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Gruppe Bohm to Le Rocher - 20 minutes in - Part 1

Kandu

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After the initial encounter at the roadblock on the main road things quietened down for the next five minues. The lead Zug of Panzergrenadieren dismounted to move across the nearest intersection of foot, led by a recon team. The following Zug also dismounted to prepare to clear the farm building immediately to the right of the intersection.

1. The recon team sprints across the intersection to the NW corner.
2. An American section takes the recon team under fire.
3. Other elements of the lead ZUG respond to the Americans with MG34 fire.
4. After three minutes the Americans are suppressed.
5. On the left flank the lead halftrack of the recon team gets bogged and subsequently immobilized in the muddy lane. Ground conditions are wet. It creates a significant traffic jam for the following recon elements who succesfully work their way around but losing a significant amount of time doing so.
6. On the far right flank, the lead tank following the right flank armoured recon, similarly gets bogged in the muddy lane, but fortunately extricates itself after a brief delay and lumbers on.
7. The main column, temporarily halted at the intersection, comes under fire from a hasty American team farther down the road. They must have night vision!
8. The American team described in 7 above.
9. As the lead halftrack of the right flank's armoured recon element is about to exit the muddy lane unto the highway, it is ambushed and eliminated by an unknown source. There are no survivors to tell the tell. All that is known is the sound of an American 75mm. Indicating that there must be armour nearby. (In fact, the German recon element had 'triggered' the withdrawal of an American armoured element that had gotten stuck too far out front and out of touch with its HQ. This is both an historical event and programmed into the scenario AI.)
10. Meanwhile ... back at Les Hauts Vents, a Pionier section had been ordered to the head of the main column to deal with the nuisance roadblock. Unfortunately the halftrack of the first element to attempt the move threw a track when crossing the debris field near Les Hauts Vents. Is this now a quarter tracked vehicle. Subsequently a second Sektion was ordered forward (this screen shot).
To be continued ...
 

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