Ready for the off. I commanded 7th armoured battlegroup up against 2nd Panzer. Adjacent was 50th Division v's Panzer Lehr.
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The first move, 2 Panzers Reconaissance batalion moving up the flank, the two lorried panzer grenadiers battalions moved up the roads
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The German artillery, a real headache as I had limited infantry and these had the potention to cause real problems.
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Panzer Lehr with plenty of armour
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but the same problem with lack of infantry
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The steady advance by 7th armoured, it's the first outing for my new motor battalion.
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All s bit tight at the beginning
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Despite moving second I managed to establish a defense line along the centre road
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But moving any further forward is going to be tricky, especially with the lucking 88mms
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Wittman and his Tigers are off.
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Panzer Grenadiers making their way more cautiously
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50th Divisions impressive gun line.
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Cromwells and infantry cautiously moving forward. With the enemy being dominantly an infantry force there was few targets for the Fireflys with their lack of HE/
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Tigers in trouble!
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An 88mm takes out a Firefly
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Revenge, all available guns target the 88mm and the Reconnaissance battalion.
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The German gun line with their OPs ahead ready to call down fire on any observed movement
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Unfortunately one of my squadrons falls back.
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Almost off the table for the Firefly.
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Slow attrition on the Panzer Lehr/50th division flank
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It seems that any tanks that emerge into the open get eliminated quickly, After the loss of the Tigers the panthers try their luck.
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The charge of the stuarts to take out the German OP's.
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But sucess comes at a cost...
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One manages to survive to retribution from four 105mm guns
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The German left flank is crumbling, the Reconnaissance Battalion has been routed, but some extra Panzer Grenadiers arrive to shore up the line
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The Panzer Grenadier battalion in the centre is now in trouble as my armour and infantry concentrate on them away from the gun line
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The other battalion continues to hide in a stone walled field.
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My reinforcement Cromwells are diverted to 50th Division to help stop another Panzer Lehr thrust.
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Overall it was a victory for 7th Armoured v's 2nd Panzer and a draw between 50th Division and Panzer Lehr. All forces used in the game were from the Rapid Fire Normandy Battlegroups.