Author	triangular_cube
Method	Solo
Victor	Austria
Play Date	2023-01-02
Language	English
Scenario	TaBa010

This one is largely unbalanced in favor of the Austrians, just like pretty much any scenario in the system that involves Austrians.That being said there are a few interesting meta decisions made on how to play this one out, so I gave it a 3 instead of a normal 2.

Germans are going to be entering the map and walking down the road into a semi scripted Austrian ambush. They have to limit casualties and take over the town. Pretty standard stuff for early PG. The scripted bit is interesting. The Germans must walk down the road until they get shot at, or are let on board 10 by the Austrians. So they must determine which unit will be the sacrifice, and how the column will be appearing prior to receiving fire.

Germans decide to sacrifice a GEB platoon to receive the ambush, knowing that they are squishy any way, and wanting to conserve their real force for the actual fight. Austrians are ready, with a X3 HMG stack and neighboring INF stacks with combat modifier leaders ready to skewer whatever walks down the road. Austrians cant just sit back though, they must eliminate steps themselves to reach their VCs.

Germans walk into the ambush, and the GEB survives due to luck, but ends up demoralized. The column, which was headed by the SS and followed by the real guys scatters, SS fleeing north into the woods trying to just avoid the battle, and the MTN troops heading south to approach the town through the woods as a safe approach. Austrians play aggressively and pursue the fleeing SS with 4 x INF and through some good initiative rolls are able to wipe them out in assualt combat. The whole SS company, which isnt a huge deal, but achieves their VC. The rest head south to set up a new line to combat the MTN troops, with plans to eventually fall back to the town.

German mountain force does fight through the woods, and with strong DF fire from their own HMG's are able to reduce heavy weapons of the Austrians. The returning INF in the north and the artillery in the town end up being too much for the unsupported MTN troops to run off though, and it end with an Austrian victory.