Battle for Lostwithiel Bridge

At Lostwithiel there is an important bridge and manor house, this importance is because if these fall then both the fact that reinforcements can't get into Cornwall but also the radio in the manor house will be captured.

2nd SS Panzer Divison Wittman 4 Panzer IV 2 Tigers 2 Tigers

8th Midlands Parachute Battalion HQ with 2 PIAT support 3 Squad Parachute Platoon 3 Squad Parachute Platoon 4 6pdr guns with transports 4 25 pdr guns with transports

SETUP AND DEPLOYMENT

British deployment in the house

German deployment

Deployment overview

UNITS IN RESERVE
2nd SS Panzer Divison 2 Tigers 2 Tigers	8th Midlands Parachute Battalion 1 3 Parachute platoon with 2ic and the other PIAT 2 Mortar section platoon

DEPLOYMENT SUMMARY

2nd SS Panzer Divison: Wittman on the road. 4 Panzers in the open ground. 8th Midlands Parachute Battalion: 1 3 squad parachute platoon with 1st ic in the manor house. 4 6pdrs with a PIAT attachment in ambush.

TURN 1

The ambush is sprung.

result from the shooting.

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
2nd SS Panzer Divison 1 Panzer IV	8th Midlands Parachute Battalion

TURN 1 SUMMARY

2nd SS Panzer Divison: All move. Panzers stormtroop 8th Midlands Parachute Battalion: 6 pdrs ambush in the churchyard facing the panzers. 6 pdrs shoot at the panzers destroy 1 and bailed out the other.

TURN 2

Wittmans shooting.

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
2nd SS Panzer Divison 1 Panzer IV	8th Midlands Parachute Battalion 1 6 pdr PIAT

TURN 2 SUMMARY

2nd SS Panzer Divison: Panzers re mount and move towards the house, Wittman moves towards the church yard gate by the road. Panzers shoot at the manor house but they don't hit. Wittman shoots at the 6 pdrs and destroy one and the PIAT. 8th Midlands Parachute Battalion: 6 Pdrs shoot at the panzers and bail all 3 out.

TURN 3

German armour arrive.

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
2nd SS Panzer Divison 1 Panzer IV	8th Midlands Parachute Battalion 6 pdr Platoon. PIAT

TURN 3 SUMMARY

2nd SS Panzer Divison: Both tiger platoon enter from the board edge. Wittman shoots at the 6 pdrs destroys 2 and the rest run. Panzers shoot at the Manor house but score no hits. All the tigers including Wittman stormtrooper. 8th Midlands Parachute Battalion: No reinforcements arrive. Manor house lot sits still.

TURN 4

Mortars arrive

Parachute platoon arrives on the road.

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
2nd SS Panzer Divison 1 Panzer IV	8th Midlands Parachute Battalion 6 pdr Platoon. PIAT

TURN 4 SUMMARY

2nd SS Panzer Divison: All but Panzers move. Panzers shoot at the Manor house no hits. 8th Midlands Parachute Battalion: Second para platoon with 2ic and piat arrive on the road. Mortars arrive in the corner near the panzers. mortar fire smoke directly at the panzers.

TURN 5

Tiger shots take their toll.

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
2nd SS Panzer Divison 1 Panzer IV	8th Midlands Parachute Battalion 6 pdr Platoon. PIAT 2 Rifle/MG teams

TURN 5 SUMMARY

2nd SS Panzer Divison: Tigers move. Panzers shoot at the manor house but don't kill any. Tigers by the ford fire at the mortars none killed. Tigers and wittman shoots at the newly arrived paras. Wittman kills 2. 8th Midlands Parachute Battalion: No reserves arrive. (forgot the rolling 3 dice if no 5/6 1 enters) Mortars bombard the panzers but fail to bail or knock out. 2 piats shoot at Wittman But nothing happens.

TURN 6

smoke fires

Paras before the assult

Paras after defensive fire

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
2nd SS Panzer Divison 1 Panzer IV	8th Midlands Parachute Battalion 6 pdr Platoon. 2 PIATs 3 squad platoon 2ic Mortar command

TURN 6 SUMMARY

2nd SS Panzer Divison: Tigers on the road move to by the watermill. Panzers shoot at the mortars but fail to destroy anything Tigers shoot at the mortars and kill the command. The tigers by the bridge and Wittman shoot at the paras on the road. No kills susstained. 8th Midlands Parachute Battalion: Mortars fire smoke bombardments at the panzers. British paras fire section mortar and PIATs at Witman. Paras iniciate assault 3 tigers including Wittman defensive fire. Paras suffer 7 hits 3 die and the paras fail their platoon check.

TURN 7

25pdrs enter on the road

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
2nd SS Panzer Divison 1 Panzer IV	8th Midlands Parachute Battalion 6 pdr Platoon. 2 PIATs 3 squad platoon 2ic Mortar command 1 mortar.

TURN 7 SUMMARY

2nd SS Panzer Divison: Wittman moves towards manor house. Tigers move onto the bridge. Wittman and the tigers on the bridge shoot at the manor house. Nothing happens. Tigers by the ford and the panzers shoot at the mortars 1 mortar dies. 8th Midlands Parachute Battalion: The 25 pdrs enter ready to make scrap metal of the tigers. 25 pdrs shoot at Wittman nothing happens.

TURN 8

Wittman and tiger shots cause more damage.

range in.

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
2nd SS Panzer Divison 1 Panzer IV	8th Midlands Parachute Battalion 6 pdr Platoon. 2 PIATs 3 squad platoon 2ic Mortar platoon excluding observer. 1 25pdr and 1 command.

TURN 8 SUMMARY

2nd SS Panzer Divison: Tigers by the ford shoot at the mortars, killing 1. Panzers shoot at the mortars killing another 2. Wittman and the 2 tigers shoot at the 25 pdrs 1 25 pdr and 1 command dies. 8th Midlands Parachute Battalion: 25 pdrs rangin on the lead tiger on the bridge but doesn't do anything.

TURN 9

25pdrs after shooting.

Discresion being the better part of valor

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
2nd SS Panzer Divison 1 Panzer IV	8th Midlands Parachute Battalion 6 pdr Platoon. 2 PIATs 3 squad platoon 2ic Mortar platoon excluding observer.

TURN 9 SUMMARY

2nd SS Panzer Divison: Tigers shoot at the house no hits. Panzers shoot at the house 2 hit 1 fails it's save but firepower fails. Tigers and Wittman by the bridge shoot at the 25 pdrs 3 killed including the 2nd command. the rest decide to run. 8th Midlands Parachute Battalion: Stay put.

TURN 10

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
2nd SS Panzer Divison 1 Panzer IV	8th Midlands Parachute Battalion 6 pdr Platoon. 2 PIATs 3 squad platoon 2ic Mortar platoon excluding observer. 1 25pdr and 1 command.

TURN 10 SUMMARY

2nd SS Panzer Divison: Everyone who can shoots at the house, all survive. 8th Midlands Parachute Battalion: Stay put.

TURN 11

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
2nd SS Panzer Divison 1 Panzer IV	8th Midlands Parachute Battalion 6 pdr Platoon. 2 PIATs 3 squad platoon 2ic Mortar platoon excluding observer. 25 pdr platoon excluding the observer.

TURN 11 SUMMARY

2nd SS Panzer Divison: Germans move to bring guns to shoot at the British. All shoot at the house 1 team dies. 8th Midlands Parachute Battalion: Stay put.

TURN 12

British are still there

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
2nd SS Panzer Divison 1 Panzer IV	8th Midlands Parachute Battalion 6 pdr Platoon. 2 PIATs 3 squad platoon 2ic Mortar platoon excluding observer. 25 pdr platoon excluding the observer.

TURN 12 SUMMARY

2nd SS Panzer Divison: Germans stay put and fire all guns at the british. 2 more teams die. 8th Midlands Parachute Battalion: Stay put.

Germans win by contesting the manor house and controlling the bridge. But gone to ground British in a building are still there.

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