Panzer Grenadier Battles on November 21st:
Desert Rats #16 - The Panzers Pull Back Desert Rats #19 - The Panzers Return
Desert Rats #17 - The Tomb Of Sidi Rezegh Jungle Fighting #7 - Line Of Departure
Desert Rats #18 - A Pibroch's Skirl South Africa's War #5 - Irish Eyes
A narrow victory of tactics over strength...
Author vulcan558
Method Solo
Victor Germany
Play Date 2013-06-12
Language English
Scenario EFDx010

This was a very fast and dirty armour fight which was decided in just half a dozen of its 22 turns. Both sides armour clashed in the open ground of the southern half of the map, with the German panzergrenadier company wisely staying out of harms way to the north.

The Germans consistently held the initiative and were able to use this advantage to work into crossfire positions and take down some of the T-34s. Most of the Soviet casualties fell amongst the lightly protected BT-7s, and it was this that allowed the Germans to score thier six kills before the Russians got their four. The Soviet medium and heavy tanks definitely outclassed anything the Germans had, and if I were to play this again, I would probably let them do the fighting and keep the less useful BTs out of harms way to deny the Germans the chance to score some kills. It was an absolutely knife-edge battle and could easily have been a Soviet victory. Definitely one worth replaying.

1 Comment
2013-06-12 17:47

In our ftf play of this, I found the infantry useful to worry the Soviet stronger tanks. The BT's were then destroyed by the German armour. Like you, the German initiative was the important factor !

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