The Americans were tasked with delaying or stopping a Soviet combined-arms force from entering and exiting, and holding two towns.

The Americans set up in the towns, with two infantry platoons and an APC dug-in halfway between them. Due to the limited firing lanes south of the towns, the anti-tank guns set up farther back where they could support the infantry in holding the towns if the Soviet tanks assaulted.

The Soviets planned to advance on the east side, avoiding the woods in the west so as not to be slowed down. They were going to try to take the smaller, eastern town and then exit as many units as possible off the north edge.

Things did not work out as planned. The Americans had an artillery observer forward, and their OBA slowed the Soviet advance with disruptions and step losses. The American tank destroyers came in at the soonest possible moment and moved up to help cover the town. The Soviet tanks arrived next to the town and then began the assault as the infantry moved up to join them.

The Soviets were hoping to get a quick result from the assault, but some poor shooting and American firepower kept them from quickly taking the town. This gave the American tank destroyers and anti-tank guns time to whittle down the Soviet tank force. Giving up on the town, the Soviets made a break for the north edge. The American OBA continued to be lethal and the Soviet losses gave the initiative to the Americans. They managed to keep their tank destroyers out in front of the Soviet tanks.

The end result was pretty lopsided, with only three Soviet units making it off the board. The Americans kept all the town hexes, and the step losses were also heavily in the Americans' favor.

Major American Victory