Part 57: Turn 53: 1500 26th May

Game Turn 53: 1500, 26th May

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The MNDBO forces keep firing, causing heavy casualties on the second motorcycle company, who is trying to hold fast in the face of heavy fire that is trying to dislodge them. Canea also erupts with fire, as the MNDBO attempts to push back the besieging Germans. The rest of the formation keeps moving down the road to the south coast.



The GJR 85 keeps pushing for the port, knowing that it is critical for the Germans to capture it while many of the transports are still docked and not ready to depart. Although direct assaults prove difficult, the screening force of the 4th Brigade is basically cleared, with only one combat-effective company left, although it is protected by the trenches.



With the 19th Australian Brigade finally arriving at Neon-Charion, the rest of the MNDBO units start marching south on the retreat path, leaving the Australians to defend the crossroad.



Unfortunately, the attempts to dislodge the motorcycle soldiers happens too late: GJR 100 Gebirgsjager come in to exploit the gap, and the motorcycle troops fire on the artillery, taking out one battery and suppressing the other. Return fire from the artillery firing directly is less effective, even after the layforce company to the south opens fire as well.



The 19th Brigade, meanwhile, deploys in order to protect Neon-Charion, setting up their positions and rallying after such a long march.



While the 1 FJR regroups in the city of Heraklion and captures the now-undefended airfield, the LLSR shells the forces of the Welch Regiment in Canea: one shell manages to collapse a building, causing many casualties amongst the defenders.



Withdrawal Level: 26