World at War

[LT Sandpaw]

Italian infantry is called up to temporarily fill the gaps in the German line while heavy tanks take up position along the hill regions about six miles from the Maginot line.

Realizing that the French artillery was beginning to dish out massive amounts of damage, several bombing runs are made by German planes, attempting to firebomb the positions into submission. The large clumsy bombers being supported by swift and deadly 109s which preform occasional strafing runs on the advancing tanks.

Already far into France several Panzer divisions slow down due to the temporary setback reported on the Maginot. They are ordered to continue their advance however, and push the enemy straight into the English channel.

[Hickory]

Light armor and medium bore cannons are rushed to the Line to combat the Panzer divisions. Outnumbered and outgunned, the French slow the enemy advance with whatever they have.

Meanwhile the British counterattack blows by the Italians only to meet the tank line and suffer casualties. Dishing out destruction of their own, the British tanks disperse into the forest, temporarily halting the advance while the British regroup and count their losses. Infantry sharpshooters keep German squads from advancing, while the tanks repair and prepare to push again.

[LT Sandpaw]

Knowing their time before the British resumed their push into Germany was short, Aryan forces redeploy. New battle lines are drawn and a daring plan is formed. Light Panzers launch a sudden assault into the forest where the British division is hiding, and German SS squadrons and a large rifle company, heavily camouflaged, preform raids under the cover of the tank assault on the sharpshooters positions and the tank engineers.

Rifle fire can be heard for some time until the company pulls a sudden retreat out of the forest while artillery covers them.

[Hickory]

A few more tanks are out  of commission, but reinforcements are hurried forward. RAF bombers blindly drop explosives on known enemy positions, forcing the Germans to keep their heads down as the British roll out from forest cover.

The hardy Churchhill tanks with thick 16mm armor and 6 pounders blast through light German defenses, suffering minor casualties to infantry but losing no spirit. The British tank guns will soon have advanced far enough to begin directly firing at German positions.

[LT Sandpaw]

Inserting dynamite into the barrels of the soon to be captured artillery, the German soldiers pull a hasty retreat leaving behind whatever the couldn't carry. Controlled explosions leave the artillery pieces repairable but currently useless.

A reserve group Jagdpanzer tank destroys spring ambushes from everywhere easily piercing the Chruchill's armor, destroying tracks, and killing the crews. Meanwhile a unit of Panzer III tanks sweep across the British's flank trying to cut off their escape back to the Maginot line.

[Hickory]

The British fully destroy the artillery pieces, leaving smoldering piles of machinery behind. Knowing that they're surrounded, the remaining British tanks draw away from the German forces, the remaining infantry escort laying a trap with the artillery ammo stockpiles.