Our Saturday Game..."One moment.. a special bulletin is coming through.."

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"We interrupt the Saturday Game AAR with an update from the GJ Combat photographers on location on board 51 near the Free French held portion of Koenigsbach, Germany. We are talking live with GJ Combat Reporter Milton "The Shrek" Bunnyman. ...just a moment...Milton...can you hear me...what is the current status of LFT Scenario 222...code named 'Hetzer Butcher'...there seems to be a delay in the AAR...can you update us??"

"Yes...yes..I hear you Walt...it's a bit noisy here...the Free French Forces have been battling for nearly 5 turns now to slow down the German assault here in Koenigsbach. Rough stuff...I have to tell you. Casualties have been high and smoke is shrouding the town from various locations marking burning Sherman Tanks and one M-10. And at least one German Hetzer is smoking near the south edge of town. We are located in the southwest hills on board 2 overlooking the village. We have a great vantage point to cover the action and seem to be relatively safe in this location. We can tell  you that the German assault came in hard and fast from the east end. The Free French were deployed not far from our current position as Allied intelligence had hinted that the Germans would come from the board 2 approaches....just a moment Walt....I'm getting some updates....

Ok,Walt...good news...Allied reinforcements are heading in from the north. In fact, we can make out some dust clouds indicating that Allied armor is with this force. That is good news, because I'm told only about three unbroken Free French squads are still fighting in the center of town....and Walt...I must tell you that the fighting here has been brutal at times...hand to hand fighting in the buildings has been reported and the Germans have been prevailing in these struggles. 

So...Walt, we are going to displace and see if we can cover the action towards the north. With any luck this will push the Germans back out of Koenigsbach. There are only a couple of turns left and we should have it all wrapped up here shortly. With some luck...things will turn around here. That's all for now from Koenigsbach….this is "The Shrek" signing off....

"Ladies and Gentlemen...it appears that the fighting in Koenigsbach continues to rage. We know now that the situation in Koenigsbach is grim. We can only hope and pray that the Allied reinforcements arrive in time to save the remaining Free French survivors. We will continue to monitor this situation and provide a full coverage AAR just as soon as we can. That's the news...this April evening...1945.

So as Walter has informed us the current Saturday Game of LFT 222 Hetzer Butcher is still in progress.We will need another night in order to finish it. Currently, Dan and I are at the start of Turn 5. The Germans have control of 15 buildings (they need 18) and have gained 28 CVP to the Free French 23. Whichever side has 28 CVP more than the opponent wins immediately.

So Dan and I have a great game going, but won't be able to finish it until Friday. So the full AAR will be available next week. Sorry for the delay.