1st Chronicles Of V Panzer Army DAR

[Cole]

I'll post this turn in parts because I might not get to finish playing my turn today.

I'll confirm this with Steve after the game but my feeling is that the contest is now between U.S. armor and German infantry. I still have panzers available but they are outnumbered. It seems like Steve is running out of infantry and that might be a reason he is leaving his artillery batteries in the front line. Bad news for me is that a small force of Kampfgruppe Telkamp I have sent into the woods to the west in order to confuse Steve on my intentions has spotted during the last two turns a steady convoy of loaded trucks rushing from the NW. He knows I won't be attempting to capture the 500 vp hex in the NW. On my part I've ordered the Kampfgruppe east to Born and then to support the assault on St. Vith.

The 293rd finally met resistance in the form of U.S tanks that were waiting on a hill top. They destroyed two light tanks in exchange for the loss of one of their own. The screen shot belows shows infantry trying to surround them and my remaining four Tigers causing two platoons to retreat.