MAIN EVENT VII! Ratzki vs Joonny....

[Der Kuenstler]

Good points, Bert - and the infantry pictured above represent only a small portion of Ratzki's total force. As we can see here in minute six, he is getting a company sized group around the North end by the seashore by going through the trees, making them invisible to the German AFVs above. He also has an 82mm spotter going that way. It will take him a while to get through the trees and he is green, but eventually he can call some smoke in.



On the South side by the seacliffs, we can see Ratzki has another large infantry force that is heading into the woods towards the church intact.



Back towards the rear of Ratzki's lines, three maxim teams are exhausted and running the opposite direction. They were already out of command and came under fire from some of Joonny's AFVs up in the cliffs. I doubt if they'll be worth anything useful for the rest of the battle. But Ratzki has other maxim teams moving around the seawall and through the woods intact.



Ratzki lost his jeep and ATG when Joonny blew up the house they were hiding behind. His other jeep is knocked out on the hill but his ATG is still alive up there, although broken and in the open ground. Joonny appears to be a little overconfident with his Panthers, running them up the streets without infantry support, but so far it hasn't cost him anything as Ratzki's boys haven't yet made it to town.