Author |
mikejames38
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Method |
Solo |
Victor |
Germany |
Play Date |
2024-02-20 |
Language |
English |
Scenario |
FitS001
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I had a feeling that this might initially be a contentious battle with the only German troops being the Austrian cavalry. It was for a few turns but then he rout was on. The road through the forest needed to be taken and held in order for the infantry reinforcements to be able to make it to the town with enough time to clear it - so the cavalry went right up the road until they ran into Russian infantry and HMG platoons laying in wait in the woods around a corner. The cavalry had difficulty initially but after a couple of turns of artillery bombardments the Russian defenders were either disrupted, demoralized or reduced. They were quickly eliminated via direct fire and assaults. The German reinforcements were able to move right up the road and into positions in front of the town while the cavalry attacked and defeated Russian infantry laying in wait in the forest near the town. They were quickly dealt with as were the infantry in the town, via artillery and assault, until the sparse remnants of the Russian forces fled the town to avoid certain death. Losses were 6 steps for the Germans and 31 for the Russians - not having artillery support while being hammered themselves made this a rout.
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