The third game of the ‘Unser Ziel ist Bayeux’ campaign saw Panzer Lehr on push towards Durham Light Infantry positions defending a choke point culvert on the outskirts Conde-Sur-Seulles.
This was a great opportunity to preregister fields of fire and stop the German advance or at least make them pay a high price to cross the open ground on the approaches.
The plan stared well and on the left the combination of a fresh infantry section, the 2”mortar and a MMG all pinned the advancing Germans in the cover of a hedgerow. On the left however the odds favoured the Panzer Lehr, as they brought their Puna reconnaissance car to bear, supported the Second and then the third sections. On the right the defenders found themselves pinned and once Junior Leaders started to get hit their Force Morale began to suffer.
In an effort to blunt the attack the 3rd section deployed with the Senior Leader to defend the culvert, while there 1st Section redeployed to assist in the defence. Before they could make the difference. Fire from the Germans, killed the Platoon Sergeant and seeing this result in the collapse of the remaining Force Morale.
Following the stiff defence, the Panzer Lehr drove the DLI defenders back and broke through but not before they also received a number of casualties including wounded Senior and Junior leaders, justifying the expense of bringing a medic.
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