Mission 1 - Combat Experience

The First Trench

Initial Force: 2 x SMG Soldiers

Objectives:

• Eliminate the mounted MG
• Capture the trench
• Repel the counter-attack

Summary

You start out with only two soldiers armed with SMGs and grenades. If they both die, the mission is a failure. Send them crawling towards the trench until they are in range to throw a grenade at the mounted machine-gun.

Once the gunner is dead, use direct control to shoot at the remaining enemies in the trench, or throw a grenade in to kill them.

After the trench is cleared, move your soldiers into it and take control of the machine gun. Position the second soldier along the far parapet. Kill all of the German soldiers who try to retake the trench.

By the Creek

Objectives:

• Dislodge the Germans from the positions near the creek
• Repel the counter-attack
• Suppress the German positions behind the creek with the help of the German tank

Summary

As your allies take up positions and begin firing on the Germans in the next trench, send your soldiers crawling to the brush cover to the right of the trench. Use grenades and direct fire to kill the enemies in the trench.

Move your soldiers into the trench. Move your soldiers into the trench and gain control of the two AT soldiers with anti-tank rifles.

As a couple German Sd.Kfz. 222 scout vehicles approach, order the AT soldiers to attack. Use the SMG soldiers to throw AT grenades if the vehicles get in close enough.

Once the scout vehicles are disabled or destroyed, send all of your soldiers to the right side of the map. Repair the German PzKpfw III tank and place your soldiers inside to man the tank.

Using direct control, destroy the enemy mortars and machine guns along the trench line across the creek.

The Last Line of Trenches

Objectives:

• Capture the last line of trenches
• Repel all German counter-attacks

Summary

Move the tank and your new infantry squad across the river. Use the tank’s main gun to destroy the two Pak 41 AT guns, and then to neutralize the machine guns in the trenches.

Clear out the remaining German soldiers so your infantry can take control of the trenches. Once the trenches are cleared, move your infantry squad to the forward trenches.

Man any machine guns that have survived. Take direct control of the tank to fight off the infantry counter-attack and the following two combined counter-attacks that include tanks and scout vehicles.

Be sure to switch to AP ammo when firing at vehicles.