French Toast and Bacon

Ouren, Luxemburg, December 17, 1944: The second day of the Battle of the Bulge 
was underway with the Germans anxious to seize bridges across the Our River. The 
town of Ouren had two such bridges, defended by a melange of tank destroyer units, infantry, and artillery. Late in the morning sun, the men of the 112th had finished 
eating the french toast and bacon the cooks had left behind as a column of panzers 
with infantry and halftrack support drove down the roads towards Ouren intent on 
crossing the Our.

Geme Length: 5.5 turns

For the Germans to win they must capture the bridge acoss the Our River
For the Americans to win they must prevent the Germans from caturing the bridge

Germans: Squads, LMG's, AFV's
Americans: Half-Squads, MMG's, BAZ44's, AT Guns, AFV

Boards: #44, #59

Aftermath: Accurate artillery and mortar fire dispersed the infantry and halftrack support, but the panzers kept coming. Men ran to man the AT guns hidden in the valley as bazooka teams stalked the more vulnerable panzers. The guns of Cannon Company joined in by depressing the barrels of their howitzers and firing over open sights at the tanks. 
They increased the velocity of their shells by loading "Charge Five" powder, ussually 
used for long-range indirect fire. Several panzers were damaged with four of them 
destroyed and on fire. The second attempt to snatch the Ouren bridges had been turned 
away by the outnumbered Americans, forcing the 116th Panzer Division to go south to find
another Our River crossing.

Source: ASL WO1, designed by Ken Dunn and Brian Youse
