Played this one last night against my erstwhile foe, my girlfriend's pet fish Captain Insano. Now, Captain Insano generally prefers the Japanese (for obvious reasons), but consented to take the Germans in this one.
For kicks, we played with an SSR that gave the Amis a SAN of 2, though that didn't come into play.
Americans Assault Move adjacent to the HMG, which fires: NMC, ROF. NMC on the half-squad results in Battle Hardening and Hero Creation! Captain Insano scowls impressively, burbles "Now you die, Giovanni Ribisi!" and fires again. Sure enough, K/1, Random Selection is the Hero, who promptly fails his Wound Severity dr, and is eliminated; the HS passes its 1MC, and advances in to kill the Krauts in CC. Captain Insano vows vengeance, flings his dice from out of his tank, and sulks behind a plant for the rest of the evening.
Truly a hair-raising victory! It came right down to the last die roll!
My congratulations to the designer, Sam Tyson.
Fish Flowers.
I need to get out more.