A small but intense scenario with outnumbered,outclassed but entrenched Soviet forces trying to prevent German forces with navel and Luftwaffe support taking towns and exiting the board. The Soviet set up is an intresting problem is a forward defence best or prehaps a reverse defence.In this solo game, I went for a defence with the best Soviet units in the forward town and the rest entrenched to the rear next to the swamp.I hoped to suck the Germans into an urban assault and thus delaying thier eattempt to exit units. The German commander split his units into two group, the ENG and HMG did assault the town but the majority stuck to one flank in an attempt to overwhelm or bypass the two entrenchments blocking the way. The town assault did get a little bogged down however by the end of the game the stubbon Sovier forces had been eliminated. The flank attack did better, with the Navel guns pounding the fortifications and the Lutwaffe bombing the Red artillery, by game turn 10 German units were exiting the board. A Soviet counter attack did result in a few losses but was forced back with even higher Russian losses. The result was clear a major German victory. Although in the end this game was one sided with the Soviet set up options there is some replay value. A good solo scenario.

As advertised, the Germans made best use of their Arty and Air to make the deal. The best the Russians could do was to hold onto the town for as long as possible and keep close to the Germans to make them think (at least a little) about using that overwhelming firepower for fear of disrupting one's attacks via friendly fire. The Germans prevailed, but it wasn't as bad as it could have been for the Russians.

One quick look at this scenario will point out that the German player has the benefit of a LOT of OBA for the task at hand. The Germans start with a superior force, with superior morale and vastly superior firepower. The Soviets have some entrenchments and town terrain which will help somewhat but they have to maintain their hold on the towns and keep the Germans from exiting the board. It quite simply is beyond their power.

The terrain will keep the Soviets from establishing mutually supporting positions. The northern sector is broken by woods and the southern section is broken by swamps. As a result the Soviets are relatively locked into their starting positions. Any moving force is likely to be crushed under the weight of the shelling. The Germans are therefore free to destroy the Soviets in detail while detaching just enough force to get the "exit" victory points and deny the Soviets a bonus for holding the Germans on board.

This one really isn't much more than an exercise in the use of multiple shelling of low morale forces. I would not suggest it for ftf unless you are trying to bring along a new player and you want to give them a chance to understand the use of OBA. Give them the Germans and expect to have your Soviets turned into paste. I give this one a "2".

Soviets set up in northern town and in woods to the east and west, with heavy artillery south of the large swamp. Germans advanced from the north and were quickly able to eliminate half a dozen Soviet steps via artillery and aircraft. The German advance continued and by turn 14 they had captured the large town even though a large number of turns ended early due to FOW. By turn 16 almost all Soviet units had been eliminated, mostly due to OBA fire. The Germans had lost only three steps all game and easily exited ten steps off the south edge to secure a 55-3 major victory. This scenario is fun as a solo game, however the German aircraft and OBA seem to be too much for the Soviets to overcome, even if every unit starts the game entrenched.