So this is the second part of the report found here: TMP link
Marder III is called up into the battle
It moves towards the center of town
It opens fire on top floor of the hotel where the US 1st squad have positioned themselves
The shot hits the building but without much effect on 1st squad
German 3rd squad have moved into the buildings adjacent to the engineers
US engineer rifle team (who have been on overwatch) open fire
Their fire fails to suppress the German position who return fire with vengence!
Engineer MG still pinned down
Meanwhile German mortars are attempting to range in on the US 2nd squad who are on the edge of the square
On the street the shooting continues
The German commander is constantly having to rally his troops just to keep their resistance up (this of course is decreasing their overall morale or Battle Rating)
The engineers are ready with their explosives:
The charges explode
Tank obstacle cleared…(this is an objective for the US so decreases the German BR)
3rd German MG team fire down on the engineers below
Another man down
Sherman moves into the town rolling across the cleared area
Engineer rifle team move into the hotel
1st squad move across the street to assault the German occupants.
A bloody fights erupts with the attackers launching grenades and blasting everything in sight with their thompsons…
Sherman opens fire on the Marder III
A Miss! The Sherman shoots just wide of the Marder…
A close thing for the Marder, whose crew scramble to return fire…
Meanwhile the dug-in German rifle team have routed leaving the MG to stand alone
The German BR Morale Counters are beginning to mount up…
These are received both if a unit is destroyed or when the commander decides to rally the troops
The Marder returns fire
Direct hit!!!
The Sherman's knocked out
Mortar fire eventually hits the US west of town
The 2nd rifle team are completely routed after a direct hit
German sniper fires at the engineer MG that have been pinned down and unable to move…
Sniper takes out the second of the three man MG team. Last man standing
He's had enough…
Now suddenly the US are feeling serious pressure; this could go either way with both sides hanging on by their fingernails
The 1st squad assault ends in victory after the German 3rd squad put up terrific resistance!
4 of 1st squad have been put out of the battle
Engineer team decide to put some fire down on the Marder …
The gunfire from the hotel forces the Marder into a retreat
Finally after failing its comms test for the entire battle the US FO gets through to his mortar team and with his first barrage scores a direct hit on the dug-in German MG team …how ironic that their first shot scores the winning blow of the entire battle!
This final loss of the MG unit pushes the German BR just over the its force limit…
The Germans have broken!
Their resolute resistance has finally broken
takes another stab at building a more perfect flight stand.
