Very little progress in Britanny. Lorient falls to the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. US V and VII Cps methodically assault the German lines round after round without causing significantly more losses than they take. In fact, casualties seem about equal, which is bad, considering our higher loss intolerance, but then again may also be good, seeing our (hopefully) more ample resources. In a final round in which I use completely fresh troops and "ignore losses" against every hex in the German line, only a single hex is gained (south of Rennes). Rennes itself does not fall in spite of all our exertions. (Panzer Lehr must be an empty shell of an armoured division by now. It still does not yield.
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In Italy (close-up shot, since nothing has changed further back--or anywhere for that matter), we are unable to even try to achieve anything. Minimum supply and minimum readiness is the standard conditions for everyone except Commonwealth X Cps which somewhat reduces Rimini's value as a seaside resort for post-war tourists without being able to take it from an assorted Panzergrenadier / Panzerjäger / StuG force.
BTW (since I find elements of 29. PzGren in the Rimini garrison), I am somewhat surprised at how quickly units that I destroyed only a few turns ago return to the front reconstituted. I wonder if that's historical? :surprise:
Loss penalty 64 to 18! :OHNO:
(And yes, I am trying a new alt graphics set. Sorry for the resulting graphical inconsistency of this report.)