H2H-Counterstrike in the Cobra Breakout - The Matrix Games version of West Front

Near St.Pois, France [H2H]:[HIS] Operation Cobra smashed through German defenses and everywhere west of the Vire, VII Corps was on the move. The 4th Infantry Division, reinforced with 3rd Armored CCB, set its sights on capturing St. Pois. They hoped to move quickly and take key road junctions before the German defenses could materialize. The 116th Panzer Division had been hastily withdrawn from the line near Tessy on August 1st to counter the American thrust toward Brécey, but progress was slow with 'Jabos' continually harassing their columns. Earlier, Panzer Kampfgruppe Lueder was ordered to move southwest toward Villedieu, and was somewhat isolated. The 60. Panzergrenadier Regiment, with 24. Regiment Panthers reached an area east of St. Pois and then turned and attacked westward, to link up with KG Lueder. With the combined force, the Germans sought to destroy the pursuing American forces. With P-47 Thunderbolts ruling the skies, GIs marched confidently eastward, hoping for a breakout. The rat-a-tat of machine guns sound as the troops approach the next bocage, flushing out any last German holdouts. Scouts signal the 'all clear,' and Shermans with 'hedgerow cutters' tear into the dense entanglements and finally make an opening. And then, "KA-POWWW!!!" The lead Sherman tank bursts into flames when an armor-piercing shell from a Panther finds its mark. Barely heard above the sound of cannon shells screaming downward, Sarge yells "Get down!!" Another major tank battle is about to begin!