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"Fortress Marche!"

German 21 PM

Allied 21 PM

The Germans face a dilemma. Should they go for the surrounding of Marche or instead push forces into the soft spot between Rochefort and Marche? Pushing NW to the east of Marche will put more pressure on the Allied Ourthe river defense but may be giving up an opportunity to further stretch the Allied defence. On the other hand, pushing NW out of Rochefort may dilute the German schwerpunkt that is forming up against the Ourthe between Hotton and Aywaille.

Elsewhere, I will continue to stay clear of the US 3rd Armored road block and will try to continue pressing on it's flanks. Herve must fall! I would love a big retreat there. My Patton defense is as thin as I've ever had it at this point; I get goosebumps just thinking about the scrambling I need to do to get into my 22AM defensive positions. The 20th US unit will die this turn; I'm way behind schedule...

Post Combat Summary: The Germans got a streak of good luck and, I believe, caused some serious damage on the Southern front. (I was pleased that did not get any D1* (attrition) results given last turn's carnage.) The US Army can cover the front but will really have to start thinning out the line in the North. Herve was captured and Marche was surrounded so I did accomplish my main objectives.

With my forces being 'out of the woods' in both the North and Center, the US defense will have to be very well thought out as there will be roughly a 2-shift differential in most attacks. (+1 column for combined arms vs -1 column for rough or heavy woods terrain.)

Many of my mech divisions are now in 'tight formation' so as to mitigate the effect of the US 3rd Armor which is providing the US with it's first potential flank attack threat.

All-in-all, I was quite pleased with the results of this turn and look forward to watching the doughboys scramble...

--Tom

Tom just did a Southern repeat of the one-two punch I experienced earlier around Martelange and Neufchateau - a combination of Engaged and Firefight, which will result with a follow-up surround and unit elimination. Nice die rolls. My defense of Hotton also proved a disappointment. The defending 6-5-4 not only took a hit but a big retreat as well, allowing the Germans to easily surround and place the Marche defenders out of supply. On the bright side, I took no losses in the North.

The Allied defense will be somewhat brittle this turn, which is to be expected considering my heavy commitment to fortification defense and Tom's continued success in the South. I have no choice but to split up U.S. 3rd Armor. It was glorious to have maintained it together for three consecutive turns without loss. I would like to build a fortification or two in Liege, but simply can't afford the unit(s) to do so. There are some very key bridges in and around Durbuy that I need to blow this turn. These blown bridges would reduce the German advance after combat potential because there are no German infantry or grenadiers starting the upcoming turn adjacent to the river hexsides.

--Randy

LQ Rating: 3.06	LQ Rating: 3.5 (2 out 3 bridges blown)
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German Combat

Red = Outcome (LQ Rating) Blue = German unit Green = Allied Unit

2302: Adj. + 405A (57) vs 14 + 190A @3-1(-2) = 4 = 2 = D2 (4)

5/CCR, 9/39(r) to 2502

1SS/Peiper to 2401

1SS/1, 1SS/2(r), 277/991(r) to 2402

3PzG/29, Dietrich to 2302

277/989 to 2201

2605: Adj. + 402A (46) vs 6 + 179A @3-1(-1) = 3 = 2 = D2 (4)

2/9 to 2805

12SS/12, 3PzGr/8 to 2604

12SS/26 to 2605

12/48 to 2706

326/753(r) to 2606

3012: Adj (40) vs 8 + 187,406A @3-1(-1) = 1 = 0 = D4 (2)

10/CCA to 3312

62/190, 2SS/3, 2SS/4 to 3012

116/60 to 3114

116/16 to 3113

2812: Adj (13) vs 2 @6-1 = 2 = 1D2 (4.5)

101/502(r) Eliminated

3/8, 212/316, 18/293 to 2912

2710: Adj (28) vs 4 @6-1 = 4 = D4 (4)

84/335 to 2909

9SS/20, 18/294(r) to 2708

12/27, 3/9(r) to 2709

18/295 to 2810

3317: Adj (68) vs 12 + 333A @4-1(-2) = 1 = -1 = 1D3 (1)

1/18(r) to 3615

9SS/19, 62/164 to 3317

GD/Fuh Esc, 5/14 to 3415

2/3 to 3417

2/304 to 3416

2/2 to 3316

3923: Adj (18) vs 4 + 174A @1-1 = 3 = FF (1)

82/325 reduced

212/423 reduced

4231: Adj (27) vs 4 + 402A @2-1 = 5 = ENG (2)

4229: Adj (29) vs 4 @6-1 = 5 = D3 (5)

82/505 to 4429

Lehr 902 to 4330

26/77 to 4329

Lehr 901 to 4229

Allied Combat

Bridge Demolitions

3314 (1-4) = 5 = Fizzle.

3213 (1-4) = 4 = Boom!

2805 (1-4) = 1 = Boom!