I have to admit I hesitated before trying our an airmobile scenario. It seemed as though there was just a little too much to add to the system and I was quite afraid that the helicopters would change the PG system in ways that would break it. I was quite pleased with the result. Don't get me wrong, this scenario is NOT balanced. The Soviets will be wiped out. Their only hope is to cause enough losses to keep from a Major German victory.

What the helicopters could do is find the Soviets in the woods and spot for the nasty German OBA. In this way the masses of Soviet artillery can be netralized reasonably quickly giving the ground troops the opportunity to wipe up the Soviets. Also, the initial river crossing becomes almost trivial. The Soviets plethora of AA guns helps somewhat to control this (I lost one loaded helicopter and one loaded KTZN in the initial assault). Once the Germans are across the river and into both river towns the battle becomes much more natural. In my game the southern end of the board was cleared first leading to the helicopters and KTZNs picking up their charges and moving north to support the battle in the "exit" towns but before their weight could be flet the Panthers and Tigers had cleared the area with an hour and a half to spare. Some Soviet troops remained in the woods but they were surrounded and would be eliminated shortly through OBA or ground attack.

This was a lot of fun to try out but not much of a competitive event. I give it a "3" for that.