Reckless Raid on Hotton Bridge - The Matrix Games version of West Front

[Near Hotton, Belgium]:[H2H]:[HIS] The 116. Panzer Division was on the move. On the 20th of December, they captured a large fuel depot at Samree; and met only light opposition. Thinking that the American 3rd Armored Division was retreating, General Krueger decided to strike while the iron was hot and drive northwest at top speed to the bridgehead town of Hotton. Then, LVIII corps would recross the Ourthe River and concentrate before the Americans could establish a blocking line. Through the night of the 20th, Kampfgruppe Bayer sneaked past Dochamps and advanced all the way to Soy. On the morning of December 21, The 116. PzD, 'Windhund,' was the most advanced of all German units. All that lay between Kampfgruppe Bayer and the Hotton bridgehead was the 3rd Armored CCR reserve and parts of the 51st Engineer battalion...