Good scenario, very challenging for both sides but more so for the Germans since they have three victory objects in order to win the scenario. This battle went down to the wire.

The Germans split their forces in two groups, one cleared the woods of Soviet forces on map 6 while the STUGS supported by a battalion of infantry assaulted the town on map 7. Once the town was cleared the Germans moved on to the Soviet second line of defense on the east side of the river. It was during the advance to the river that the German infantry started to get strung out due to very accurate Soviet mortar and field gun fire. Several Soviet ATGs took the STUGS under fire but registered no step losses, once spotted the Germans rained down OBA and the Luftwaffe on them, which eliminated the AT threat and helped soften up the dig-in Soviet infantry, but the air support did not last, it was sporadic for the rest of the game. In the end the Germans regrouped, assaulted the remaining town, slowly clearing all but one hex. In the end the Germans won two out of three VCs for a minor win, the step lost ratio and clearing the road of Soviet forces.