Lehr:

V Fallois advances and engages TF O’Hara, both lose a step. Fallois elects to engage a gain this time generating a step loss and a retreat.

I/902 drives by the 158^th Engineering static unit [no eZOC] to Mont and fires arty @ 3/501^st generating a step loss.

II/902 drives by and through the 26^th VG to end adjacent to O’hara and fires a barrages on them dropping another step. The 130 Jagd Pzr element STOPs and engages. Eliminating the O’hara team.

Lehr do not accrue fatigue but nor do they secure a 2^nd activation.

101^st and CCR 9 Armoured move units to potnetially slow down the German advance or reinforce the Bastogne circle. The 101^st place themselves in Prepared Defense, and pop off some arty to no effect.

2^nd Panzer:

Bohm comes onto the board moves to 7.24 near TF Booth, and attack by fire. dropping a step off of them.

II/3 moves nect and engages TF Cherry forcing a step loss and retreat. The Rest of 2^nd Pzr advances and consolidates hoping for a 2^nd activation, no FAT increase.

End of 2^nd Pzrs first activation.

2^nd Panzer attacks the outskirts in a full activation.

II/3 fires twice at Cherry forcing a step loss each and a another step loss on Cherry and retreat. This helps clear a path forward clear of zones of control for 2^nd Pzr.

Bohm attacks along with II/2 into 1/506^th hex on the road. They drop support and roll a 7 for the attack. +1 DT, +2 support, +1 assist and +2 hard red [I think]. -1 for Prep D. Net result is D1 Retreat.

End of 2^nd activation. The placement of 1/3 is going to annoy me next turn I can just tell, especially if 26^th VG is pulled first. He should have stacked with the 1/304^th. I also see I missed moving a unit into the PD info counter hex, so you will see later on that I ‘correct’ that.

26^th VG

Kors [using replacement unit, cant find the damn thing] stopes and engages armour TF in Margeret and forces a retreat. Continues movement to Neffe. Other elements of 26^th Advance to engage the 158^th Engineers. Who survive an arty barrage. II/7 executes a combat and rolls 11. That will net to a D2 and retreat.

Uits move up through Alleborn, Longvilly and past Margeret. We may have moved a few hexes too far with some truck elements in the turn as it was mud and trucks are halved. We can sort through that in a bit.

No second activation for 26^th.

Formations are better organized and we can now begin the assault upon Bastogne!

The 101^st need to hold until the 4^th Armoured arrives!