1st Chronicles Of V Panzer Army DAR

[Cole]

Frustration is the name of the game so far. Steve is doing a fine job of slowing my advance by skillful use of spotting, artillery, and accurate rifle fire. My troops can only advance slowly in the snow and there are very few roads. American troops wait in the woods patiently and call in accurate artillery barrages.

Around the 3rd turn the 293rd and 294th Regiments were faced with recon units and jeeps sniping away at the advancing infantry and staying out of range of our panzerfausts. At times our infantry is fortunate and are not spotted by advancing jeeps in the snow and fog. A few jeeps, half tracks and one or two recon vehicles have been destroyed for their recklessness but for now the advance from Krewinkle northwards has been halted until armor support can arrive.

The only good news from the 18th Division is that the 294th has finally taken Roth. I have posted a good example below of how the American infantry can spot our advance from afar and call in artillery fire. For two turns we were turned back from the north side of Roth by accurate artillery fire and now I finally see what the extent of the enemy LOS was.



The news just south is terrible. The 295th is in full retreat from Schlausenbach. Artillery and accurate direct fire have taken their toll:



The 62nd Division is making better time and has overran a few enemy positions. There are a few Shermans in the area of the 193rd but we have some panzers nearby that can shoot back.

The loss ratio so far is almost 1:1 with the Americans losing more strength points but with the Americans ahead on points as each SP loss of a Volksgrenadier equals 5vp versus 3vp for American rifleman SPs. I will need to keep the grenadiers in reserve and lead with the limited rifle and bicycle platoons available.