Overlooking Maltot - The Matrix Games version of West Front

Hill 112, 10 Km Southwest of Caen, France (Best played against human opponent.): While its sister brigade advanced on the summit of Hill 112, the British 130th Brigade jumped off on July 10th at 08:00 hours to secure the left flank. Intelligence reported that the town of Maltot was lightly defended, so the plan was simple. The 7th Hampshire Battalion, with elements of the 9th Royal Tank Regiment, would advance down into the valley, pass through Maltot, and dig in on the southern ridge overlooking the town. Observation Post variants of the Churchill tank, along with forward observers in Carriers, would be able to quckly call in artillery support if needed, to crack the line. The advance went well until the British closed on the town, then shot and shell rang out from the village and from German AT guns on Hill 112. Compounding the situation, a platoon of Tigers from the 102nd SS Heavy Tank Battalion had advanced almost simultaneously to support the defenders of Maltot. The 7th Hampshires bypassed the town defenders and thrust towards their objective, the southern heights. The 7th Battalion HQ and reserve companies followed up closely with the intent of mopping up Maltot, but the Germans were not going to give up one of the few dominating features on the eastern flank of the hill. Units of the 12th SS Hitler Jugend Division were dispatched along the Orne River to support the eastern flank. Meanwhile elements of the 10th SS Reconnaissance Battalion were rushed in from their marshalling areas to help stem the British tide. The German high command, seeing the situation becoming tenuous, committed elements of the 8th Werfer Brigade to bloody the British. After hours of fighting on both the hill and in and around Maltot, both sides found themselves in a stalemate. Fighting for the town of Maltot would continue over the next several weeks, with lines ebbing and flowing across the valley floor.