Author	t1M0t8yk
Method	Solo
Victor	Soviet Union
Play Date	2022-01-23
Language	English
Scenario	EFDx014

It was a rare one that went down to the wire. I used the original victory conditions; no modifications required. It's a bit unclear where to set up the commandos. I thought common sense would say with the other German units. Given the close result that definitely seems the intention.

It took four turns for the Brandenburgers to reach the bridge, which was defended by one full-strength and one reduced-strength RKKA platoon. They were not discovered so the Brandenburgers ambushed the bridge defenders. Most other Russians were deployed east of the bridge and south of one of the board 3 forests. They pulled back as soon as they could then activate to defend the three critical hexes. The 8th Panzer division elements moved up over the course of the next couple of turns.

The commandos won the bridge assault, although they did take a step loss. They were soon joined by the armored cars and tanks while the other German infantry closed to assault the other RKKA. The victory hex east of the bridge became the critical one. The Reds managed to reinforce it, and the Germans simply ran out of time before finishing them off.