Month: November 2025

Allied Turn

The US receives another Inf XX along with 11x Art X’s. The US replaces a Mot AA X and rebuilds the 5th, 8th, 30th, 45th, 83rd, and 88th Inf XX’s. The British replace a Tank X. The US repairs 6 air groups, and the British repair 2.

In 16x P-47 attacks on German fighter bases the Allies kill 1 and abort 1 at the cost of 1 of their own aborted.

The first Allied attack is against a 17-pt stack, including a port fort, at Dieppe by the US 90th and British 1st Inf XX’s, and 6x RE’s of Siege Art. At 5:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for an HX. The Germans eliminate their entire stack. The Allies reduce the British 1st Inf XX. The US 90th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The next Allied attack is against a 15-pt stack in bocage just east of Rouen by the US 79th, 83rd, and 85th Inf XX’s, the British 56th and 78th Inf XX, and the Indian 8th Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 6 air groups. German AA aborts 1 and returns 1. At 6:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘5’ for a DE. The Germans reduce 2 Inf XX’s and eliminate an ant. The US 83rd Inf XX advances into the hex.

The third attack is against a 17-pt stack in the town of Beauvais by the Canadian 5th Arm XX and the US 5th and 45th Inf XX’s. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups. German AA aborts 3 and returns 1. At 4:1, +1 the Allies roll a ‘1’ for an HX. The Germans reduce a Para-Inf XX and eliminate the rest of their stack. The Allies reduce the US 45th Inf XX. The US 5th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The fourth attack is against a 15-pt stack just southwest of the town of Compiegne by the British 11th Arm XX, the French 2nd Arm XX, and the Polish 1st Arm XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups. German AA returns 1. At 5:1 the Allies roll a ‘5’ for a DE. The Germans reduce 2 Inf XX’s and eliminate an ant. The French 2nd Arm XX advances into the hex.

The fifth attack is against a 15-pt stack just west of Compiegne by the British 7th Arm XX, the US 2nd Inf XX, and the Indian 10th Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups. German AA aborts 2. At 4:1, +1 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for a DR. The Germans reduce 2 Inf XX’s retreating thru Allied ZOC’s. The US 2nd Inf XX advances into the hex.

The sixth attack is against a 13-pt stack 2 hexes west of Reims by the US 35th and 88th Inf XX’s and the British 3rd and 50th Inf XX’s. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 fighter groups. German AA returns 1. At 6:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘4’ for a DH. The Germans eliminate a Pz cadre and an ant. The British 3rd Inf XX advances into the hex.

The seventh attack is against a 13-pt stack 2 hexes east of Paris by the US 82nd Abn XX, the US 8th Inf XX, and the French 1st Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 4 bomber groups. There is no AA. At 5:1, +1 the Allies roll a ‘4’ for a DE. The Germans eliminate the entire stack due to Allied ZOC’s. The US 8th Inf XX advances into the hex.

Axis Turn

The Germans activate their entire garrisons in WK I and WK GG and withdraw these units east per the OB. Although these activations mean the Soviets had only reached the eastern fringe of the very large Western SMD it was decided to start honoring all withdrawals to the east. Because the Allies had entered the adjacent districts of MR 6 and MR 20 the Germans activate the garrisons of WK V and WK XII leaving 4 RE’s of training and reserve units in each WK to maintain production per SF Rule 43F. In the West the Germans replace 2x PzG XX’s, 4x PzG X’s, and 7x Static and Res XX’s as 4-6-6 Inf XX’s.

The Germans pull back the northern half of their front line, giving up defending the English Channel until the port fort on Walcheren. Left behind were 2x Inf XX’s and a Static XX that can not escape the clutches of Allied ZOC’s. The Axis defense line starts just northwest of Antwerpen, and runs southwest in front of Antwerpen and Bruxelles, thru the medium city of Charleroi, thru 2 woods hexes, to an apex in a fort just southeast of Reims. At that point the front line turns southeast behind the Marne River, then in front of Nancy, using 3 woods hexes, a rough hex, and a wooded rough hex until it juts southwest into the last mountain hex of the Vosges Mts. The last 3 southernmost hexes of the front line are now on the west bank of the Rhine, running thru the medium city of Mulhouse. By the end of the turn the front line is 24 hexes long and has a average defense strength of 14.4 pts.

Allied Turn

The US receives another Arm XX. The US rebuilds the 30th and 36th Inf XX’s, and the British rebuild the 3rd Inf XX and 3x Art [xx]’s. The US replaces an air group and repairs 12. The British repair 3 air groups. In 13 attacks on German airbases the Allies have a P-47 killed, but did leave 13 German fighter groups inoperative.

The first Allied attack is against a 15-pt stack in a canal intensive hex southeast of Le Havre by the US 79th and 83rd Inf XX’s, the British 1st Inf XX, and the Indian 8th and 10th Inf XX’s. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 fighter groups. German AA returns 1. At 5:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for an HX. The Germans reduce a PzG XX and eliminate the rest of their stack. The US reduces its 83rd Inf XX. The British 1st Inf XX advances into the hex.

The next attack is against a 15-pt stack in the woods just east of Evreux by the US 85th Inf XX and the British 56th and 78th Inf XX’s. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups. German AA returns 2. At 5:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘6’ for a DH. The Germans reduce a PzG XX. The US 85th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The third attack is against a 15-pt stack behind the lower Seine just northeast of Evreux by the British 7th Arm XX, the Canadian 5th Arm XX, and the Polish 1st Arm XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 12 air groups. German AA aborts 1 and returns 3. At 5:1, +2 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for a DE. The Germans reduce 2x Inf XX’s, but their cadres are eliminated by Allied ZOC’s. The British 7th Arm XX advances into the hex.

The fourth attack is against a 13-pt stack behind the lower Seine 2 hexes northwest of downtown Paris by the French 2nd Arm XX and the US 2nd and 5th Inf XX’s. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 bomber groups. German AA aborts 2 and returns 1. At 5:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘1’ for an EX. The entire German stack is eliminated. The US reduces its 5th Inf XX and eliminate an AA X. The US 2nd Inf XX advances into the hex.

The fifth attack is against a 19-pt stack in the woods just east of Melun by the US 1st Arm XX, the British 11th Arm XX, the US 82nd Abn XX, the US 8th and 9th Inf XX’s, and the French 1st Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 12 bomber groups. German AA returns 1. At 7:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for an HX. The Germans reduce a Pz XX and eliminate a PzG cadre. The US reduces its 8th Inf XX. The US 9th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The sixth attack is against a 15-pt stack 2 hexes southeast of Paris by the US 4th Arm XX, the Canadian 4th Arm XX, the US 3rd Inf XX, the British 5th Inf XX, and the Canadian 3rd Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 fighter groups. German AA misses. At 7:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘4’ for a DE. The Germans reduce a PzG XX and eliminate an ant. The US 3rd Inf XX advances into the hex.

The seventh attack is against a 13-pt stack in the minor city of Troyes by the British 1st Arm XX, the US 88th Inf XX, and the British 3rd Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 fighter groups. German AA returns 2. At 5:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘1’ for an EX. The Germans eliminate their entire stack. The Allies reduce the US 88th Inf XX and eliminate a British Tank X. The British 3rd Inf XX advances into the hex.

The eighth attack is against a 17-pt stack just southeast of Troyes by the US 3rd Arm XX, the US 1st and 35th Inf XX’s, the British 51st Inf XX, and the Canadian 1st Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups. German AA aborts 1. At 6:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘5’ for a DE. The Germans reduce a Pz XX and eliminate an ant. The US 35th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The ninth attack is against an 11-pt stack in the woods just northwest of Chaumont by the British 6th Arm XX, the US 4th Inf XX, the British 50th Inf XX, and the Canadian 2nd Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups. German AA returns 2. At 6:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘5’ for a DH. The Germans eliminate a PzG cadre and an ant. The US 4th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The tenth attack is against an 11-pt stack in the woods just southeast of Chaumont by the British 6th Abn XX and the US 29th and 30th Inf XX’s. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups. German AA returns 4, half the mission. At 5:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for an HX. The Germans eliminate their entire stack. The US 30th Inf XX is reduced. The US 29th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The eleventh attack is against a 15-pt stack in Chaumont by the US 34th and 36th Inf XX’s and the British 53rd Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups. German AA aborts 1. At 5:1 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for a DR. Surrounded by Allied ZOC’s 2x German Inf XX’s are reduced. The US 36th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The twelfth attack is against a 15-pt stack 2 hexes northwest of the town of Vesoul by the US 2nd Arm XX, the British Guards Arm XX, and the NZ Mech XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 6 air groups. German AA misses. At 5:1, +3 the Allies roll a ‘6’ for a DE. The Germans reduce 2x Inf XX’s and eliminate an ant. The Allies advance none of their c/m units into the hex.

The thirteenth attack is against a 15-pt stack in Vesoul by the US 5th and 7th Arm XX and the South African 6th Arm XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 6 air groups. German AA aborts 1. At 5:1, +3 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for a DE. The US 5th Arm XX advances into the hex.

The fourteenth attack is against an 11-pt stack in the minor city of Belfort by the US 6th Arm XX, the French 1st Arm XX, and the US 91st Inf XX. Running out of air groups the Allies only fly in 4 on a GS mission. German AA aborts 1 and returns 1. At 5:1 the Allies roll a ‘5’ for a DE. The Germans reduce an Inf XX and eliminate the rest of their stack. The US 91st Inf XX advances into the hex.

The final attack is against an 11-pt stack in the woods just northwest of Belfort by the British 4th, 15th, 43rd, and 46th Inf XX’s and the French 9th Inf XX. The Allies fly in their final 6 air groups on GS. German AA returns 1. At 5:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘4’ for a DR. Retreating into Allied ZOC’s the Germans reduce an Inf XX and eliminate the rest of their stack. The British 4th Inf XX advances into the hex.

Axis Turn

Because the Allies had closed up to the southern part of the Axis defense line the previous turn, and after advance after combat were now within 3 hexes of the Westwall, the Germans declare their second emergency with the Westwall Restoration. The Axis receive no reinforcements this turn, the one ‘returning’ PzG XX having never left. The Germans replace 9x Inf XX’s and 3x PzG X’s. The Germans replace 2 air groups and repair 8. The Germans disband a Tiger II and an Aslt Gun II for 6x Arm RP’s.

The new defense line starts on the coast at Dieppe and runs in a straight line southeast for 21 hexes. The front line includes 2 bocage hexes, 1 fort, 4 woods hexes, 1 wooded rough hex, and 2 mountain hexes. In its last hex the line went southwest to a fort just west of Mulhouse in an effort to keep the Allies 2 hexes away from the Rhine River. By the end of the turn the front line was 22 hexes long and had an average defense strength of 14.1 pts.

Jun II 44 VP Check:

Former Axis Major Cities: Tunis, Bordeaux, Lyon, Paris (2) = 15
Former Axis Medium Cities: Tripoli, Grenoble, Toulouse, St. Etienne, Clermont, Tours, Brest = 7
Former Axis Naval Bases: Tripoli, Tunis, Bizerte, Sete, Bordeaux, La Rochelle, Nantes, Brest, Caen = 9

Net Ground Losses: 0
Net Air Losses: 0
Net Naval Losses: 0

Previous Total: 52.5 VP’s
New Total: 83.5 VP’s

Allied Turn

The US receives another Inf XX along with the famous Forty-four-deuce regiment. The US rebuilds the 5th, 30th, and 34th Inf XX’s, and the British rebuild 2x Art [xx]. The US replaces an Eng X, an Inf III, and an Arm II. The British convert their 11th Arm XX. The US replaces an air group and repairs 7, and the British repair 7.

The Axis player thought about changing tactics against the Allied air attacks on his airbases, huddling on the ground behind heavy AA, but decided he needs every AA barrel on the front line against the Allied GS. In 15 attacks by P-47’s the Allies abort 5 German air groups at a cost of 1 killed and 3 aborted to themselves.

The first Allied attack is against a 19-pt stack just northwest of Evreux by the Canadian 5th Arm XX, the US 45th, 83rd, and 85th Inf XX’s, and the British 1st and 78th Inf XX’s. With 7 pts of AA in the target hex the Allies decide not to fly GS. At 5:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘1’ for an EX. The Germans reduce a Pz XX and eliminate their AA, and the Allies reduce the US 45th Inf XX, a British Art [xx], and eliminate a British AA X. The US 83rd Inf XX advances into the hex.

The next attack is against a 15-pt stack in Evreux by the British 7th Arm XX, the US 82nd Abn XX, and the British 56th Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups. German AA aborts 1 and returns 2. At 5:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘5’ for a DH. The Germans reduce a PzG XX. The British 56th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The third attack is against a 13-pt stack just southeast of Evreux by the Polish 1st Arm XX, and the US 2nd and 8th Inf XX’s. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 bomber groups. German AA aborts 1 and returns 2. At 5:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for an HX. The Germans eliminate 2x Pz cadres and an AA ant. The Allies reduce a British Art [xx]. The US 2nd Inf XX advances into the hex.

The fourth attack is against a 15-pt stack just outside the Paris city limits by the US 1st Arm XX, and the US 5th and 9th Inf XX’s. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups. German AA returns 1. At 5:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for a DR. The US 5th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The fifth attack is against a Pz cadre in the northwest suburbs of Paris by the British 1st Arm XX, the Canadian 3rd Inf XX, and the French 1st Free French XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups. German AA aborts 1 and returns 1. At 5:1, +1 the Allies roll a ‘4’ for a DE. The Germans eliminate the Pz cadre. The Free French 1st Inf XX advances into Paris.

The sixth attack is against a 13-pt stack behind the Seine in the town of Melum by the British 11th Arm XX and 3rd Inf XX, and 2x Art [xx]’s. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 12 air groups. Springing into action the Germans fly in a DAS mission of 4 air groups, all they had available. The Allied CAP of a Spit XII and 3x Spit IX’s intercept and kill 3 and return 1. German AA aborts 2 and returns 3 of the GS mission. At 5:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for an HX. The Germans eliminate a PzG cadre, a PzG X, and 3x AA ants. The Allies reduce the British 3rd Inf XX. The British 11th Arm XX advances into the hex.

The seventh attack is against an Inf XX in the southwest suburbs of Paris by the French 2nd Arm XX, the US 3rd Inf XX, and the British 5th Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups. German AA returns 3. At 5:1, +1 the Allies roll a ‘1’ for a DR. The German Inf XX is reduced for retreating thru Allied ZOC’s. The French 2nd Arm XX advances into this part of Paris.

The eighth attack is against a 9-pt stack in a fort behind the Seine just northeast of Sens by the Canadian 4th Arm XX, the US 35th Inf XX, and the Canadian 1st Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups. German AA aborts 2 and returns 1. At 6:1 the Allies roll a ‘4’ for a DE. The Germans eliminate a Pz XX and 3x AA ants. The US 35th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The ninth attack is against a 9-pt stack in a fort behind the Seine just southeast of Melum by the British 6th Arm XX and 51st Inf XX, and the US 88th Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 bomber groups. German AA returns 2. At 5:1 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for a DR. A German Inf XX is reduced retreating thru Allied ZOC’s. The US 88th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The tenth attack is against a 17-pt stack in a fort just east of Sens by the US 3rd Arm XX, the US 1st Inf XX, and the Canadian 2nd Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups. German AA returns 2. At 4:1 the Allies roll a ‘5’ for a DH. The Germans reduce a Pz XX. The US 1st Inf XX advances into the hex.

The eleventh attack is against a 17-pt stack in woods just east of Troyes by US 4th Arm and 36th Inf XX, and the British 50th Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups. German AA returns 2. At 4:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘4’ for an HX. The Germans reduce a PzG XX and eliminate a pair of ants. The Allies reduce the US 36th Inf XX. The British 50th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The twelfth attack is against a 21-pt stack in fort just southwest of Troyes by the US 2nd Arm XX, the NZ Mech XX, and the US 4th Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups. German AA aborts 1 and returns 1. At 4:1 the Allies roll a ‘6’ for a DE. The German reduce a Pz XX and eliminate an AA ant. The US 4th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The thirteenth attack is against a 17-pt stack in woods 2 hexes south of Troyes by the US 6th Arm XX, the British Guards Arm XX, the British 6th Abn XX, and the US 30th and 34th Inf XX’s. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups. German AA aborts 2 and returns 2. At 6:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for an EX. The Germans reduce a Pz XX and eliminate a pair of ants. The Allies reduce the US 30th and a British Art [xx]. The US 34th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The final attack is against a 13-pt stack in woods 2 hexes southwest of Chaumont by the US 5th Arm XX, the French 1st Arm XX, and the US 29th and 91st Inf XX’s. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 bomber groups, all they have left. German AA aborts 2. At 7:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘5’ for a DE. The Germans reduce a PzG XX and eliminate a Mot Inf III. The Allies do not advance after combat because it would put them within 10 hexes of the Westwall.

During the combat phase the Allies destroyed the entire Axis front line from the hex just northwest of Evreux down to the hex 2 hexes east of Auxerre. They liberated 2 major city hexes of Paris, crossed the Seine River, and destroyed 4 forts. During exploitation the Allies find a 7-pt stack, and they manage to overrun it at 8:1.

Axis Turn

On this turn the Germans receive a Pz XX, 2x PzG XX’s, a Para-Inf XX, 3x Inf XX’s, and 2x PzG X’s. The Italians receive an Arm XX. The Germans replace a PzG X, 4x Inf XX’s, and 4x Static XX’s, and rebuild a Pz XX and a PzG XX. The Germans disband 5x RE’s in GG for 8x Arm RP’s and 9x Inf RP’s, 5x RE’s in the West for 6x Arm RP’s and 10x Inf RP’s, and 3x RE’s in the South for 6x Inf RP’s. The Germans replace 3 air groups and repair 4.

The Axis defense line starts in the port fort at Le Havre and goes in the straight line southeast for 10 hexes, including 3 woods hexes, the full city hex of downtown Paris, and a partial city hex. The defense line goes around a bulge created by a 39-pt full AEC Allied stack, and then continues southeast in a straight line for 11 hexes to the Swiss border at Belfort. The Axis player is determined to deny the Allies the VP’s for the last 2 hexes of Paris in the upcoming VP Check. By the end of the turn the Axis defense line is still 23 hexes long and has an average defense strength of 14.5 pts.

Allied Turn

The Allies receive very little in the way of reinforcements this turn. The US replace 3x Mot AA X’s, a Mech Cav X, and an Eng III. The US rebuilds the 36th Inf XX, and the British rebuild the 15th and 53rd Inf XX’s. The US replaces 3 air groups and repairs 9, and the British repair 3.

In the attacks on German airbases the Allies use 18 fighter groups to kill 2 and abort 8 German air groups at a cost of 1 killed and 2 aborted to themselves.

The first Allied attack is against an empty port fort at Cherbourg by the US 79th, 85th and 90th Inf XX’s and 3x RE’s of Siege Art. At 7:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for a DR. The Allies capture this medium port undamaged.

The next Allied attack is against a 13-pt stack just southwest of Le Havre by the US 45th and 83rd Inf XX’s, the British 1st and 78th Inf XX’s, and the Indian 8th and 10th Inf XX’s. The Allies fly in a GS mission of just 2 fighter groups. German AA returns both of them. At 6:1 the Allies roll a ‘4’ for a DH. The Germans reduce a PzG XX, and the Allies advance the US 45th and 83rd Inf XX’s into the hex.

The third attack is against a 17-pt stack just west of the town of Evreux by the Canadian 5th Arm XX, the Polish 1st Arm XX, and the US 2nd, 5th, and 8th Inf XX’s. The Allied fly in a GS mission of 10 fighter groups. German AA returns 2. At 6:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for an EX. The German reduce a Pz XX and eliminate an ant. The Allies reduce the US 5th Inf XX and a British Art [xx]. The US advances their 2nd and 8th Inf XX’s into the hex.

The fourth attack is against a 17-pt stack just southwest of Evreux by the US 1st Arm XX, the 82nd Abn XX, and the British 56th Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups. German AA returns just 1. At 6:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘5’ for a DE. The Germans reduce a Pz XX and eliminate a pair of ants.

The fifth attack is against a 19-pt stack 2 hexes northeast of Chartres by the British 1st and 7th arm XX and the Canadian 4th Arm XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups. German AA returns 3. At 5:1, +2 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for a DE. The German reduce an Inf XX, and eliminate 2x PzG X’s. The Allies advance the British 1st Arm XX into the hex.

The sixth attack is against a 15-pt stack just west of Paris by the British 11th Arm XX, the US 3rd and 9th Inf XX’s, and the Canadian 3rd Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups. The Germans fly in a DAS mission of 3 air groups. German AA aborts 1 and returns 1. Allied AA misses. At 5:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for an HX. The Germans reduce a PzG XX and eliminate a pair of ants. The Allies reduce a British Art [xx] and advance the US 3rd Inf XX into the hex.

The seventh attack is against a 15-pt stack just southwest of Paris by the British 6th Arm XX, the British 51st Inf XX, and the French 9th Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 12 air groups. German AA aborts 1 and returns 2. At 5:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘4’ for a DR. The Allies advance the British 51st Inf XX into the hex.

The eighth attack is against a 17-pt stack just southwest of the town of Melun by the British Guards Arm XX, the US 34th and 88th Inf XX’s, and the British 3rd and 5th Inf XX’s. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups. German AA aborts 1. At 5:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for an HX. The Germans eliminate a Pz cadre, a PzG cadre, and a pair of ants. The Allies reduce the US 34th Inf XX and advance the US 88th Inf XX into the hex.

The ninth attack is against a 19-pt stack in the town of Sens by the French 1st Arm XX, the US 36th Inf XX, the British 50th Inf XX, and the Canadian 1st Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 12 bomber groups. German AA aborts 1 and returns 3. At 6:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘4’ for a DH. The Germans reduce a Pz XX and eliminate an ant. The Allies advance the US 36th Inf XX and the British 50th Inf XX into the hex.

The tenth attack is against a 15-pt stack just northeast of Auxerre by the French 2nd Arm XX, the British 6th Abn XX, the US 30th Inf XX, and the Canadian 2nd Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups. German AA aborts 4, half the GS mission. At 5:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘1’ for an EX. The Germans reduce a PzG XX and eliminate ants. The US reduce the 30th Inf XX, and eliminate an Inf III, and an Arm II. The Canadian 2nd Inf XX advances into the hex.

The eleventh attack is against a 17-pt stack 2 hexes west of Troyes by the US 4th and 5th Arm XX, the US 1st Inf XX, and the British 53rd Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups. German AA aborts 1 and returns 2. At 5:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘6’ for a DE. The Germans eliminate their entire stack. The US 1st Inf XX advances into the hex.

The twelfth attack is against a 15-pt stack 2 hexes west of Chaumont by the US 2nd and 3rd Arm XX and the NZ Mech XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 12 air groups. German AA aborts 2 and returns 4. At 6:1, +1 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for a DE. The Germans reduce a Res Pz XX and an ET Inf XX, and eliminate the rest of the stack. The Allies advance their entire c/m stack into the hex.

The final attack is against a 15-pt stack 3 hexes north of Dijon by the US 6th Arm XX, the US 4th, 29th, and 91st Inf XX’s, the British 15th Inf XX, and the French 1st Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups. German AA aborts 1. At 8:1 the Allies roll a ‘5’ for a DE. Cut off by the previous attack 2x German Inf XX’s are eliminated along with an ant. The Allies advance the US 29th Inf XX into the hex.

During exploitation the Allies were able to use the c/m stack they had advanced in their second to last attack to overrun an 8-pt stack at 8:1, +3 odds.

Axis Turn

he Axis get no reinforcements this turn, but they do manage to convert 1 of the Res Pz XX’s they should have converted the previous turn. The Germans replace a PzG XX, 3x PzG X’s, and 4x Inf XX’s. The Italians replace a pair of Art III’s. The ET replace a small XX. The Germans replace 2 air groups and repair 5.

The main defense line starts in the port of Le Havre, goes southeast for 1 hex into a canal intensive hex, and then southwest for a hex to just northwest of Evreux. From that point the front goes in a straight line for 13 hexes using the 2 major city hexes on the west side of Paris, 3 hexes behind the Seine River, 2 woods hexes, and 3 forts. The last hex, just west of Chaumont is less than 10 hexes from the Westwall, as is the rest of the front to the south. That front goes southwest for a hex and then in a straight line for 6 hexes southeast down to the Swiss border. By the end of the turn the front line is 23 hexes long and has an average defense strength of 13 pts, a significant drop due to the loss of more than 120 defense strength pts the turn before.