Panzer Grenadier Battles on November 23rd:
An Army at Dawn #3 - Fire Support Leyte '44 #29 - Thanksgiving Day
Carpathian Brigade #3 - Breakout and Pursuit Panzer Lehr 2 #24 - Plug the Hole
Desert Rats #23 - Te Hokowhitu-a-Tu ("War Party") Panzer Lehr #24 - Plug the Hole
Desert Rats #24 - Hill 175 South Africa's War #7 - Rear Echelon
Dragon’s Teeth #33 - Chickenshit Regulations South Africa's War #8 - Ons Is Helsems
Invasion of Germany #38 - Making Hay South Africa's War #9 - Sunday of the Dead
Jungle Fighting #9 - Another Try West Wall #8 - Making Hay
Near total destruction of Russian troops
Author mikejames38
Method Solo
Victor Germany
Play Date 2024-02-20
Language English
Scenario FitS001

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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