Bois Des Monts - The attack from the Château.

Scenario Two:  The attack from the Château. 

The second attack on 8th June came just over an hour after the earlier probe, this time across the paddocks in front of the château. Like the first attack it was made without artillery or mortar support and, although it came from a different direction, the Germans’ tactic of a direct frontal assault was unchanged.  Against this A Company and Sergeant McGeever’s supporting Vickers machine gun were a thin red line.

The driveway to the Chtateau from the Bois de Monts

Patrol phase

Digby and his boys go all in.  Quite a lot of overwatch going on.

The Germans try to wear 9 Para down with their mgs.

But the Vickers covering the lane does real damage to the German plan

And across the fields the Paras use their firepower to stop the German attack in its tracks

Getting ugly for the Fatherland here.

and the attack stalls

The platoon Sergeant counter attacks from his jump off point

Another three killed.  German morale is falling fast

Digby mortars the German MMG with smoke.

And the Vickers catches the Germans as they withdraw

the Germans break

Digby does a victory dance