0300 - Final Attack
The highway position is overrun
The first German attacks on the highway position had resulted in the loss of the southwestern corner for the rangers. At the command post on the eastern corner the situation was confused and the officers had little or no knowledge about what was going on west of them. However, various reports stated that the right flank was overrun and decision was made to withdraw north if necessary. Unfortunately, this plan was not passed along the entire line and parts of the defenders had not received word of it.
the final German attack came at 0300 and hit the defender from the south and west. German forces struck directly at the center of the main defensive line, broke through Company E's position and rolled down west along the road. Another push attacked the command post directly from the south but was stopped in its tracks by intense fire from B.A.R. rifles.
The rangers were forced to withdraw in some disorder as parts of the force carried out the plan for withdrawal while others remained at their position. The men of Company D, which had received no message about the plan, stayed in their foxholes widely spread along 250 yards of road. they were soon surrounded by Germans and waited until the next day, hiding in foxholes and the thick vegetation of the hedgerow.
Deployment
Setup
German group A deploys in the orchard at the southwestern table edge keeping a distance of 30cm towards the hedgerows. German group B enters anywhere on the southern table edge during turn 4. group C enters also on the southern table edge during turn 6.
The Rangers must deploy their teams as shown on the map.
Forces
| Command Rifle | 3 |
| B.A.R. | 4 |
| Rifle | 4 |
| LMG | 1 |
| SMG | 1 |
| Unit | A | B | C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Command Rifle | - | 2 | 1 |
| Command SMG | 1 | - | - |
| Rifle | - | 3 | 2 |
| Assault Rifle | 2 | 3 | - |
| LMG | - | - | 1 |
| HMG | 1 | - | - |
Skill Rating
All units are rated Trained. The Ranger units change their skill rating to Conscript as soon as the first German unit enters the crossroads at the southeastern corner.
Victory Conditions
The US receive one victory point for each combat team and two victory points for each command team at the rally point (count at the end of the game; broken units are eligible).
The Germans receive one victory point for each unit (broken or unbroken) north of the second hedgerow at the end of the game.
Terrain Notes
When setting up the terrain, keep the following in mind:
- distance between the two hedgerows should be slightly above 10cm
- the German HMG (group A) should have its field of fire limited by the orchards
- the southwestern crossroads constitutes a gap in the hedgerows.
- distance from the southern hedgerow to the rally point should be about 50cm
- distance from the southern table edge to the southern hedgerow is about 50cm