Late in the war, German assets were thrown into the mix without regard to the experience of the commanders to work with the weapons provided. In this scenario we get to see the results. Two companies of panthers must take on a battalion of Soviet infantry heavily fortified with AT weaponry and assault guns. The goal of the Panthers is to cause losses to the Soviets and to run through them after causing the losses. Unfortunately for the Panthers the SS Corps commander, who had no experience in armored warfare, sent the Panthers ahead without artillery support or infantry protection.

The Soviets, who have read the rule book, set up several opportunities for crossfire situations. The Germans advance with an eye towards experiencing maybe one turn of crossfire and then getting on a flank of the Soviets, roll them up somewhat, get to the loss point and then run for the east edge with all speed.

The problem for the Panthers is that to cause the losses they want to cause (10 steps for a minor victory and 12 plus exiting for a major victory), they have to get close to the Soviets. This permits the Soviets to assault the Panthers which, in combination with dead eye shots by the 85mm AA battery was enough to leave several demoralized, reduced Panther platoons dotting the countryside. These were destroyed in detail over the final third of the scenario resulting in a major Soviet victory to compare against a minor German victory.

It wasn't always that way, however. The Germans entered the board and pushed to the south with the idea of surviving the first crossfire and then, being on the flank of the Soviets, destroy their positions at leisure. Unfortunately the crossfire was very effective, resulting in two step losses. In addition, the OBA was also effective resulting in several disruptions and demoralizations over the course of the scenario slowing the Germans and causing the number of Panthers which reached the river to be too small to accomplish the goal. Both sides hit their minor victory condition by turn 8 but then things went rapidly downhill for the Germans as their advance was strung out by the OBA, skewered by the AT fire and smashed by assaults.

The scenario itself plays very quickly given the small number of units available, especially for the Germans. Again, the play clearly indicates why tanks were not used without sufficient infantry and artillery support. With any significant artillery the AT guns of the Soviets would have been silenced and an infantry screen would have kept the Soviet infantry away from the tanks and permitted the assault to go forward.