I wish I would have found this scenario when I was looking for my very first one to play. At a time when five minutes of pushing counters meant ten minutes of thumbing through the rulebook, this action would have been ideal. There are enough of the major concepts of the system that come into play as well as a small, manageable amount of forces, and a short enough time span to make this a valuable training action. Also, the random entry point for the Soviet forces is an interesting twist.

However, the very same things that make this a good action for the recruit might keep it from being a challenge to the more experienced. Even with my highly limited experience, it tended to get a little tedious. In this play, the Soviet forces entered on the north edge of Board 8. The Germans sat in their dug-in emplacements on the other side of the river. They continually chewed up the Soviet forces forming up for assault with DF and 105's. At the end of the action, the bridge remained in German hands. Lack of Soviet leaders meant that much of their force was dissipated as demoralized units fled and had to rally on their own.