirR006

This one is a bit of a challenge for the outmanned US. The US started down the road on a direct approach to hex 0412 but, German firepower quickly put an end to that avenue of approach. The US regrouped and moved around to attack the strongpoint in hex 0513 with part of its force while keeping the rest of the Germans occupied. The assault on the strongpoint was surprisingly very successful which led to the outflanking of the German defensive position. However, the Germans were able to react in time to prevent any further movement towards the 0412 objective hex and the scenario ended up in a series of fire fights. While the US won the fire fights they just could not close on the objective in time. At the end, the Germans had 1 step loss and three units demoralized but, the remainder of their force was holed up with the strongpoint in 0412. Just too much for the US to overcome.