Valor & Victory - 1918 (German v. French Megagame)

German Turn 02 begins with some ferocious counterattack.  First, the remaining 7.58 cm mortar crew lands a lucky drop on Arauz’s position, basically taking him out.  This opens up  the way for this German platoon to assault against Mader’s platoon, badly weakened from their assault on  Paulssen’s CP on the American turn.  Mader’s survivors miss their opportunity fire, and the Germans roll amazingly well on their assault (note the “3”, remember low rolls are better in this system).  Both Mader’s platoon and the rest of Arauz’s platoon are gone, opening a fearful gap straight through the American center and leaving a dangerous gap between Pollock’s and Lomax’s companies.

Sure enough, Lomax loses her left wing when Schoeller counter-assaults and retakes that former MG position.

The situation at the end of German Turn 02.  To the north, we have four remaining stacks of Lomax’s company, to the south we have two stacks left of Pollock’s company.  But the Germans are also in very bad shape, and that one platoon to the west is now terribly understrength and about to get cut off by a converging assault from the two American companies.

This was a rough turn for the Americans, but the Germans took pretty steep damage as well, and of course started off with less men to lose.  This one could still go either way!