Panzer Grenadier Battles on March 28th:
Spearhead Division #15 - Dillenberg
Another exciting tussle
Author waynebaumber
Method Solo
Victor Draw
Play Date 2016-03-09
Language English
Scenario AGSU002

This scenario has a Romanian regiment defending a town against a stronger Soviet force with T34 support, however a German battle-group should arrive during the game to offer support to their fragile allies. The Romanian commander decided to set up defending the town on board 24 and to only have two small outposts on each flank, both with ATG's in an effort to get some flanking shots on the T34's. The Soviets advanced almost unopposed towards the town, detaching units to deal with the flank outposts. One of these collapsed immediately and the survivors fled back to the town. The other outpost stubbornly held out till the end of the game thus tying up several Soviet units which would have been more use in the battle for the town. The German reinforcements arrive only 30 minutes late but already half the town was being contested and several town hexes were controlled by the Russians. The Germans went on the counter attack and paid a heavy price 3 GREN platoons being destroyed by Russian artillery and HMG. However they pushed the Soviet forces back, destroying a T34 platoon who with its supporting INF had been isolated and surrounded in the town. The remaining T34s and the German STUG then had a tank duel on the outskirts of the town, but both sides failed to inflict and damage on each other, it was left to the German 50mm ATG to show the tankers how to shoot destroying the Soviet command tank and forcing the rest to retire, however a parting shot did knock out 2 STUG's. Meanwhile the town battle had developed into a stalemate with neither side able to destroy the other. As this was a solo battle I had not kept an eagle eye on VP's during the game but thought that the Soviets had just done enough to get a minor victory however I knew it was close and at Game end so it proved, as the final tally had the Red Army 4 VPs ahead of the Axis forces but just 1 off for a minor win. Good solid scenario appears balanced but that will depend on when the German support arrives, I am sure that the Soviet player in a FtF game would have managed to win this by getting that final VP.

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