Luttich: Mortain sector - The Matrix Games version of West Front

Mortain sector, Lower Normandy. H2H. Historical scn. Luttich Operation Pack scn #1. After Cobra and St. Lo operations, the Americans divisions moved to the South of Normandy, seized the main city of Avranches and their bridge at Pontabault. The Patton´s Third Army raced into Brittany and the First Army moved to the east to the Vire-Mortain-Mayenne. The 120th Rgt/30th Infantry Division took the area where Germans prepared their own attempt to cut the Americans in a fast armored attack with final objective at Avranches. The three US Battalions from 30th Division defended the area in triangle shape with the 1/120th Rgt in the eastern area. On 6th August the storm felt against the Americans, Panzergrenadiers from 2nd SS Pz Division Das Reich supported by panzers and 3 KGs formed from 17th SS PzG Division attacked in a full scale. The Americans with no heavy support were bypassed by German thrust and forced to withdraw to the west. First Army reaction committed some of their armored units to try stopping the German advance, but the extended US forces had in a dangerous situation with some units isolated behind the Germans forces.