The Australians had problems from the outset. First, they had too few troops and armor to maintain a strong line against a concentrated German punch. The second was their armor had little chance against the Germans. The Germans hit the Australian left, dismounting infantry from a distance to close the Australian line with in combination with the armor. The Australians counterattacked, but their armor was devastated by the Gbetter german tanks. From there it was just a matter of exiting the map. German victory.

This is the least-likely PG scenario ever, with the possible exception of the one involving aliens. A Waffen SS division has invaded Western Australia, and is apparently trying to break out from the coast to terrorize the outback. An Australian armored division is trying to prevent them. The Germans have the advantage in tanks, but are hampered by the quality of their leadership and must cross a wide field to exit to the east.

The Australians set up in depth on the desert ridges, blocking the only east-west road. The tanks were out on the flanks, hoping to set up crossfires and prevent the German transports from sneaking around the edges.

The Germans advanced up the road until they made contact, with the platoon of Tiger tanks leading the way. Once contact was made, the leading German infantry unloaded and set up in front of the Australians blocking the road, with the objective of tying them down. The remainder of the force headed off-road around the south flank, with the tanks screening in front of them to keep the Australian armor from picking off the transports.

The Germans made an early mistake, allowing the Tiger platoon to move within four hexes of a large group of Australian infantry and APCs that had not yet activated. The Australians rushed the tank, and then assaulted it when they got the initiative on the following turn. The swarm overwhelmed the Tigers which went down fighting.

The Australian tanks managed to take out some of the German armor and several transports, but lost most of their Grants in return. The Honeys helped set up some crossfires, but once the Grants were neutralized they could only stay back from the heavier German tanks and try to pick off straggling transports from a distance.

Australian off-board artillery and 2 pdr anti-tank guns took their toll on the German transports, forcing most of the troops to disembark and march toward the exit. The Australians shifted their reserves off the road to block the way, but their APCs were no match for the German armor and they were hampered by having to march to the edges.

In the end, the flank march was successful. The Germans managed to exit almost three full companies of infantry plus transports, and almost half of their tanks. The Australians inflicted a serious casualties, but not enough to turn the battle in their favor.

German Victory

This is a good scenario. It can be tough for the Australians, particularly if the Germans don't let the Tigers get too close to the infantry. They have to use their tanks block the German exit, while keeping them from being wiped out by the superior German armor. The Germans also have some good challenges. They have to keep the forces moving without losing too many loaded transports to off-board artillery and Australian tanks.