SETUP
The Americans continue to expand from their bridgehead at Normandy and must be stopped. A group of Yanks has taken refuge in and around a farmhouse surrounded by bogace. It's my task to counterattack the Americans and push them back towards the sea.
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I have the following forces at my disposal:
- 1st Battalion Panzergrenadier
-A Company Panzergrenadier
-- XO
-- 1x panzerschreck team*
-- 1x forward observer w/ 120mm mortar battery*
-- 3x rifle platoon
-- 1x heavy weapons platoon
--- 2x MG42 team w/ ammo bearer
--- 2x 81mm mortar team w/ ammo bearer & truck
--- 2x 81mm mortar team*
--- 2x MG42 team
- B Company Panzergrenadier
-- 1x rifle platoon
-- 1x LMG42 team*
- 1x Panzer IV
* Indicates attached unit
On my left flank I have set up my mortars in the back of the map out of sight of the enemy. 1st platoon of B company along with the attached LMG will support my far left with 1st platoon of A company along with two MG42s will take the left center. The Panzer IV is going to sit tight until I can locate the Americans and find a safe place to set the tank up. These bocages are a horribly dangerous place for armored vehicles.
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2nd and 3rd platoon of A company along with the rest of the support units are on my right flank.
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This is going to be a nasty fight. It is going to be very difficult to drive the Americans from behind the hedgerows. My plan is to move forward slowly and as I am engaged I will call in mortars to blast apart Penry's forces. I'm going to use the 81s unless I'm sure I found his main defenses. When that happens I'll call in the big stuff. My main push is going to be up the right which I'm sure Penry will be expecting. It's the better of the approaches. To hopefully relieve some pressure I will feign left at first and make him think that's where I'm committing.
The Americans continue to expand from their bridgehead at Normandy and must be stopped. A group of Yanks has taken refuge in and around a farmhouse surrounded by bogace. It's my task to counterattack the Americans and push them back towards the sea.
I have the following forces at my disposal:
- 1st Battalion Panzergrenadier
-A Company Panzergrenadier
-- XO
-- 1x panzerschreck team*
-- 1x forward observer w/ 120mm mortar battery*
-- 3x rifle platoon
-- 1x heavy weapons platoon
--- 2x MG42 team w/ ammo bearer
--- 2x 81mm mortar team w/ ammo bearer & truck
--- 2x 81mm mortar team*
--- 2x MG42 team
- B Company Panzergrenadier
-- 1x rifle platoon
-- 1x LMG42 team*
- 1x Panzer IV
* Indicates attached unit
On my left flank I have set up my mortars in the back of the map out of sight of the enemy. 1st platoon of B company along with the attached LMG will support my far left with 1st platoon of A company along with two MG42s will take the left center. The Panzer IV is going to sit tight until I can locate the Americans and find a safe place to set the tank up. These bocages are a horribly dangerous place for armored vehicles.
2nd and 3rd platoon of A company along with the rest of the support units are on my right flank.
This is going to be a nasty fight. It is going to be very difficult to drive the Americans from behind the hedgerows. My plan is to move forward slowly and as I am engaged I will call in mortars to blast apart Penry's forces. I'm going to use the 81s unless I'm sure I found his main defenses. When that happens I'll call in the big stuff. My main push is going to be up the right which I'm sure Penry will be expecting. It's the better of the approaches. To hopefully relieve some pressure I will feign left at first and make him think that's where I'm committing.