Panzer Grenadier Battles on March 28th:
Spearhead Division #15 - Dillenberg
French Elan (and numbers) Win the Day
Author waynebaumber (France)
Method Dual Table Setup + Voice Chat
Victor France
Participants campsawyer (AAR)
Play Date 2011-12-20
Language English
Scenario FaoF022

In this Skype FtF against Alan Sawyer who had chosen the scenario, I took the French. The scenario depicts a French counter attack, with a massive 21 INF and 5 HMG entering on Turn 1 in a bid to push the Boche back across the railroad which runs down the centre of the battlefield. My main push was to the south and accurate artillery fire coupled with overwhelming numbers overran the German forces in this sector. In the north a diversionary attack fared less well and got bogged down in the woods there. Alan targeted the French command and control with his own artillery and this led to a slight hiccup as the French had to hold and regroup after the loss of their beloved leader. This though also gave the French a chance to rally some units and once they had regrouped the attack went in again this time against German units in town hexes and the sunken railroad, these assaults were successful and after 2 hours fighting the Germans had been pushed back in the south and had suffered enough losses to ensure a major French victory had been achieved. The German commander realized he had to go on the attack and threw in more units in the struggle in the northern woods. However with little regard for the well being of his own forces the French artillery observer plastered the woods and luck favored the brave as the result was more German losses with no effect on the Moroccan infantry who were grappling with the German attack. This was the final straw for the unlucky German commander who withdrew and conceded the field. This is a solid scenario, I feel the French are just too numerous for the Germans to hold on , the Germans will need luck and a really good set up if they want to win this one.

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