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[Plain Ian]

Turn 81 Allied – Night 2am 25th Dec Snow – Hoes Venn



I have advanced the 741st Tank Bn to interfere with his fatigue recovery. I guess this is the one of the few benefits I have from being the second player in the game. After I moved it I realised I had better move the 3-23rd as a safeguard in case he disrupts and assaults the tank unit and it retreats the wrong way. The second move costs me 13 men.

I hit all of the 326th units I could see with artillery. The units to the south east of the 741st are in clear terrain so I expect them to withdraw further next turn. The units to the south are in Forest TRENCH. They are the bigger threat. My tanks pick on the 75mm guns and take out 2 for no losses. The 75mm units goes from XX size to X.

The 277th VGD Bn digging in receives some artillery and direct fire (1-23rd/2-23rd/1-9th) in an effort to disrupt it. I failed to do this and suffered fairly heavily in return fire. 

Most of my units in this area rest. I did think about rotating out the 3-39th (fat 143 men 163) but decided to sit tight.

Further south the battle with the 12th SS and 12th VGD continues. I managed to disrupt one of the VGD units digging in but the other two are unaffected.

My 745th Tank Bn did  kill another 3 armoured cars to add to the 3 from the last turn. The 1-517th does not make much of an impression on the 12th SS. I hold back my artillery against the 12th SS here and save it for SPA.

I expect Indragnir will hit back next turn. Its dawn so he will not have to worry about fatigue. He also likes to put me on the back foot and keep the initiative. I know the 246th VGD is in reserve somewhere in the north and the 3rd PGD is also available. I don’t think he will sit on the defensive and wait on me slowly building up an offensive.