The fighting was close up and personal, but this time the Germans held.
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This attack resembled the tanks rolling into the buildings occupied by Sgt Steiner's men in that classic Russian Front movie "Cross of Iron". Then using their special tactics of "Stal Stal" allowing their armour to pretty well move en masse they threw it in at the recon elements occupying the Farm Complex. Their initial preparation consisted of firing along their front to pin the German infantry and tanks prior to their assault. The Russians having now got a solid group of armour and infantry up to the farm complex now commenced their main attack. Panzer Grenadier Kompanie HQ with AA protection
The Russian force needed to break in to the German line quickly to regain the initiative or the front would solidify around the German positions. The Germans abilities in command and control were enabling them to build up their front line force quicker than the Russians could theirs, despite the distance across the table that the German units had to travel.
Panzer IV's and a Flamm Panzer approach the Farm Complex The Grenadiers move in to consolidate the position The artillery fire rained down in the forward area The Panzers and Panzer Grenadiers were spreading out to deal with any threatened Russian penetration of the front line. The German reserves were coming on thick and fast to consolidate the gains made by the recce. The Tigers are welcomed by the "God of War"ĭespite the success of the Russian artillery, events were moving to stifle their advance. The mayhem caused was compounded by the Germans having put Panzer Grenadiers on the decks of their Tigers who were now scrambling for cover in the barrage and getting themselves pinned just when their support was needed. The big Russian guns responded promptly and large calibre shells started to drop around and on the Tigers in the fields close to the main road, knocking out one of these leviathans. The Russian CO obviously had connections as he calmly picked up the field telephone and requested support from Army. It was now time for the Russian artillery to enter the battle and they reserved their greeting for the Tigers. They were able to choose their moment to strike, as being recon units in cover made them difficult for the Russians to spot and gave them multiple ambush opportunities.Īs the T34s now supported by infantry and T70s closed in on the Farm complex the first German reserves started to arrive led by a formidable Tiger platoon. The rest of the German recon infantry resolutely awaited their support units and watched as the Russian armour struggled to regain its composure to recommence their approach to the Farm. German Recon occupy the front line - the SdKfz 231s burn in the background as German artillery falls on the Russian tanks
These pyres burned throughout the battle on the front line. The Russian tanks reeling under this barrage of fire responded as best they could by knocking out the armoured car platoon to their front. This was swiftly followed by an air attack from bomb armed FW190s who screamed in to add to the mayhem caused by the artillery.
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In the end, as the T34s advanced on to their corner, it was the artillery that caused the first losses of a couple of T34s plus several pinned tanks. The success of the German recon also meant that the Russians would be advancing into an ambush zone set up by those same recon units, supported by German pre-registered artillery fire. The Battlefield - Komsomolets State Farm and the workers settlements Thus the end of battle is predicated by the events of battle and the Russians having just lost 14 points were off to a bad start. These chits are also drawn when units are destroyed, when unpinning friendly units or when an objective is lost to the enemy. The number on the chits indicate that number of morale points lost to that side. These chits generally have a number on them from 1 - 5 plus a few with special events such as air attacks, vehicle breakdowns etc. The German recon victory had immediate consequences for the Russians as the three objectives now occupied plus their loss of the recon move meant they had to draw four chits. The German force having a platoon of armoured cars and recon infantry in half tracks dominated the recon of the position allowing the Germans to occupy three of the objectives at the start of the game.
The initial set also takes into account the amount of recon assets each side possess to determine the how far on the two sides can advance their lead units. The set up has four objectives identified which, possession of, determines victory and impacts the overall morale of the side that does not have control of them. Our game set up was a "Meeting Engagement" with two forces composed of infantry and tanks approaching the battlefield from opposite corners of the table.
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