This large scenario, has elements of two German divisions attacks elements from a Soviet mountain brigade and a NKVD regiment. VC are gained for steps eliminated, tow hexes held (on board 19 only) and for the German units exited, the Soviets get 40 VP if the Germans do not get 40 steps of the north edge of the board. The Germans pushed down the the western edge of the game map brushing aside the first Soviet line of defence with some losses. The main German effort would be on that side of the board with a pinning attack on the eastern side with a MCY company pushing up the centre to try and exit the board quickly. However this did not work as the Soviet using MTR and ART fire blunted this move, German aircraft though made the MTR and ART crew suffer with some very accurate Stuka attacks. As the German force hit the second line of resistance the German leadership which up to then had been very well coordinated began to slightly unravel. Soviet resistance further stiffened when the NKVD arrived and formed a third line behind the already crumbling second line. The middle game of this scenario became an assault slugfest with the German slowly chewing threw the Russian dugouts with losses mounting for both sides. A few PZIII's managed to slip through the line to exit the board but it was soon obvious that to exit 40 steps would be a very hard task. The German commander then changed track and began to look at causing the maximum casualties to the Red Army while minimizing German losses. This was more successful and on one turn caused 12 Soviet step losses for zero German losses. However by the last turn the Germans still needed to inflict 14 step loses to grab a minor victory but by now there were few fewer DEM units on the board which could be target by German art or fired/assaulted by nearby German units. The attack petered out when the VPs were counted the Germans had 84 VP compared to the Soviets 83 VP. Cracking scenario this though be warned its a biggie and uses a board from August 1914 however I substituted an Elsenborn Ridge board and changed the light woods to woods/swamps which worked out well enough