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[Plain Ian]

Turn 76 Allied -  Mersch



Well the attacks I planned went resonably well. I used my tanks (735th) to assault his disrupted 75mm A/T unit at A and it lost 3 and was pushed out onto the 352nd VGD unit at B. Two hits from my artillery eliminated it. I then used what artillery I had left against the 352nd unit (-7) and also used up one of my air attacks. It got through but was a measly -8 man loss. The 10th/11th Tnk were used to try and disrupt his unit and I managed 25 more losses. I pressed the button and the 2-10th leapt forward.....and was repulsed. He obviously wasn't disrupted to start with. I can't remember his losses but I lost 35 men and the 2-10th is now yellow fatigued.

A bit disappointed but thats life. I then threw in my second air bomber (carpet) and it actually hit the target I wanted, but losses were low because he is in Forest/TRENCH.

I've brought up the 1-11th and thrown forward the 3-10th.

55th Engineers have reached the river but are in view of his forces. The 249th is coming up.

The last Tank unit of 10th Armoured (3rd Bn) is just about in line and I've deployed the 61st Arm Inf north of Mersch.

The 3-11th was ferried to safety but I'll need a bridge to get my motorised units over. 

Artillery just off map hit and destroyed a StuG unit which was digging in north of the river. (Indragnir says it was 212th VGD)