006_WF Peak Hour At The Golf Hotel - Red Victory

This scenario requires the West Front mod by keif149. It is available
upon request.\\Based on the ASL scenario of the same name\\Best
played pbem, then as the French\\\Special victory conditions:
Major French Victory - Capture all of the contiguous Golf Hotel
Hexes, plus the tunnel exit hex.\Minor French Victory-Capture
all of the contiguous Hotel hexes and not the tunnel hex.\\Capturing
the tunnel hex alone or not capturing all of the Hotel hexes
will result in a MAJOR German Victory.\\\ Northeast of HYERES,
FRANCE, 21 August 1944: The anchor of the Hyeres defense was
the Golf Hotel. It controlled the eastern approaches and interdicted
all vehicular traffic along National Highway 98 and across the
Gapeau river. Interrogated German prisoners revealed that the
local commander, Lieutenant Saurse, had been ordered to fight
to the last man. So far, his defense had easily rebuffed a few
small scale attacks by the 24th March Battalion. A few vehicles
had broken through the perimeter and into Hyeres but had been
unable to inflict any significant damage. At 1300 hours, however,
new orders arrived at battalion headquarters directing an assault
on the Golf Hotel. The men of the 24th March would attack with
only sub machine guns, rifles, side arms, and as many hand grenades
as could be carried. A group of engineers would reinforce the
attack after the first wave had pressed into the perimeter. As
the engineers formed up behind the line of departure, the first
shells of the preparatory barrage began to fall.\\\\ AFTERMATH:
The artillery fired a combination of high explosive and white
phosphorous ammunition which was particularly effective in disrupting
the defenders. The assault teams broke through the concertina
and rushed the hotel. Nearly blinded by the "hot smoke" from
the shelling and grenades from the assault troops, the German
defenders retreated into the hotel's interior. A few sentries
were quickly dispatched and the majority of the remaining Germans
were killed. A few were captured in the gardens as they tried
to escape. It became apparent that there was a tunnel somewhere
within the hotel but the exact location was still unknown. Capt.
Perraud was infuriated by the inability to locate the tunnel
entrance. Finally, several prisoners were taken. With the aid
of Sergeant Maheux's pistol, one of these prisoners was eventually
"persuaded" to lead Capt. Perraud to the tunnel entrance. Another
40 Germans were taken. With the hotel secure, Capt. Perraud stationed
two sections of men to guard against looting. Nonetheless, the
Marines helped themselves to a few bottles of Champagne to begin
the celebration. On the road, Allied tanks began moving in force
toward Hyeres.