The Germans looked on at the causeway and wondered whether it was a good idea to flood the fields as it now made it difficult for them to push the invaders back into the sea. The Germans deployed two sections and as they got a double phase started to run towards the cover of the woods.
Unfortunately the second section didn’t get into cover and the Americans deployed a section of airborne behind a hedge.
With the Americans getting a double phase it wasn’t looking good for the Germans left out in the open and soon there was a field full of casualties. “Well there goes the plan” muttered the German commander. With only two sections left things were going to be very difficult for the Germans, so they deployed the Somua to hose down the hedge line. Unfortunately this caused few casualties.
The Americans responded by sneaking a bazooka team into the ditch beside the causeway...
and managed to hit the Somua with their first shot. However it did little damage but did force the Germans to deploy their last section into the ditch.
The Germans opened fire and managed to hit everything in the ditch but the bazooka team. The Americans now had a target to shoot at and so they did, causing significant casualties and soon the German section was down to half strength. Meanwhile the German section that had been hiding in the woods pushed forward to the edge...
but immediately drew the attention of the American second section.
This was not a firefight that they were going to win and with the Germans running out of troops and force morale plummeting, the game was called.
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