I've proper screwed the pooch.
I've lost 1st and 3rd Platoon HQs and the Arty FO. I moved my 3rd Platoon into a card that had an All Pinned VoF on it...+2 Net Combat Modifier so I thought there was no chance of being hit. Unfortunately, I forgot about the German section and the unit rallied, changing the All Pinned (+2) VoF to a -1 VoF.
I still thought I was safe because I was on a +2 cover card and the Platoon HQ and it's other units were under a +1 cover. That's a +2 Net Combat Modifier (+2+1-1)...but the card I pulled for the Platoon HQ and one of it's squads resulted in a HIT on a +2...can you believe that? Lost a squad from 3rd Platoon and my platoon HQ. The enemy had an escape on a 0 Net Combat Modifier which resulted in a miss...and I had a hit on a +2!!
I've now got to get the Co XO over to 1st Platoon to command. I don't know about my S/Sgt...whether he can take charge of 3rd Platoon. I can't see why not - that would be a thing in real life. I know I can reconstitute HQs - but that takes time an additional commands. And with a -1 modifier on commands due to all the HQs being green, you really are scraping the barrel for commands early on.
Anyway - I'm up the creek and I've lost both paddles. I've proper stalled. I did think it might be because I'm being over cautious. I mean - a +2 modifier? Why wouldn't I be safe?
I was going to start again - losing two HQs was the straw that broke the camels back - but also I've learned so much in re-reading the rules etc...but I decided not to. I'm gonna crack on and see where I get. Mostly the things I've done wrong have actually benefitted me. Hard to believe considering what's just gone down.