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Absolutely, @buggeroff – your platoon completely repelled (then destroyed) Werner’s assault in the north, held that cottage, and secured the British left. 😀

Of course took some casualties in the process. Started off with three squads, so 24 men + an officer = 25. Finished with three four-man fireteams (half-squads). So that’s 12 men “eliminated” in wargaming terms, or combat ineffective. Half these are actual casualties, with a third of that being wounded. Call it 2 killed, 4 wounded, and 6 either walking wounded, scattered, missing, nervous breakdown, etc. That’s just in your platoon, however. Other platoons suffered similarly.

Meanwhile, Werner’s platoon was pretty much smashed. Call it 4 men killed, 8 wounded, and 8-10 others now POWs under guard of one of your corporals. 😀 Hey’ it’s mid-1918. Your German prisoners will eat better tonight better than they probably have in months.

For the record, I tried getting an Irish Regiment in here. Records show 1st Bn / Royal Irish Rifles attached to 25th Brigade / 8th Infantry Division (2nd Battle of Villers-Bretonneux), but they were transferred elsewhere in February 1918, before this battle takes place.