The Italians struggled early on in this scenario, the Soviet OBA and hidden HMGs took an unexpected high toll on both the advancing Italians and the supporting German Gebirgsjäger company, the dice Gods were defiantly on the side of the Soviets during those early turns.

The Axis finally rallied, cleared the first objective, the town on map 16, but the delay allowed the Soviet reinforcements to arrive and then it was a dog fight just to get a draw as neither side could gain the advantage.