ASL G6 Rocket's red glare
Another demonstration of US superiority, this time against german SS. I played the germans and I probably did not setup correctly because my units took right in the face big paras stacks (20 to 30FP depending on having MMG or not). US have 12 7-4-7, 4 leaders including to -2 one, 4 bazookas and even panzerfausts.And, as if it was not enough, they also are sustained by the cream of US tank destroyer, an M36 special with 90L gun and 11 front armor. This beast does not figure in the official order of battle before january 1945. But it seems that one had been specially paradroped in the Ardennes just before Christmas. German SS have also something special, A Flak panzer with 20 IFE and a rof of 3. This one was produced by german industry before christmas 1944, at least.
Then, germans ss were mainly concentrated in the center of the board, to protect one of the victory building, with artillery and flakpanzer covering one flank, with the stug just behind. US player forgot to BU its beast before to drive in front of the flakpanzer, without consequences as the 20L rolled something like a 5;5, no rof, no damage. The german sniper stunned the GMC's crew just after. Then, at start of german 2nd turn, stug was able to destroy the BU US tank. But it was already too late as one SS squad had been killed stupidly trying to cross the road (guess someone called them with the voice of adolf), while another was unable to rout (probably seduced by a box of american cigarettes). Three para squad were coming on one side, 9 (minus one kiaed) others in the center. There i conceded with 5 squads left, feeling unable to hold both of objective hexes.
I think that US side has more tactical options in this scenario than the germans. US might attack from both side or from center and one side, they may enter their tank by any side. They can delay their entry or not, they have many antitank (4 panzerfaust without a dr to roll).... So US has plenty of options to adapt to the german setup. As the german I think you need to hide, HIDE and wait, in a kind of Alamo, hoping for a nice DR.... Thx for reading.