This was played v new recruit Joesph Ladd as mainly a training scenario and an intro to Skype gaming. He chose to play the German side which was a brave choice as previous plays had all resulted in Russian wins. A force of barely trained sailors turned infantry have to try and stop units of a Russian guards division exiting the map. The first few turns were spent moving in to contact( as well as me shouting at my computer which was not performing to my expectations). The German units had split up each side of the swamp the Russkie's had advance up the middle of the board. The switched their attack to the northern flank which was the one most lightly held. First blood fell to the Germans as the Russian commander moved his units adjacent to the navel units which opened fire with deadly opportunity fire and nailed one whole Soviet platoon. The assault still went in and the single German platoon managed to hold off a whole company of Russian guards, however with more than half of the German units on the wrong side of the board, the future was still looking bright for the handsome (and modest) Russian commander. Using the Soviet HMG to isolate one flank the other flank, Soviet forces slowly managed to suppress or flank the stubborn German units and in the end outflanked the German line and moved enough forces off the board to claim a victory. As a learning scenario this does a good job, as a balanced game it is just too easy for the Russians to win. However I think we both enjoyed our first game together and I am looking forward to having another regular opponent.