This is the third scenario in my replay of the Battle for Berlin campaign. The Germans had a new lieutenant for this one, Krankenhund, a 9-0-1 rural assault/mortar specialist. The Germans had a pair of lower morale companies stiffened with StuG support and a platoon of 88s with which to defend an east-west chain of towns. The Russians had a Guards battalion supported by 4 platoons of RKKA T34s with which to take the towns.

The Russians feinted due west toward the first town with half their force, while the second half flanked the German defenses to attack the rearward towns directly. After the German 88s, deployed far forward, were disrupted by an artillery barrage, the Russian tanks roared in and started knocking the StuGs around. The Germans began to draw back their defenders to cover the exposed flank, and the axis of battle shifted from a narrow east-west orientation to a broader north-south orientation. Lt. Krankenhund and Captain Linberg did their best to put up a fluid defense, but they had little to work with.

The battle wrapped up with Captain Linberg tenaciously holding one town hex while the Russians held the rest. Lt. Gluckwunch was finally imprisoned for cowardice. The Russian leaders each made slight advances in morale or skills. The VP tally was 49 to 7 in favor of the Russians. They are rapidly building a potentially insurmountable lead on the Germans in this campaign.