Campaign Of the Month: The Scottish Corridor

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After the farmhouse is quickly cleaned of any resistance (a FO and the crew of a bunker knocked-out by my armor),i decide to move the infantry towards Tatties,in support of the tanks and the infantry already present there.En-route, i discover a trench with two 81mm mortars. No doubt,the same ones who kept harassing my advance with their shells.



A quick and vicious fight errupts with the mortar crews at the losing end.

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At the same time,i continue cleaning the houses from Tatties of any enemy resistance.The tanks were particularly helpful. One of my Churchills hits a mine field and gets immobilized in the process,which means i won't be able to use it in the next battles.
Out of nowhere,the german troops-decided they took enough of a pounding and waive the white flags.



I took more infantry casualties than i expected [77 men vs 65],but at least i learnt some precious lessons:
a) The british squad had less firepower than one might expect at a first glance. At close range,the germans will rule the field with their superior automatic fire. And if you're dealing with Waffen SS troops it's even worse.
b) The Churchills-especially those with 95mm guns can be quite effective at taking out enemy strongholds.
c) The 2inch mortar is less effective as i though