Hannut - Move to Contact

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Gary - Great AAR.

I have only played this scenario as the Germans against the AI and I have yet to win.  Did not know about the French releases due to spotting the Germans so that will inform my next play.

At least against the AI, taking then defending Braves forces the French AI into massing infantry into a kill zone in an attempt to cross the bridge and retake the victory hex.  More VPs for the Germans but by doing that they fatigue units that could be used against the Soumas.....

Hi Cole, and thanks! Perhaps the best plan is to ignore Braives and have the entire recon battalion race to the front, where they belong. To simply grab Braives for ten points, and hold it with a small detachment seems a waste of time and resources, unless you fear French motorcyclists moving in your rear. If one wants to exploit the bridge at Braives (which I find irresistible), then the recon battalion needs to be supplemented, because they have only a motorcycle company that can cross, and its usually a little shot-up after capturing the bridge. Then you're talking serious commitment for 40 VPs, although lots of French tend to get killed with this approach. . There are quite a few French to wade through on the way to South Moxhe, so I view this approach as a diversion, to hold all these French units in place. If the German completely ignores the French south of the river, he may find himself hit in the flank by tanks streaming out of Moxhe.

Gary