In my limited PG experience, this is the most one-sided scenario I've yet played. Which still made it interesting and fun as a solo player; my impression was that a German FtF player might find this a very tough go. (Though I see in the results that one player so far has won with the Germans...)

Essentially, a bunch of Luftwaffe infantry - with just 1 81mm mortar and one 75mm ATG in support, plus 1 x 16 OBA - faces an American force about half its size - but a force supported by 1x24, 3x18 OBA. The Germans have to cross two boards and take a town on the second one. But they enter in an open area, subject to DF from defenders in woods and the powerful offboard guns. The Germans did their best to spread out, presenting many target hexes but usually doubling up units in a hex to maximize firepower (but never three in a hex!) The result was a slaughter - I think the Luftwaffe boys lost half of their number, and very few penetrated past the first belt of woods. None made it anywhere near the objective town.

It might be a better plan for the Germans to just advance quickly in a flood, no more than one unit per hex - too many targets for Opportunity Fire, and minimal return for OBA efforts. But in this first playing, the result was pretty much as listed in the scenario's "conclusion": The Big Red One's 16th Infantry Regiment easily fought off their attacks.

Just finished this scenario as it was a route for the Germans. Main reasons, initiative and morale of the Germans and American OBA. The Americans will most always get the first move so they can hit the Germans with OBA to knock out any forming attack. But let me give a breakdown of the scenario.

The Germans have the numbers, more infantry than the Americans, but that is about it. The Americans have OBA, morale, initiative and the setup. Given this the Americans can setup kill zones that the Germans cannot respond in their attack. Given the configuration of the boards board 22 has clear terrain in the south, where the Germans are advancing. To the north, woods and hills that extend onto board 23. The Americans get to setup here and wait for the Germans to attack.

The victory conditions support this setup as it is a "kill them all" and "urban assault" and the towns are only located in the north on board 23. The paratroops have no chance with any American defense. I had a reinforced company with a couple of leaders in the woods on board 22, the rest where just behind them on board 23 and then the AT guns were in the towns as a last defense as they had no tanks to shoot at.

Turns 1 to 3 are spent with the Germans trying to move up to the American lines. American OBA harassed them and disrupted and demoralized some units. This started to divide the German attack.

Turns 4 to 8 have the Germans trying to get into assault positions but cannot with the OBA and American Op fire. The Germans lose 6 steps trying to get close. The only bright spot was a couple of reduced platoons making it on to the low hill on the north of board 22. Two American platoons move to block any turning movement and the OBA stops them completely.

Turns 9 to 12 the Germans finally get the volumne of troops working for them and are able to assault the American platoons in the north woods of board 22. These assaults tie up the Americans but cannot kill them, while other Germans infiltrate past the hexes to attack the second line. American mortars come into action and disrupt some of the units that advance. American Op fire provides the final kills to some of the advancing Germans.

Turns 13 to 19 the assaults in the initial American lines resolve, most of the Germans are pushed back only 1 of the 4 is successful for the Germans. This gives the Americans to attack rears of the paratroops that moved by while the assaults were going on. This becomes devastating to the Germans with demoralization and step losses from morale checks. OBA keeps any attempt to reinforce them away. At this point the step losses are 12 German steps 5 American steps.

Turns 19 to end, after couple of activations it is quite clear that the Germans have no chancre to win with there loses and demoralization levels. Americans with a major victory 28 to 5.

This scenario could be a interesting one but there are too many factors against the Germans. Changing one factor, like initiative, could make this a more balanced scenario. I may have to experiment with this in another play.