Part 47: Turn 43: 1100 25th May

Game Turn 43: 1100, 25th May

Supply Levels



The MNDBO pulls out completely from the southern front, trying to get away from the Germans as quickly as they possibly can. The MNDBO forces in the trenches are stuck, however, since getting out of them will force them into a crippling fire from the LLSR paratroopers: the men seem resigned to their fate while all other elements of the force retreat back towards Canea.





The only piece of good news for the Allies is that over in Rethymnon, the final resistance by German forces might soon be over, as the mortar company gets picked off and the MG company is suppressed.



With the supply situation in Heraklion stabilising somewhat thanks to shipments coming in from the port, the Allies rally and fire their light mortars once again, to good effect.



4th NZ Brigade continues to retreat towards Canea, trying to buy enough time to set up a defensive line.



Mortar and artillery fire keeps harassing the defensive line that cuts the road between Maleme and Canea, but apart from the barrage itself, there is little effect.



The two diminished companies of 10th Brigade also start moving, leaving rear-guards in place in order to screen the retreat.



The LLSR keeps assaulting the trenches, and although the engineers dug in on the southern end of the line are shaken, they stand fast against repeated paratrooper charges.



The 1st FJR attempts to attack the encroaching Allied troops, but the fire falls short, and the 14th Infantry Brigade remains relatively unscathed.



Leaving rear-guards behind, the men of the MNDBO make their retreat, managing to gain space from the attacking Germans. The only units not told about the retreat are the Greeks on the hill, with no runner coming to tell them to move back yet.



The Retreat continues, with most of the troops heading towards Canea since that's where most of the roads of the region meet.



Trying to help the retreat, partisans in Modion attack the artillery park nearby, but once again the fire is too small to be more than a nuisance to the Germans.

The Mountain Division, seeing the Allies pull out, prepares to move, mounting their guns to their support vehicles, and getting ready to approach the rear guards set up by the Commonwealth troops.