Arracourt: The Fifth Day - The Matrix Games version of West Front
| Rating: | 0 (0) |
| Games Played: | 0 |
| SM: | 10 |
| Turns: | 60 |
| Type: | Custom |
| First Side: | Axis |
| Second Side: | Allies |
| Downloads: | 235 |
27 September, 1944
[30 Kilometers East of Nancy, France] [ALLIED/AXIS/H2H] [HIS] [GD]
After having deflected Manteuffel's blow on the 25th of September, the Fourth Armored Division adopted a defensive stance. To do this it had to pull back its most forward elements on the 26th, thus giving up the towns of Juvelize and Coincourt to the Germans. The 320th Infantry Regiment (-) also pulled out but the Fourth Armored's CCB was released by the 35th Infantry Division and moved down and occupied the 320th's former positions.
The Germans moved up and occupied the towns and established a solid front line for the first time during the campaign. During the lull on the 26th the Germans took the opportunity to take in what few replacements they had received, with the 113th Armored Brigade getting the lion's share as it was the most depleted formation. However, the retaking of the contested grounds allowed the Germans to finally recover a lot of their vehicles that had been knocked out in the battles of the past week and even repair a few and return them to service.
On the 27th, Manteuffel renewed his attacks against American salient around Hill 265 and for most of the day bent in but could not break through the American line there. Later in the day he switch his attacks further north against the town of Juvrecourt but had no better luck there. Meanwhile the steady attrition of five days of battle was wearing his forces down.
[ALL: OPT AF] [2.02]
[30 Kilometers East of Nancy, France] [ALLIED/AXIS/H2H] [HIS] [GD]
After having deflected Manteuffel's blow on the 25th of September, the Fourth Armored Division adopted a defensive stance. To do this it had to pull back its most forward elements on the 26th, thus giving up the towns of Juvelize and Coincourt to the Germans. The 320th Infantry Regiment (-) also pulled out but the Fourth Armored's CCB was released by the 35th Infantry Division and moved down and occupied the 320th's former positions.
The Germans moved up and occupied the towns and established a solid front line for the first time during the campaign. During the lull on the 26th the Germans took the opportunity to take in what few replacements they had received, with the 113th Armored Brigade getting the lion's share as it was the most depleted formation. However, the retaking of the contested grounds allowed the Germans to finally recover a lot of their vehicles that had been knocked out in the battles of the past week and even repair a few and return them to service.
On the 27th, Manteuffel renewed his attacks against American salient around Hill 265 and for most of the day bent in but could not break through the American line there. Later in the day he switch his attacks further north against the town of Juvrecourt but had no better luck there. Meanwhile the steady attrition of five days of battle was wearing his forces down.
[ALL: OPT AF] [2.02]
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