This was a very fast game, where the Russians really failed to provide any meaningful opposition to the Germans. The German attackers were tasked with inflicting casualties and exiting steps off the far end of a long board. The Russians had to prevent the exit and inflict casualties as well. They planned to do this by deploying their infantry in a strong central position near the east edge of the board, send their tanks out to challenge the Germans as they approached, and hold a small reserve to move against the inevitable truck-borne exit force. The game was essentially decided by the initial clash of tanks, where the Germans pulverized the Russians, leaving some demoralized stragglers to attempt to regroup behind the small hill in the east. A small German mechanized infantry force then joined the tanks in further disrupting and demolishing the Russian infantry, while the main German exit force cruised to the eastern board edge. Decisive for the Germans were their air and artillery support, which thoroughly disrupted and demoralized the Russian infantry, preventing them from making any offensive contribution at all. German victory.