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 The Ardennes Offensive has been underway for a week, and the Americans are finally responding.  The foul weather and the tenacity of the troops at Bastogne slowed us down just enough that we didn't reach Namur quite on schedule. Forces are arriving to stop us, mainly from the south. They don't look that difficult to deal with, but there are a lot of them. The northern group has had a more successful advance to Liege, and at this point we stand a chance of capturing the city, and having a clear base across the Meuse. Axis Turn 12 : December 21, 1944 14:00 Snowing(Frozen)  With our limited supplies of fuel, the heavy tanks at the rear aren't likely to make it to the head of the advance, so we shift them southward to guard the flank.  Unfortunately the relentless snow has made it impossible to move our tanks forward. Our troops on the road will need to do the best they can at holding off the enemy armor.  The one place we actually have the ability to fight, at least a little bit, is at Liege. We cannot assault the city yet, but the guns on the perimeter can be picked off piecemeal. Allied Turn 12 : December 21, 1944 14:00  The American tanks lack power, but being lighter, they manage to find it easier to cross the snowy ground and penetrate our lines at the weak points.  We're having a hard time holding the road.  We do pay a price for pushing our luck at Liege; some infantry are caught out in a bad position within range of enemy troops. Axis Turn 13 : December 22, 1944 08:00 Clear(Frozen) The storm finally breaks.  We take advantage of the clear skies to suppress Liege and move into a siege position around the town.  There wasn't a very big push of tanks at Rochefort, and we manage to handle them relatively easily. Our meager resources manage to bring in a few quality tanks as reinforcements.  In what may be a crazy risk, we grab the airfield near Namur. Hopefully this will force the Allies to let up on the air attacks, but we can also see that they actually have a sizable ground force nearby. Allied Turn 13 : December 22, 1944 08:00  Losses are heavy along the highway.  We do maintain our ground on the north side of Namur, and even hold the bridge. But the highway connection has been cut. Axis Turn 14 : December 22, 1944 14:00 Clear(Dry)  The American tanks can't easily penetrate our armor, but they do prove difficult to eliminate.  As the weather clears, we're finally able to roll forward and start blasting at the tanks on the road.  We get a lucky break when our fighters come upon an unescorted flight of bombers.  The Namur airfield actually almost looks secure. Allied Turn 14 : December 22, 1944 14:00  The planes aren't all gone, though, as one unit of infantry is lost to bombardment.  We weren't quite able to rescue the guns trapped along the highway.  At Liege, our infantry are reduced, but nothing there appears able to harm our tanks. Axis Turn 15 : December 23, 1944 08:00 Clear(Dry)  German tanks roll into Liege and crush all opposition in the town.  We 're pushing the tank counterattack back to the Meuse. Allied Turn 15 : December 23, 1944 08:00  Sadly, our armored push arrived too late for the artillery. Axis Turn 16 : December 23, 1944 14:00 Clear(Dry)  We spend the rest of the day clearing out the rear lines.  We've firmly taken all territory up to the Meuse.  Crossing the river will not be easy at Namur, but we are already attacking from the north. Allied Turn 16 : December 23, 1944 14:00  The clear weather gives the Americans the ability to stifle our movement across the river while they deal with our rather weak northern assault. We'll need to go about this the hard way. 
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