LordCucumber -> (6/12/2003 7:42:13 PM)
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Allies turn 13.. "Sir, we've lost contact with all our boys in Arnhem, sir!" The commander looks up from his map.. "Then it has finally happened, Jeffrey.. the Jerries have reinforced the town.. we cannot possibly reach it in time.. let us hope general Urquheart takes as many with him as he can..!" Then their voices are overcome by the sound of tanks rolling by the command truck. The column is in full motion now. In the distance, shots can be heard from Eindhoven and from as far as Veghel. The big assault has finally begun! In Eindhoven, infantry units encounter desperate German stragglers, who consequently fight to the death, since they have nowhere left to go. Hopefully they will see surrender is their best option eventually.. Veghel comes under fire from the nearby bridge as tanks with infantry race forward. A German AT gun takes out a tank on the column's left flank and infantry disembarkes hastily, but it does not stop the rest of the column from coming closer.. In Grave, the allied position is consolidated and the improvised scouts report German activity north of Veghel. The battle for Nijmegen rages on as house to house fighting takes a toll on both sides. The fieldcommander there has no hope of taking the bridges without tank support.. In Arnhem, Britisch troops gradually pull out of town, taking any German brave enough to follow under extensive coverfire. More armour is encountered and a Konigstiger is immobilized, at least for now! Oosterbeek seems to have fallen to the German counterattack, despite my best efforts to prevent this. This may be the case, but somehow the artillery field remains contested as it's guns give the Germans a run for their money. A second jeep assault ends in no casualties as a halftrack appears and fires a potshot at the insane driver.. The jeep crew manages to fire at nearby infantry, but has to race out of the hot zone because of the armoured presence there.. This isn't looking good..
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