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Caz Collins -> RE: August Fog Axis turn 9 (2/2/2010 6:13:07 PM)
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End Turn 9: (My latest turn)
Northern Front (12 hexes from the Hurtgen Forest to the Ambleve River): The German’s continue to push slow but steadily westward, gaining two to three hexes; my line is full of mixed, mid-to-low strength units, with some scattered reserves. A limited counter attack by U.S. units on the very Northern shoulders has regained 2 hexes, but at poor trades in forces lost.
Ambleve River line under attack but continues to hold. This may not be a major point of thrust for him.
Houffalize to Trois Points area: Continues to maul the 82nd, but I am feeding into the line the U.S. 83 Div. This will slow him down a bit as he does not have overwhelming superiority here as in other places (although he is strong). Had 82nd held better or German was weaker I would have liked to commit the 83 ID to the Bastogne area.
Bastogne Area: The German continues to maul the 101st, which is all in red status now. He is approaching from the south also. Managed to slip some reserves in this turn (HQ and arty unit), but he will likely take it on turn 10 or 11. At a minimum he will surround it. The U.S. 7AD is approaching from the north, and a British Ar BDE from the west, but may be a case of too little too late. Need to determine if I should counter attack with these forces into his flank or use them to continue to hold a line to slow his westward advance. He is very strong here with five SS PZD and one FJ Div. He seems to want to break through my center with this force and use it to drive through the open terrain to the Meuse River.
South of Sure River: Larry has finally broken out at this point after stalling him with minimal forces. I have a few scattered units on the line, but no reinforcements anywhere near. This will be a deep penetration in several turns. He will also use the super river lines to protect the southern end of his Bastogne thrust.
Alzette to Moselle River: He has completely eliminated all of my front line units and has advanced 5 to 6 hexes south. I have several HQ units forming a new line, but he will slice through them quickly. Luxembourg City will fall in two to three turns at most. He seems to be making his major push on the west bank of the Moselle towards my “garrisoned” line. It could be this southern thrust is an attempt to trap my arriving reinforcements in the southern pocket area. I have some reinforcements coming up, but many of them went into the reorganization mode on turn 8 and stopped their advance.
Turn 10 will see significant U.S. reinforcements arrive, but I am not clear where or how soon they can reach the line. Need to decide how to handle them: feed them into the line as quickly as possible to slow his advance or assemble a large counter-attack force to strike north (or south). Also need to decide where to commit them: north towards point of closest enemy contact or north-west towards Bastogne area (which would leave them out of the fight for several turns).
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