Part 24: Turn 20: 1300 22nd May

Game Turn 20: 1300, 22nd May

The 2nd NZ Division keeps moving, trying to stretch the line south to stop the GJR 100 from getting too much of a flank on the hills south of the main position. Some Light mortars are fired, but many of the companies armed with them have not made contact with the German Mountain troops yet.



There is some relief for the 2nd NZ Division, as supplies are brought to them with a small naval landing on the coast north of the positions of the stranded 5th Brigade. (Random Event: Paradrop supplies (remove two cohesion hits))

The MNDBO keeps up the fire against 3FJR, but the results are relatively lucklustre for the volume of fire sent towards the Germans, with very few casualties sustained.



The LLSR opens up again, but this time their mortar and artillery fire has little effect, apart from making the crew of the Matildas cower within their tanks. Elements of the 7th Flieger Division in other sectors take this time to rally while they can. The 4th NZ Brigade mortars fire back, but to little effect as well, the two sides just exchanging artillery fire inconsequentially.



Pioneers from the 5th Gebirgs Division start building entrenchments on the Maleme airfield: could be useful if the Allies somehow manage to push back to this position.



With only two companies left on the very eastern edge of the battlefield, 1 FJR won't last much longer on that flank, as the 14th Australian Brigade keeps up the fire.



Fire by the GJR 100 to the south of Modion does not achieve much either, although the 23rd Battalion Company in the town itself is almost charged by the German mountain troops, although they struggle to make their way through the buildings in the outskirts.



It might be too little too late for 5th Brigade, as accurate mortar fire forces to surrender several more companies that were attempting to hold the line. The Dual Purpose guns of the LLSR light up the two Matildas that are left and even though they fail to penetrate, the crews are badly shaken. A final assault by the 7th Company LLSR finally overtakes the tanks, and they are forced to surrender.


_{Pour one out for the Matildas, you did the best you could fighting infantry with only AP shells.}