The setup for both players is restricted. On the first turn all units of both sides, except the Russian mortars, made a dash for town using the road when possible due to the deep snow. By 0700 the axis had made contact with the Russian units in the town, advancing on the Russian flanks. By this time there were 4 platoons of Russian infantry right out side of town. Both sides had felt the effect of enemy artillery with each side suffering a number of disruptions and demoralizations including a step lost for the axis. By 0800 the Axis made an assault into the town. The assault on the right was inconclusive and the assault on the left flank got a bloody nose. Axis artillery kept further Russian reenforcements from getting into the town. For the next couple of turns the Axis attempted to recover from their initial reverse and bring up more of the platoons that had been disrupted in the initial advance. The assault on the right then started to pick up steam. Then at 0830 a special event took 7 Russian inf steps and 2 Hmg steps and a Leader out of the game. This was the turning point, although it was not evident at that time. The Russians were doing well at the moment and had repulsed a second assault on the Russian right flank. They then had counterattacked a previously untouched Axis stack with a 10-0-1 leader and a Blackshirt Hmg and a Bersagliere Inf. The result was a step loss for the Russians with the whole stack becoming demorialized and the Russian leader eliminated. Disaster! In the last two turns the Russians lost an additional 6 steps in assaults, suffering step losses and double demorializations. The final score was Axis 13 Russians 7. A Axis minor victory. This was a interesting scenario but it is heavily weighted to the Allies. Had the whole Russian force entered the town there was no way the Italians could dig them out. For the Italians to win everything must go perfect. Their artillery must stop Russian reenforcement of the town and they must win all of their assaults. Which is more or less what happened with a few bumps in the road. Even with the lack of reenforcements the Russians could have and should have won. Had they not counter attacked with an assault when they did and just hunkered down, the Axis would have had to attack at a disadvantage.