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[Plain Ian]

Turn 39 German - Elsenborn



Well this is where the action happened this turn. Not his usual play style. He switched from WW1 artillery and ground fire to assaults. Maybe he’s reading my AAR?

Assault 1/2 – the 3-47th (Clear TRENCH) started off with 551 men and Green fatigue 97 level and B Morale. It was hit by a barrage of Werfer/artillery which took 55 men out. Assault 1 was launched by 3rd PzGr Div and 277th VGD I think. This failed to shift the Battalion, but they lost 79 men holding the hex. The attacker lost 3 men and 2 tanks! Ground Fire then Disrupted the 3-47th and an assault by 12th SS captured the hex and pushed the 3-47th out. Attacker lost 16 men and 3-47th lost 43. The 12th SS assault gun unit was Disrupted.

The 3-47th lost 137 men in total and is now Fatigue 215 Disrupted.

Assault 3 – 277th VGD plus 326th VGD support assaulted and pushed back the 741st Tank Bn. There was very little artillery and preparotory fire. The assault group lost 17 men and a unit received a Disruption to my defensive fire. They won the assault losing 14 more men but killing 1 tank.

A major blow was the appearance of the rest of 3rd PzGD at Sourbrodt plus a Bn of 3rd FJD in support. The Sourbrodt group NW of the town has cut the road, and I doubt I can shift them.

The 1-18th sat under a hail of artillery this turn. 50 men killed. The enemy then brought up strong forces from several different formations and proceeded to shoot the unit up. 1-18th started the turn with 697 men and has now 585, a loss of 112. Fatigue is 137 and Morale C.

Enemy losses for this area excluding the assaults was about 77 men.

The Germans have follow up units in the woods by Assault 3. I also think Peipers King Tigers will make an appearance next turn as well.