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 The Ardennes Offensive continues apace. The American front lines collapsed quickly.  The plan of the offensive continues despite the snow. We need to get to the Meuse. Any pockets of resistance can be easily cleared out by the troops coming in behind. Thanks to light resistance north of the Ourthe, we ought to be able to push onward fairly easily there. Axis Turn 7 : December 19, 1944 08:00 Overcast (Frozen)  Having bypassed Bastogne, we meet the next point of resistance at Rochefort. The route ahead seems fairly clear aside from that.  North of the Ourthe, we find no enemy forces, and manage to take control of all territory up to the Meuse. Liege seems lightly defended, but we need to wait on more supplies to make an assault there. Allied Turn 7 : December 19, 1944 08:00  As we near the enemy bases (and the weather clears a bit), we are seeing increasing bombing raids on our forces. The combat is mostly indirect, but it still hurts us.  The bastards back at Bastogne nearly eliminate another infantry unit single-handedly. Axis Turn 8 : December 19, 1944 14:00 Snowing (Frozen)  We press our advantage at Rochefort and knock out two more units on the outskirts.  The tanks are running low on fuel, but we are able to form up a line to hold the Meuse, and knock back any units that try to cross.  Allied forces in Bastogne expended the last of their ammo in the morning's assault. By sundown, the whole town surrenders. Allied Turn 8 : December 19, 1944 14:00  About the only thing the Americans are able to to is bombard us at Rochefort. No direct attacks occur. Axis Turn 9 : December 20, 1944 08:00 Snowing (Frozen)  Although Rochefort does not fall, we have cleared the highway all the way to the Meuse. Unfortunately, the weather is seriously constraining our supplies.  We're holding the line on the Meuse, and send a recon unit across. The snow protects it while it gets over, but we need clearer weather to get a good look at the enemy positions. Allied Turn 9 : December 20, 1944 08:00  Scouts on the southern flank spot approaching American tanks. A response like this was inevitable. Axis Turn 10 : December 20, 1944 14:00 Snowing (Frozen)  Desperate to capture Rochefort before the Americans arrive from the south, we make an ill-fated assault on the town.  Liege has taken the time we gave them to build up. We move to cut off the town from the main highway.  A second attack from the other side hits Rochefort and drives the Americans out. We aren't able to move fresh forces in, however. Allied Turn 10 : December 20, 1944 14:00  The counterattack is underway. While it mostly appears to be light tanks for now, it is enough to eliminate our scout cars.  Reinforcements haven't quite reached Rochefort; the guns continue to harass our forces. Axis Turn 11 : December 21, 1944 08:00 Snowing (Frozen)  Liege has several guns in exposed positions, and we capture them with ease.  Rochefort is captured, and we prepare our heavy tanks to hold off the advancing Americans.  Enemy tanks are coming in all along our left flank. We'll need to keep it secure. Allied Turn 11 : December 21, 1944 08:00  Our AT units ambush a few of the fast-moving tanks.  A flood of vehicles cuts through the rough ground above the highway and smashes into our column. An artillery unit is lost.  Our defensive line holds, but the last stretch of road to the Meuse is in serious danger of being cut off. We'd hoped to make it to the Meuse before the Americans could respond to our offensive, but with the snow and supply troubles it appears we've just missed the mark. 
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