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P25-Pittmann-"We hav....Wew vhat is the terrible smell!" Herman-"Ja, Kind of smells like an out house." (Gunther, whistling as he cleans the Morser.) Pittman-"Well anyway, we are out of Rocketen's. We have four left along mit a few 88 rounds for you Fritz hidden in a location in the forest, we must pick them up along the vay. Once we reach the enemy position the infantry and your Tiger 1 will engage. Once the area is secure we will bring in the sturmmorser at the location and position it to destroy any enemy armor columns. The enemy will not expect us there, Thinking it is their own position." Herman- "Ja but you say you only have four rounds left, how can you hold mit four rounds?"
P26-Pittman-"Once ve Fuer The Morser Four rounds is all that we need, to destroy the enemy armor column. Besides that we also have mines, Herman's infantry, and Fritz's platoon to create enough confusion on the enemy, they will come to a dead halt! Thus giving are besieging troops at Bastogne a fighting chance to win or retreat.
P27-Fritz-" Sounds good to me, let us mount up." P28- Pittman - "That mechanic Ferdinand sure knows how to fix them." Clank clankity, clank
P29-Herman-"This panzer still smell like a piss pot." Clank clankity
P30 Explosions can be heard over the horizon.
P31- As the two platoons embark the old windmill stands behind them like a sentinel of time. It remains, their destiny is unknown.
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