Abyssmal and unacceptable losses to the German kampfgruppe force them to proceed to plan B.
Infantry in the middle hill where the village lies root out 2 bazooka teams (who seem to have run out of ammo) and kill them. A squad also takes aim at a .30 cal jeep about 400m away and amazingly manage to hit its fuel can, blowing it sky high.
The south is again quiet.
To the north, 150mm continue to pepper the VHes. A Tiger moves up a hill for a quick look-see and is op-fired by a hellcat, which misses. The Tiger fires back and destroys the TD.
Germans are reforming the line for a major counter-attack. They actually have the Americans where they want them.
Yanks ( Frank W. ) vs. Krauts ( Vetkin ) in a northern France 1944 setting !
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Operation Severed Snake is under way...
To the north a scout team is hit hard by a Tiger and is forced back to the woods while some vengeaful crewmen kill a sniper.
In the middle intense firefights result in the destruction of a .30 cal MMG and a US rifle squad retreating. A german squad is also forced to retreat due to casualties.
To the south a scout team is rooted out and destroyed.
Artillery pours from German gun & rocket batteries killing a few people in the southern VHes.
Hellcats are still overwatched dangerously...
To the north a scout team is hit hard by a Tiger and is forced back to the woods while some vengeaful crewmen kill a sniper.
In the middle intense firefights result in the destruction of a .30 cal MMG and a US rifle squad retreating. A german squad is also forced to retreat due to casualties.
To the south a scout team is rooted out and destroyed.
Artillery pours from German gun & rocket batteries killing a few people in the southern VHes.
Hellcats are still overwatched dangerously...
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Frank W.
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"col., sir !! the huns are dropping these terrible sounding rockets on us like rain ! i joined the US army in expectation that the air is ours and we have minimal 1:3 arty suppority! it´s not fine to await from the GI´s to fight on this terms, sir ! " protests cpt. miller " and furthermore this terrible monster called a "koenigtiger" is sitting on the hill and observing our moves"
col. cox replies " yes, son i know it´s really terrible, seems we have to fight this way. air not possible - too bad weather. our 2 105 batteries were both hit by counter battery fire, which only hits 1 gun out of 4, but it seems our arty boys are so shocked that they refuse to fire their other guns for our support. the kingtiger ? mhh... fire some 37mm rounds and then the boys in the hellcats must engage it - without arty support and head on ! "
37mm fires 4 shots...and 1 really manages to damage the suspension of the KT. then the 2 M18 and one M4 move forward - hitting serverall times - and even manage to shock the crew of the beast. but the 76mm shells only left some scars on the heavy front armor.... if there is a 2nd one near or another tiger i fear we will lose 1 or more of our tanks....
in the south 1 inf. squad completly gets annihalated by nebelwerfer rockets and in the north-center woods we take some casualities from these also.
meanwhile some infantry close quarter fighting in the center town, which both sides costs some men.....
a 75mm howitzer however breaks down, so we have only some 81mm and a priest left for support
col. cox replies " yes, son i know it´s really terrible, seems we have to fight this way. air not possible - too bad weather. our 2 105 batteries were both hit by counter battery fire, which only hits 1 gun out of 4, but it seems our arty boys are so shocked that they refuse to fire their other guns for our support. the kingtiger ? mhh... fire some 37mm rounds and then the boys in the hellcats must engage it - without arty support and head on ! "
37mm fires 4 shots...and 1 really manages to damage the suspension of the KT. then the 2 M18 and one M4 move forward - hitting serverall times - and even manage to shock the crew of the beast. but the 76mm shells only left some scars on the heavy front armor.... if there is a 2nd one near or another tiger i fear we will lose 1 or more of our tanks....
in the south 1 inf. squad completly gets annihalated by nebelwerfer rockets and in the north-center woods we take some casualities from these also.
meanwhile some infantry close quarter fighting in the center town, which both sides costs some men.....
a 75mm howitzer however breaks down, so we have only some 81mm and a priest left for support
Town: Quiet as heck, I expect both infantry armies there to be re-forming for another battle.
South: Still quiet... Vhes are once again bombarded but this time only by 81mm.
North: What a fiasco. 1 King Tiger vs. 3-4 M18s, 1 M36, 1 M4. Hmmm Fight or Flight? Flight should be better for now. Tigers continue to spearhead the attack for the Vhes, killing a bazooka team and bombarding suspected enemy positions in the nearby woods. Artillery fire once again rains down on the already-battered hill. An M4 and a Sturmtiger take potshots at each other. The M4 hits but the shell luckily glances off the Sturm.
South: Still quiet... Vhes are once again bombarded but this time only by 81mm.
North: What a fiasco. 1 King Tiger vs. 3-4 M18s, 1 M36, 1 M4. Hmmm Fight or Flight? Flight should be better for now. Tigers continue to spearhead the attack for the Vhes, killing a bazooka team and bombarding suspected enemy positions in the nearby woods. Artillery fire once again rains down on the already-battered hill. An M4 and a Sturmtiger take potshots at each other. The M4 hits but the shell luckily glances off the Sturm.
Decoy, Invite, Entrap, Destroy.
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mhhh.. the enemy said that he "have us there where he wants us ", this may be possible..... but despite that we rout 2 inf squads in the center town hill and kill a tiger in the woods w/ a hidden M9 bazooka.
one of our 105 bat. is back in action (:) ) and we shell suspected approach routes in the wood. as well we drop some smoke to prevent the 2 sturmtigers from bringing their huge rockets to bear at this moment.
one of our 105 bat. is back in action (:) ) and we shell suspected approach routes in the wood. as well we drop some smoke to prevent the 2 sturmtigers from bringing their huge rockets to bear at this moment.
"No plan ever survives first contact with the enemy." and that has been happening since the very beginning of this battle Except for my artillerymen that is who are doing an A-plus job so far.
The Tiger is an example of what happens if you leave tanks in the middle of a bunch of trees without infantry support.
Still can't find that bazooka team... but the tree line in front of the tiger is rained upon by fire from Sturmtigers, killing around 6-8 guys and dispersing a recon squad. Further artillery shelling kills a few more in the northern Vhes. Infantry will soon join up with the brave Tigers who have fough unaided so far (3/4 tanks in the Tiger platoon have been destroyed.)
A bit down south, a Stug climbing a hill is shot at by a Hellcat. The shot bounces off the Stug's side armor (whoah, lucky vehicle.) The Stug fires back and destroys the hellcat.
Artillery shelling in the town should hold back the US infantrymen long enough for my own infantry there to regroup.
Quiet to the south...
Except for my artillerymen that is who are doing an A-plus job so far.The Tiger is an example of what happens if you leave tanks in the middle of a bunch of trees without infantry support.
Still can't find that bazooka team... but the tree line in front of the tiger is rained upon by fire from Sturmtigers, killing around 6-8 guys and dispersing a recon squad. Further artillery shelling kills a few more in the northern Vhes. Infantry will soon join up with the brave Tigers who have fough unaided so far (3/4 tanks in the Tiger platoon have been destroyed.)
A bit down south, a Stug climbing a hill is shot at by a Hellcat. The shot bounces off the Stug's side armor (whoah, lucky vehicle.) The Stug fires back and destroys the hellcat.
Artillery shelling in the town should hold back the US infantrymen long enough for my own infantry there to regroup.
Quiet to the south...
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Originally posted by Vetkin
"(3/4 tanks in the Tiger platoon have been destroyed.)
A
correction: 4/4 now !
woods: we kill a tiger E with M18. more casualities to our inf to arty + sturmtiger fire !
town: we rout a inf squad despite it is in cover of a house and fires 2 times on our squad ( i love the US in game, no wonder the yanks won the war with such brave men ! ). but a 150mm hits another house which collapses and burries the remaining 4 men of another american hero squad under the it
we kill the evil STUH that destroyed our M18 w/ a M4 HVSS. revenge !!south : quiet, except we see another STUH there....
The German situations IS grim and might be unsalvageable. But if we're going down, we're going to take alot of US GIs with us. 
To the north a Sturmtiger tank commander, hearing of the demise of his brother in the Tiger tank goes berserk and starts ignoring orders. He drives straight to a line of trees.....
"Er ist tot." Observes the German commander.
As expected a squad meets the sturmtiger and tries to assault it, but fails. The sturmtiger unleashes a mighty explosive round at a range of 50 meters and scatters that squad and some other hidden squads to kingdom come. A 2nd shot kills more US infantrymen. I couldn't count how many were killed, but around 9-12 I think. Some squads were hit even when they were 2 hexes away (!)
In the town, 2 sergeants coordinate an attack on a small tree line. The first squad assaults and provides covering fire, killing an enemy soldier or 2. The 2nd squad finishes off the US rifle squad. Both squads suffer no casualties but the 2nd squad is exposed to a quad-50. Smoke is popped.
South..all is quiet.
Artillery concentrates on the northern VHes. Whatever survivors remain there must be totally annihilated but the German commander knows this is wishful thinking and prays for the mad sturmtiger's soul.
To the north a Sturmtiger tank commander, hearing of the demise of his brother in the Tiger tank goes berserk and starts ignoring orders. He drives straight to a line of trees.....
"Er ist tot." Observes the German commander.
As expected a squad meets the sturmtiger and tries to assault it, but fails. The sturmtiger unleashes a mighty explosive round at a range of 50 meters and scatters that squad and some other hidden squads to kingdom come. A 2nd shot kills more US infantrymen. I couldn't count how many were killed, but around 9-12 I think. Some squads were hit even when they were 2 hexes away (!)
In the town, 2 sergeants coordinate an attack on a small tree line. The first squad assaults and provides covering fire, killing an enemy soldier or 2. The 2nd squad finishes off the US rifle squad. Both squads suffer no casualties but the 2nd squad is exposed to a quad-50. Smoke is popped.
South..all is quiet.
Artillery concentrates on the northern VHes. Whatever survivors remain there must be totally annihilated but the German commander knows this is wishful thinking and prays for the mad sturmtiger's soul.
Decoy, Invite, Entrap, Destroy.
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AArgggghhh
Sturmtigers are deadly to Inf. concentrations even in cover and in woods !
But i think i killed one of them with a M18 again.
Severall 76 close range 76mm APCR grenades finally did the job.
But we lose a easy 8 (?) to an overwatching kingtiger on the eastern hills. we hit it severall times with 37mm AT and 76mm tank fire but absolutly no succes. the frontal armor of the beast is too thick on the distance...
we drop severall smoke shells and some 105mm HE on the KT.
In the south we kill a lonely STUH42 with infantry AT out of the woods.
I think we lose severall more men in the town, but manage to rout a inf. squad there. my memory isn´t very good so pls. correct me if i reported something wrong, vetkin !
Sturmtigers are deadly to Inf. concentrations even in cover and in woods !
But i think i killed one of them with a M18 again.
Severall 76 close range 76mm APCR grenades finally did the job.
But we lose a easy 8 (?) to an overwatching kingtiger on the eastern hills. we hit it severall times with 37mm AT and 76mm tank fire but absolutly no succes. the frontal armor of the beast is too thick on the distance...
we drop severall smoke shells and some 105mm HE on the KT.
In the south we kill a lonely STUH42 with infantry AT out of the woods.
I think we lose severall more men in the town, but manage to rout a inf. squad there. my memory isn´t very good so pls. correct me if i reported something wrong, vetkin !
The death of his platoon mate further enrages the mad sturmtiger. He heads directly at the killer, a Hellcat, ignoring a shot that lands a meter from his tank destroyer. "Fire!!!!" With a hellish noise the M18 hellcat is blown to pieces.
The German kampfgruppe commander shakes his head and orders all big guns to center on the northern VHes again... He might as well support the madman's last attack. Rockets, 150mm, and 81mm fire, as well as American 105mm land on and around the northern VHes as well as on the Sturmtiger. The German commander can do nothing but shed a tear for the Sturmtiger. If that man survives this battle may he be given an Iron Cross.
Town: An engineer squad is foolish enough to go one on one with a german rifle squad.. The engineer squad surrenders after suffering several casualties. A King Tiger emerges from a hill and is shot at by an M4 Sherman HVSS (or something like that) and a M18 Hellcat. A shell hits but bounces off the Tiger's skirts. The Tiger retaliates in kind, destroying the M4. Smoke is popped.
South... All quiet.
The German kampfgruppe commander shakes his head and orders all big guns to center on the northern VHes again... He might as well support the madman's last attack. Rockets, 150mm, and 81mm fire, as well as American 105mm land on and around the northern VHes as well as on the Sturmtiger. The German commander can do nothing but shed a tear for the Sturmtiger. If that man survives this battle may he be given an Iron Cross.
Town: An engineer squad is foolish enough to go one on one with a german rifle squad.. The engineer squad surrenders after suffering several casualties. A King Tiger emerges from a hill and is shot at by an M4 Sherman HVSS (or something like that) and a M18 Hellcat. A shell hits but bounces off the Tiger's skirts. The Tiger retaliates in kind, destroying the M4. Smoke is popped.
South... All quiet.
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Got it.
North all quiet except for continuing German bombardment, infantry are finally catching up, Sturmtiger backs up, his anger vented and his ammo expended.
Town: Two 3 man squads almost eliminated by US Rifle squad, Another squad spots a quad-50 HT and fires everything it has, receiving frightening return fire. Luckily they were hidden in the ruins. The HT is hit on the top and the crewmen jump out, unwilling to sustain the MG42 barrage any longer.
South: Quiet.
North all quiet except for continuing German bombardment, infantry are finally catching up, Sturmtiger backs up, his anger vented and his ammo expended.
Town: Two 3 man squads almost eliminated by US Rifle squad, Another squad spots a quad-50 HT and fires everything it has, receiving frightening return fire. Luckily they were hidden in the ruins. The HT is hit on the top and the crewmen jump out, unwilling to sustain the MG42 barrage any longer.
South: Quiet.
Decoy, Invite, Entrap, Destroy.