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[Plain Ian]

Overview - the south



Major changes here. 

III Corps has given up 26th Division to VIII Corps and will move back south. 

XII Corps has given up 4th Inf and 4th Arm Divs to VIII Corps. It has 10th Arm Div and the 5th Div which hopefully arrives 6am south of Mersch. Corps HQ will have to start moving east now.

VIII Corps has a great command range of 25 and has taken over most of the south. It will now have 4th Arm Div/4th Div/9th Arm Div (temp)/80th Div/26th Div/28th Div and 101st Div. 
4th Div is moving up to help form a defensive line. 4th Armoured may probe towards Berg or push north.  

XVIII Corps loses 101st but gains 53rd.

Initially I was going to bring 101st further south to help counter 2nd SS and use the 53rd to hold the line and start to make minor advances. 

I'm now thinking that IF I get plenty of air today (24th) I may use 53rd and 101st to push on Bastogne from Flamierge. Therefore the 101st shifts its weight north? This may cause him to pull back 2nd SS? 
Two Divisions from two different Corps allows two Corps worth of artillery support.