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ORDERS FOR NINTH MINUTE It appears that one of the US tanks is going to roll parallel to the front-left row of buildings toward the road, probably to start blasting my infantry while they relocate. Therefor Ploebsch, struggling alone with his anti tank weapon, is ordered to the forward corner of the house, and try for a shot on this tank as it reaches the road. If that tank comes across the road, it might destroy Meister’s platoon by itself. Meister needs to move farther in order for his first squad to be in command range. I’ve ordered first squad to hurry to the church to form a new defensive position. I’ve kept Meister’s other two squads in the woods to slow an US infantry rush into and through that building. The survivors of Lamp’s platoon are over their panic, and are told to join with Schafer. At least they won’t be alone. Schafer is to hold tight in the woods; if the Americans want to enforce their control of the town they will have to clear my men out of their positions of observation. Hermanns’ Panzerschreck team is to move to the forward edge of the woods and, hopefully, will get a shot on an American tank from there. If he were already further to his right, he would be able to shoot through the town at the US tank that is threatening Meister’s platoon. Beerbauer is to stop firing; the US infantry are not near that spot anymore. Instead, he is to hold tight in the hope that the US tank will move into a position to be shot. Machen’s mortar is to fire at an area to the town’s front left where an American machine gun team has set up. He can’t see them directly, but the proximity of his shelling should inflict casualties all the same. Bahr is to get into final position for either a sprint to the trees lining the road, or else simply move back the way he came, so that at least one platoon can get out of this battle unhurt.
ACTION IN NINTH MINUTE Beerbauer has a shot at an American tank in front of the town, but before he can react the vehicle is behind another house. Meister’s first squad is fired on several times, and does not make it into shelter. Thieser’s machine gun team is also forced back into hiding, and one of his crew is killed by a shell from a Sherman tank.
Ploebsch crawls into position to watch for the US tank that is trundling toward the road, along the front row of buildings. If it continues any farther, he will have a perfect shot opportunity. Bahr’s men are almost ready to sprint across the open space between themselves and the trees lining the road. They probably need just one more minute to put more cover between themselves and the town. Near Schafer’s platoon, Hermanns is just a few meters shy of a firing position, while the surviving squad of Lamp’s platoon, led by Kirchner, actually regains enough composure to open fire on an advancing tank! At the end of the minute, something BIG begins landing near Beerbauer’s gun position. I hope he is not eliminated before he can get even one shot at an enemy tank.
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