Author	triangular_cube
Method	Solo
Victor	Germany
Play Date	2023-01-07
Language	English
Scenario	TaBa016

Much like the other MARS scenarios, this sees a soviet force marching across mostly open ground in heavy snow under withering fire with a town to take at the end. Also, much like the other MARS scenarios, the Germans rack up a body count without too much trouble.

Germans deploy in an infantry/HMG line dug in in a semi circle around the town, while the AT guns, armor, and mortars deploy within, allowing flexibility to hit the Soviet armor from whatever direction they come. Knowing the Soviets don't have much time, they don't have to worry about flanking infantry so a straight up defense maximizing firepower is the goal.

Soviets mass their INF blob along the road ready to hit as quickly as they can, while the BMs stay out of sight behind the hill, but within range of the Germans. T34s accompanied by riding INF will flank left, and the Soviet Stuarts flank right. Any hope for a win is going to depend on OBA and BMS doing their job. Time limit and snow movement dont really allow much else.

Attack moves forward, with the Soviet artillery concentrating on a HMG stack but gets no return for 3 whole turns of firing. Infantry blob gets broken up by the unsuppressed Germans, and the 37s tear up the stuarts. The T34s get shot up by the Stugs and the whole attack falters on all sides. Better dice would have given a closer result, but it seems unlikely the Soviets take the town here either way. Unique showing of the Soviet stuarts is a plus factor i guess.