Breakout from Le Plessy fought today with Philip Andrews and Iain Fuller. I umpired the second game in the series with the Brits trying to push through the German second line.

In the first game the British had cleared part of the village and surrounding orchards and they would now have to push on and clear the woods and surrounding farmland. The British had a fresh company and took mortar support, a Churchill troop and an extra infantry platoon. The Germans were a weakened Kompanie with three Panzer IV’s and took extra MMG and Pak support.

This was an intense game with the dice ebbing and flowing, with lots of double moves. In the end the Germans had held but were in a poor state, the British commander also decided that the last push would be too bloody and decided to stop the assault. Good ground had been taken and the Germans were in a bad way.

Great to watch this unfold and see how both players plans unfolded.

Roll on game 3