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[Plain Ian]

Turn 80 German Night 10pm - Pratz area



Yet another surprise area? The 212th VGD keeps on coming???? No rest for the wicked it seems. I guess the 5th FJD needs time to rest. He has another VG Division arriving in this area as well I think? So why not keep the pressure on. Not that I'm in a position to hit back...

I lost 51 men and 8 M4 tanks in total. He lost 85 men. So although it was easy it was not painless. However you will see that NONE of his units were disrupted by the assaults.

(4) In the north he pulled out the Pz Lehr infantry unit and moved in aBn from the 212th. Before doing this he hit 2-319th with 4 werfer blast and took out 33 men. They then lost a further 8 to normal artillery and some direct fire from the 212th. His armour targeted my disrupted armour and killed 2 tanks. Easy peasy.....I think I've said this already?

(1) The 37th Tank Bn was pulverised by artillery (2 tanks lost, 3 fatigue hits, 3 No Effects) which disrupted it, then it was assaulted by two 212th Bn's. The 37th lost a further 2 tanks and was pushed back onto its sister Bn's. He lost 24 men in the assault.

(3) He the assaulted the 70th Tank Bn and D coy 37th Tnk Bn. I lost 2 more M4's from the 70th but held the hex. He lost 37 men but didn't disrupt? I assume this because I think the units he used to assault are the same ones in the assault hex? I don't think he would have had enough MP's left after the assault to pull disrupted units back and move fresh units in?

(2) He kept up the pressure by bringing in 2 more units although they did lose 12 to defensive fire.  I guess they are ready to assault next turn? I asked Cesar why he had left his units in clear terrain last turn and his answer was so that they can assault? So this turn he is setting out his stall. Even if I disrupt him with artillery he has a good chance  of recovering...thats what happened last turn.

Edit: The 212th is rated as a B Morale unit which is why it recovered quite easily last turn. However I've started reading Hugh Coles Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge and he says -

"The green and ill-equipped 212th Volks Grenadier Division took forty-eight hours to throw a 16-ton bridge over the Sure, and along the entire army front the infantry elements were forced to carry the assault for the first three days without direct heavy weapon support."

Cole's comments conflicts with what other sources say about the 212th?

Lastly he spotted the 1-12th in clear terrain and gave it a quick artillery barrage.

So he now has 6 Bn's of 212th sitting in clear terrain? I know that 5th FJD is behind as I saw an FJD unit moving in the replay. I also know Pz Lehr Panthers are hovering close behind, so if I use my M4's to batter his infantry his Panthers will move up. 
However I don't have many options in this area. I have to fight to hold the woods line here so I will have to find reserves from other areas to rush here?