A Close Run Thing

[Jim von Krieg]

Turn 7: 36th Division



Awesome, my guns are starting to hit the beach. I’ll move them up along the coast, but out of sight. I don’t want my opponent to get any shots at my artillery. These guns are critical to my troops and I can’t hazard them to enemy fire.

I push my cavalry to overwatch positions along the Sele River. I want to see what my foe has waiting for me over there. If he has any tanks up front, I’ll find out soon enough as my scouts will start burning.

I’ll push several of my scouts past Hill 368 and push them deep into the interior. I want lots of lead time should anything start moving my direction.

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Naval and Arty Barrage



As the enemy establishes defensive positions on Hill 368, I begin to bombard him with my naval gunfire and artillery. This will soften him up for my infantry when they close on the hill. My light armor will continue to harass his specialized units. His antitank guns take more fire and suffer more casualties. My artillery is also softening up the position.

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Naval Barrage



His Arty is taking it on the chin.

More high value targets in my zone, I continue to get fire support from the nearby British ships as well as one of the US destroyers. An enemy headquarters unit is visible! Oh, I’ve got something for him. I’ll continue to pound on his artillery as well. Additionally, I’ll drop some rounds on the enemy panzer-grenadiers moving to defend the crossing fords that are critical for the link up operation with the X Corps. Again, more targets than firepower so I have to prioritize targets: Arty, HQ, Infantry.