BATTLE SUMMARY

Soviets enter in the north and descend against the Spanish occupied town. Spanish HMG and mortar open fire. The HMG is demoralized by a lucky artillery strike.

Soviets capture the small east town with their Recon platoon

Led by their engineers, the Soviets charge into the minefields surrounding the town while the Spanish HMG recovers.

Soviet infantry enters the town as the HMGs advance. Soviets lose half a platoon in the minefields.

Soviets flee from the Spanish HMG and the Spanish fire close range. The Soviets are shattered as their RCN is eliminated!

Spanish then lose half an infantry platoon by Soviet HMG fire. Spanish HMG moves to reinforce the hurt infantry. The Soviet artillery tries to finish off the demoralized Spanish infantry by fails.

The Soviet assault team rallies (two HMGs and an INF) and the reduce the Spanish HMG in assault.

Only 7 turns to go. The Soviet assault team recovers, falters and spends another half hour recovering.

At the 4 hour mark the Soviet assault succeeds and the entrenchment is taken and the Spanish HMG is eliminated! Soviets have half an hour to get one more entrenchment or inflict one more casualty.

The Soviet assault team continues their attack but they are thoroughly disrupted reduced and demoralized by Friendly Fire!

In the final minutes the assault team’s reduced HMG flees to be replaced by Soviet engineers. (back at 13 Direct Fire with ENG bonus).

But time is up! Who won?

Soviets were still one hex and one step away from victory. The Spanish inflicted 5 casualties. Needing at least twice as many casualties they also just missed their win condition!

DRAW!!!

Aftermath

I often find these small scenarios pretty bland and sometime very unbalanced. This one is one of the exceptions and was a great little scenario that set up and played in about an hour. Spanish defence is fairly static, but they have a number of choices in how and what to defend.

Scenario Rating: 3/5 – Decent small urban assault scenario.

COMING SOON: Blue Division Scenario 17.