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Well my trucks have a death wish SF is still clearing mines but moved a couple of trucks to position for the gap, drove straight through known minefield to other side & then through another lot!!
Should have been ski troops slalomed mines to great effect & emerged intact.
Brown trousers can see one flag then lost a man, recieving fire from 2 squads I think smoked. Long range fire by French has been surprisingly effective so far.

French tanks are blind moved troops near nothing tried moving a MK111 into trees at 200m nothing, squad placed smoke & JPz1 drove into trees with LOS to 1 tank at 200m kill. Another did the same no shots fired by Chars tanks now moving to support brown trousers & few troops here fanning out towards the hill.
Giving up idea of tight force as it isn't MF is spread over a couple of KM after recent actions & moving to contact is whats taking time so fanning approach out & trailing with a mobile reaction force once current threat dealt with.

Pioneer East of village thinks his approach is clear.
The French put up a valiant fight at the cauldron but its over they are hopelesly outgunned. 3 more AC several HTs & more troops are bolstering my forces.
Moved tentativly after runaways into woods not wanting a repeat of recent events & cleared out right flank moving towards village. Several relief units turned to become forward units for the advance on the hill.
There are 2 squads in the village & 2 in next row of trees after tree line all healthy & about to be shelled, remains of 2 squads is all thats left of the original company, we lost another man. Formation seems to have lost some finnesse the term charging about like a bull in a china shop comes to mind.
Having words with my MMG team, realise they are replacements but they could not hit a barn fired everything at men in open 150m away & all that happened was they gave him the finger, FOO showed him how to do it 3 kills now. He is giving up arty directing & heading off to kill 2 surviving bunker crews for his 5 kills.
AIT> Minor ecxhange no cas my arty routed 1 village squad his landed right were I was, path cleared through mines ready to roll.