9 November 1942, South of Port Lyautey, Morocco

Elements of the US 2nd Armored Division are ordered to block the Rabat-Port Lyautey highway to prevent a French counterattack towards the US landings at Port Lyautey. Elements of the II & III Battalions, 7e regiment do Tirailleurs Marocains launch the counterattck and run into the US blocking force.

The French company near the US blocking force attacks the flank of the American position to draw out the tanks away from the main French attack. The main French attack moves on the west to use the ridge line as cover and then turns to attack the American position. The US Stuarts return after helping drive off the initial French attack and engage the French R35 Tanks but are driven off by a bold French tank attack. The French infantry comes over the hills and attacks the US positions driving off some Americans but never breaking the positions.

After two and half hours of fighting, French honor is restored and they begin to pull back (having reached their Major Victory Conditions) before their casualties mount. But as they withdraw the US tanks return and destroy a few F R35s and accurate firing from naval gun fire from the cruiser USS Savannah breaks up the French force, causes casualties and forces them to take cover behind the high ground. the final hour see a swirling battle as both sides try to cause more damage to the other than themselves. The USS Savannah proves critical causing severe casualties in the French infantry and killing the French commander in the last half-hour of the fight.

The game ends with both sides causing 10 points of damage on each other. This meets the US Major Victory Condition but only the French Minor Victory Condition. The US wins the battle.

The has to the closest fight I've ever had in Panzergrenadier. If the French could have caused one more casualty they would have tied the Americans. And they had a chance with an assault on the US 37mm gun but Fog-of-War ended the last turn before that could occur. This is a a well designed scenario as the designer cleverly used the initiative and moral levels to make for a very interesting battle.