Deadly Dozen Round Three AARs

[Montana Grizz]

This was a most frustrating scenario for me as the German's.

I expected my opponent to move forces within visibility of both the Northern and Southern mined bridge areas and to also sling some blind artillery shots in those general directions.

I wasn't disappointed.

Convinced that I would lose some crucial engineers attempting to clear the minefields within visibility of the hexes just below the ridge, I decided to move all my engineers and most of my infantry in the North, to the South.

I will never know if the engineers in the North would have made a difference in clearing the mines in the South because somewhere during their movement, I decided to use them to build foot-bridge across the river at a mid-point between the Northern and Southern bridges?

Crossing at this point with infantry, once discovered, would take pressure off the mined bridge in the South and finally allow me to clear that area and get my armored units across.

My fine apponent (Tiger 88) patrolled the area where I thought I would sneak across the river and put a stop to my tactic :-(

I made a few more efforts at clearing the last minefield in the South, but to no avail and finally gave up and resigned on move 14.

NOW MY CHANCE TO PLAY THE ALLIES:

I moved infantry in both the North and South to within one-hex visibility of the western most mined hexes.

I moved most of my units in the North toward the Southern VP's because I was certain that area would prove critical in the Allies defense.

I left some units in the North to slow down any advance there and convinced that if I could hold in the South, I could afford to give up the VP in the North.

I did blind artillery fire in both the North and South with some success, but my opponent was finally able to clear the mine fields in both areas and advance with armored units.

Lucky for me, it took a lot of turns for my opponent to clear the minefields and advance upon my VP's.

I moved my reinforcement Sherman's to the South to assist in defence of that area before the German's were able to make a viable attack on my VP's.

I was able to hold onto my VP's in the South and the loss of my VP in the North was late enough in the game as to not effect the eventual outcome (major victory by Allies).

I feel that this scenario greatly favors the Allies if they concentrate on keeping the Axis from clearing the minefields at the river. If they do eventually clear them, it's too late for the Axis to capture the VP's and obtain a victory.