We set up all our BAZs in the woods-line covering the only pass through those woods and the open flank on the back-side of the village. Scott set up a couple kill stacks vs Dan's troops and I set up multiple tanks and M7s to see Dave’s assault guns. After viewing the German setup, with most of their assault guns and tanks covering the exit, we briefly considered trying to exit, but decided against it for the following reasons: 1) our infantry might get pinched from both sides as the woods narrow toward the exit area, 2) it really looked like my vehicles would get massacred attempting to get through/by the gulley toward the exit area, and 3) four German vehicles (all CE) and several big stacks of German infantry set up so we could see them if we chose to do so. I had play-tested an earlier version of this one, but so had all the other guys!! 😀 As the Americans, we had two options: go for the exit or defend the village and VC hexes. Dan and Dave (infantry and vehicles respectively). “Scott and I had the Americans (infantry and vehicles, respectively) in this one vs. History would show that Booth made the Wrong Choice. But, much to Watt's chagrin, Booth gave the orders to fall back to Bastogne. Watt's pointed out that the Team had plenty of food and ammunition and with Germans all over the place, the odds of passing through to Bastogne were low at best. Watts recommended digging in and holding their current position.

With elements of the German 2nd Panzer Division and 26 Volksgrenadier Division streaming past his position north of Longvilly, Booth had to decide whether to fall back towards Bastogne of dig in and make a stand in the axis of the German advance towards Bastogne. But when that Task Force was eliminated, Booth was left without a mission. Team Booth was initially tasked with covering the flank of Task Force Harper.

One of these would be Team Booth commanded by Lt. The US 9th Armored Division has several teams to the east and northeast of Bastogne fighting hard to delay the Germans.

The Ardennes Offensive was into its third day and the Germans were closing in on the outskirts of Bastogne. The scenario takes place on December 19th at Hardigny, Belgium.

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