This small battle starts out with 3 entrenchments on the large hill on board 23, with other US troops starting dug in. Reinforcements come in later on with tanks. Germans start out 4 hexes away from the nearest US unit, and have armor support in the form of a unit of StuG IVs. I placed the entrenchments away from the edge of the hill but placed dug in troops to the flanks of the two northern entrenchments and placed the 3rd entrenchment to the rear and placed the mortars there. All dug-in troops and entrenchments were in light woods. Germans started out in company size units in a horseshoe around the hill at the required 4-hex distance, with the StuG IV in the German center and the German mortars on the small hill north of the east-west road. Germans were able to move in on turn 1 to start surrounding the US forces on the hill while even the light woods offered the attacker a little bit of cover. First blood taken was German when the StuG IV got a bit too close to one of the entrenchments, and was promptly assaulted. The US troops rolled snake eyes and took a step of the German armor, but the Germans passed the accompanying morale check, surviving to fight another turn of assault. Next turn, the US troops took some morale damage but managed to take the second step and kill the German armor. It wasn't long before the Germans retaliated and took several steps of US troops when assaulting and bombarding some of the outlying dug-in troops. US reinforcements came in with the first attempt, preventing the Germans effort to surround the hill, but didn't stop the Germans attempt to take the more lightly held southern entrenchment held only by the US mortars and an LT. Surprisingly, the mortars held on through the rest of the game, losing then regaining morale. Reinforcements came along and started chewing up the southernmost ends of the German pincer, causing more step and morale loss. Odd in this game, German leaders were breaking regularly while the troops they were stacked with passed most of their morale checks. This lead to several German leaders, including the commanding Major, heading for the rear for a turn or two before passing their morale checks. Overall, combat on the hill stalled, and both sides slugged it out at close range, with the US mortars holding on in one assault while another dug-in force swapped losses with the assaulting Germans. Artillery played little role, except for the friendly fire on one entrenchment several turns in a row. In the end, the US won a major victory largely through the points for the two uncontested entrenchments adding to the slight advantage in step losses caused. Great scenario, right to the end.