July 11, 1944*
Saint-Andre-de-l'Epine*
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By: Ts4EVER
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The next objective of the 29th Infantry Division is the city of St. Lo. 
 Command wants to avoid bloody street fighting, so our orders are to seize the heighground east of the city first.
 This will hopefully cause the Germans to evacuate the city.

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Objectives: Advance along the highway south (EAST on the map) and seize Saint-Andre.
 Then swing your forces east (SOUTH) and advance towards Martinville.
 The closer you can get, the better.*
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Enemy: The 352nd Infanterie is still holding the line in front of you.
 By now their numbers have dwindled due to constant combat.
 However, we have a second enemy: The terrain.
 For ages the French peasants in this area planted hedgerows to defend their property.
 These are now formidable enough to block the movement of armor and severely delay infantry.
 The Germans have turned each field into a deadly killzone, covered by a crossfire of automatic weapons.
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A company of tanks and engineers has been attached to your bataillon. 
 To clear out the Germans, close cooperation with these units is necessary.
 Be methodical: Pin down German defenders with MG and mortar fire, then use the engineers to blow holes into the hedges.
 Then assault the enemy forces with your tanks and infantry.
 Advance to the next field and repeat.*
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Note: Since hedges can't be blown up in WinSPWW2, the best breach points are marked by at-barriers.
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From the 29th Infantry campaign