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Rückzug Battle 3: Attack and Defend at a Crossroads

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After beating back the British forces last game, the Germans have taken up new positions around a farm by a crossroad. In the centre of their lines is a tin-roofed abandoned workshop. On both flanks are forests. South of the crossroad is a large manor house and to the north-west is a field enclosed by hedges. The Britts roll an 8 for FM and the Germans start at FM 9. The British player places one objective on the crossroad and a second objective inside the farm complex, by the building in the north-west corner. The British are fielding a fresh platoon after having withdrawn the severely battered first platoon after the debacle last game. Patrol Phase In the patrol phase the Brits manage to flank right and get a JOP in the forest, another JOP along the main road and a third JOP in the field on their left flank. The Germans place one JOP in the forest opposite the field, one JOP behind the workshop and one JOP between the short side of the manor house and a hedge. The britts start the ga...
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Rückzug Battle 2: Village Delaying Action

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Since our first battle, the Germans have made an orderly withdrawal and taken upp positions in a small village next to a stream. The main road running east to west bridges the mostly waist-deep stream. Further south along the stream there is a knee-deep ford next to an orchard. The village is dominated by a large hotel building with red brick roof and a bombed out industrial building, both just north of the main road.  (Experienced CoC players may recognise the map from the Scottish Corridor campaign...) Patrol Phase British FM starts at 9, the Germans start at FM 11. After some patrolling the Brits spread their JOPs across the front with one on their extreme right and two in the corn fields next to the road and further left towards the ford. The Germans have one JOP next to a hedge in a courtyard just south of the main road, and another in an orchard next to the hedge lining the hotels back garden. Finally the Germans place at third JOP, that is also the Mission Objective, in the ...
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