Opfire in 1.04

[Mike Abberton]

Now, in an example of extreme assault; a German motorcyle platoon can be in the clear, in the desert, surrounded, out of supply, disrupted multiple times, reduced in strength points down to one or two, and assaulted multiple times each turn, over multiple turns by multiple units attacking from multiple hexes, only to recover morale and survive for three more turns of multiple assaults.
Realism?

Major David Currie was leading a force that was tasked with cutting off the retreating Germans in the Falaise pocket of France during the Battle of Normandy. At an enemy-held village, he personally led an attack that allowed the Canadians to gain a position there and then. With much personal heroism, he helped the unit hold on against fierce German counter-attacks for three days (combat that saw 800 Germans killed or wounded and 2,100 captured). He then led his men in securing the rest of the village and helped seal off the Falaise pocket.

Major David Currie would be herded up in a turn or two with the old rules, let alone holding out for three days (or the course of a scenario depicting the action).

While there is some truth in what you're saying Jason regarding the Falaise Pocket closure, Ed's example is about 6-12 soldiers (i.e. 1-2 SPs out of a 6SP German platoon) out in the open resisting multiple strong attacks. Not a mixed force of armor, SP AT guns and infantry in an urban area.