Started a new game with 7thcav.The game is going well this time and we are having no synchronization problem.We decided to play a mini scenario,The Toul Bridgehead version 4, which will be much easier to finish in a short period of time.We made it through most of the first day and should finish the game in one more session.7thcav is playing as U.S. and myself as the Germans.
Positions at 05:53.Since it is such a small scenario there is not really a whole lot of possibilities for movement.Very straight forward overall.I must attempt to hold the bridges over the Moselle near Toul and the railroad bridges on the northern shoulder of the salient and most importantly hold two positions in the center of the salient.
06:30...I am trying to attempt to suppress the U.S. advance with artillery fire and at the same time am taking incoming artillery fire from the U.S. My fire is somewhat effective in slowing the U.S. advance.
12:54..My companies near the Toul bridges have been driven back and U.S. units are slowly starting to make their way across the Moselle.
15:16...American units are closing in on the railroad bridges on the northern shoulder. I am attempting to send down some reinforcements but they are suppressed by artillery fire.
16:36...Many more American units have crossed the Moselle near Toul and are gradually making their way towards secondary objective one.My artillery is slowing them a little but not enough overall.
21:19....Nearing dark now...things will be slowing down now until the early morning hours.The hours between 4 AM and Noon on the second day will be critical as the U.S. should have just enough time to take secondary objective one and two and possibly the primary objective in the middle of the salient.We have decided to break for a while and will conclude the game perhaps this evening or tomorrow. It is nice using skype to converse with each other as it livens things up and helps with coordinating the game.I am really thinking about setting up a Teamspeak server for BFTB although skype my be sufficient.The last two screens are of the positions at our break.
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