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Desert Rats #17 - The Tomb Of Sidi Rezegh Jungle Fighting #7 - Line Of Departure
Desert Rats #18 - A Pibroch's Skirl South Africa's War #5 - Irish Eyes
Timely reinforcements
Author NBGB
Method Solo
Victor Soviet Union
Play Date 2020-09-06
Language English
Scenario KRBT011

Like scenario 10, there are only 3.5 hours to get the victory for the Hitlerites. This, along with four very short fog rolls forced them to start advancing in at a breakneck pace that usually doesn't end well. It didn't.

The Russians made an unbroken defensive line across the map along the road and front of Bobrik. All units were dug in that could be. 2 entrenchments were side by side 800 meters out of town to the west and one was 1000 meters to the east. The mines were placed directly in front of Bobrik 400 meters away. A pretty strong defensive line.

The Germans decided to try and break the far western side of the line with the panzers leading the way as this could open up 400 meter hole to allow 20 steps through. There was also a sizable push up to the center towards Bobrik directly so the Russians couldn't move all of their units west to defend once they saw what was happening.

The Guards reinforcements from the east edge were going to be a key in the victory. Right on queue at turn 2 they showed up. This allowed them enough time to go all the way to the west and reinforce as necessary. The panzers mowed down several platoons, but another group or 2 would step in the breach. Towards noon it looked like the Hitlerites were finally going to break through. However, an AT roll of 12 from a 45mm AT gun right next to a PZIVE stalled that momentum, and that was all she wrote. The Germans didn't have enough heavy firepower to deal with all of the fortified units plus the Guards. The 2 turns of airpower were totally ineffective and the OBA was not strong enought to keep the entrenchments disrupted.This one was called an hour early as there was no hope for the Germans. Soviet major victory.

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