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I just received the Paratroop battle pack and played my 1st scenario against Kyle. I decided to play the Carentan scenario as I just visited Carentan last summer.

Capt Stiner and his men setup on the causeway among the brush. Lt von Karsties in objective 3 with a paratroop squad and the HMG. Sgt Esser sets up in objective 5 with paratroop squad. The elite team and LMG setup in objective 2 near the center of the map. Paratroop squad sets up in objective 4.

Stiner and his men move up the road along the east side of the board while dropping smoke grenades to decrease effectiveness of the HMG. Firing at von Karsties and HMG is ineffective as they realize the position is a pillbox. Esser moves into objective 2 and joins the team and LMG. Stiner, the light mortar and paratroop team shift fire into objective 2 and eliminate the team and LMG and Esser.

Reinforcements arrive on the scene and Stiner is notified that artillery is standing by. Stiner calls in a smoke mission between the German HMG and the entering reinforcements. Sgt Elkheart arrives as further reinforcements. He moves up with Blankenship and they move toward HMG through the smoke. HMG op fire ineffective.

Sgt Buehler and reinforcements arrive and begin moving down causeway on east side of map toward objective 4.
Blankenship, a paratroop squad and an elite team move against the pillbox. HMG op fire breaks the squad and Blankenship but they immediately rally. Blankenship and men advance onto pillbox and eliminate the Germans in melee. Air support and sniper eliminate squad in objective 5.

Blankenship heads for objective 2 while a squad moves into objective 5 and the team with mortar remains in objective 3.
Esser moves with his paratroop squad adjacent to Blankenship after vacating objective 4 . Stiner and team move into objective 4 while Stiner sends his squad to join Blankenship. Op fire Breaks Blankenship and squad but they immediately rally. Esser and squad advance into melee with Blankenship and eliminate the Americans.

Buehler calls in smoke and he and a squad escape off the map.

Esser and squad move toward objective 4.
Esser and squad advance against Stiner and team and eliminate them in melee.

Buehler, squad, and team move on objective 4. Esser and squad advance and ambush Buehler but Buehler and the Americans set up 3 ambushes and eliminate the Germans in melee resulting in German surrender.

A very good game which was a back and forth battle!!

Tony