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[Plain Ian]

Turn 77 Allied - Berogne - Flamierge



The 53rd Welsh Division are still marking time. I guess most people are wondering why I haven't used them. 71st Bde is just south of Flamierge, the 150th Bde is in the Flamierge area, and of course the 158th has now been fed into the front line north of Flamierge. However I'm waiting for their Fatigue to drop a bit before committing them. The average fatigure for most units is 30-40. Too high especially if they will be fighting in Clear terrain.

Indragnir has pulled back from the bridge but I still think his ulterior motive is to blow the bridge. I've kept up pressure on the 3 x 26th VGD units but I don't have enough artillery to disrupt them this turn. Artillery hit the top unit.
Ground fire from 2/Lt Inf and 3-505th was quite effective though. (2/Lt Inf is Low Ammo as its attached to VII Corps and is outwith command....I'll fix this at midnight by transferring to XVIII Corps) It hit the middle unit.

The battle against the Begleit Bde continued. My infantry shot well and the Bunker probably saved them about 4-6 more casualties. 
I moved my disrupted 17pdr unit away (7 guns left) and tried my luck with the remaining 12 against his Jagdpanzers. I managed a Fatigue hit. 

Artillery picked out a SPOTTED SS artillery unit at Bastogne? In Clear terrain and not dug in? I took 3 guns from it. My artillery also went for a soft target. An infantry unit in Clear terrain behind his front line. I scored -13 with two shots.

As you can see from my strength report I have a few high strength units still to commit. 700+ men units are a bit tricky to operate because of stacking rules. (1400 men max) However these units are A rated so I do not have to worrry about them being disrupted and pushed back.

I'm waiting for the best moment to use them.

More maps after tea and I wash my car.