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Section Leaders:
Riesberg German – Riesberg
German Commander - Robert Hall (Tomcat)
Turn
6 That
US platoon on the right flank is starting to give me some cause for
concern since it appears to be advancing up the edge of the map using
all available cover and making it very hard to spot.
I'd target the right flank 81mm mortar on it but there are no
targets at the end of the turn, just the US Star symbol.
E Platoon should complete its move into the woods to the left of
the central Flak 88 this turn making me feel a lot more comfortable on
that left flank. Is
that a second US platoon coming up my right flank?
Thankfully the first one has not advanced further this turn.
Is the US Commander being careful or does he know there is
nobody there? Continued
shelling of the woods by a Sherman.
He must think B Platoon is in there.
Well, it is not, it is in a couple of other patches of woods!
My sharpshooter safely takes up position in the central stone
building. On the left
flank I see what looks like mortar units taking up position on the
little rise in front of the town and to the left.
Where are his other troops though?
No sign as yet, so I think the US Commander is being ultra
cautious in his advance. Turn
7 Definitely
a second US platoon on my right flank.
That gives me cause for real concern as I am not very well
protected on that right flank. I
am surprised I cannot see very much activity on my left flank, though I
am convinced something is building there with his 2 Shermans and mortar
units. Nothing is moving
up the central approaches to the town and the US Commander is keeping
several units back with the Shermans on the edge of the map.
He is certainly playing it very cautiously.
Just advance a little into LOS of my Flak 88 please!
I need to know what is happening on my left flank so I'm
deploying one squad from E Platoon out a little to see if they can see
movement activity on my left flank. Heavy
shelling of empty buildings this turn by the US.
I really do not think he can see any of my units and is just
firing blindly to see if he can obtain a reaction.
Excellent, just what I wanted! Turn
8 Nothing
to do this turn except await developments.
I'm getting fidgety! The
first buildings, including the beautiful, ancient church of Riesberg,
go down. Nobody at home! Ha!
Those American vandals seem intent on just shelling to
destruction our centuries of painstaking craftsmanship that went into
designing the ancient and beautiful architecture of the town! Ah
ha! The forward E Platoon
squad I deployed on my left flank spots the first US units coming up my
left flank just as I expected. It is exactly what I would have done. So next turn I will need to move E Platoon into ambush
position for them quickly. On
my right flank, I see the US troops are very effectively running
between cover during the turns and finishing in cover at the end of the
turn so there is no target for us.
Clever! Looks like he might even be bypassing my 81mm mortar and Flak
88 and going straight for the town. Turn
9 I
am suddenly much more concerned with my right flank now as both US
platoons appear to be advancing methodically, but again, leave me no
targets for my 81mm mortar at the end of the turn.
I really need to get that 81mm mortar into action quickly
though, to check the US advance before it comes too close.
But I do not think it is going to be worth area targeting with
the 81mm mortar as I am sure it will be very ineffective and wasteful
of precious ammunition. One
more turn of waiting then for this mortar unit.
I have decided to re-deploy E Platoon under cover of the woods
to protect the central Flak 88 and to provide good ambush positions.
E Platoon should be able to stop the covertly advancing US
forces in their tracks then. Hey,
what has happened? Why is
it so quiet again? No
shelling this turn and no movement from the Shermans.
Has the US Commander sussed what I am trying to do?
I always thought those yanks were such damned noisy b*****ds you
could hear them coming for miles!.
I see the first US squads reach the nearest 2-story wooden
building on my rear left flank. I
do not think he can possibly know I know he is there, but
I wonder what the US Commander can see of me in the town as yet?
Hopefully nothing. The
right flank seems generally quiet again with no significant advance
this turn Obviously just
co-ordinating their positions. I
do spot a US mortar unit and a FO advancing just off centre to the
right. Turn
10 The
quietness and the waiting are starting to get to me!
Why don't the US forces attack?
E Platoon should complete its movement into ambush positions
this turn, so I'll then be a lot happier on my left flank.
As the central Shermans appear to have taken a break from HE
shelling, probably to eat their picnic lunch, I'm going to rotate and
target the central Flak 88 round towards the rear corner of the left
flank woods preparing for an expected "surprise" US infantry
assault from that direction. Also,
I am moving the MG42 HMG alongside the Company Commander to the other
side of the stone building so it has LOS to the left rear flank as
nothing is coming down the central road into the town.
Since the situation on my right flank has not changed and I have
no good targets, I am in two minds as to whether to target and area
fire the 81mm mortar there or not. In the end I decide to keep the right flank 81mm mortar quiet
for another turn. I just
hope that is the right decision. Quiet
yet again! The US
Commander obviously must know what I am up to.
The 2-storey wooden building on my rear left flank is filling up
nicely with more US troops. Even
if I couldn't see those US squads, I can jolly well hear their
sergeants screaming at them to get into position.
A stealthy flanking advance it most certainly is not!
Maybe I'll set my rear right flank Flak 88 to shell the 2-storey
wooden building next turn as it is nicely in LOS.
The US right flank troops appear to be moving towards the town
away from the corner. Good,
the US Commander must think I have nothing in that right corner.
Keeping quiet really works! Oh
no! The right flank 81mm
mortar disobeys my orders and opens up just 5 seconds before the end of
the turn. What happened?
I did not order it and it is bound to be spotted now.
That's really blown it in the worst possible way!
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