Ancient Greek mythology gives us the choice between two deadly dangers. KSF #22 does the same. In this scenario the Germans are given four objectives; kill Soviets, take towns/hills, exit the board and keep from dying. Two of the objectives are virtual locks (killing Soviets and taking the towns and hills), as the Germans start with a tremendous superiority in weaponry and morale. The problem is the potential to lose too many steps in the process.

With any reasonable effort the Soviets will have the chance to put some significant losses on the Germans. In my play the Soviets on one of the hills were able to counterassault and cause some significant losses (and the SU-76s, et al were able to cause a few quick tank losses) putting the Germans on edge. At this point a lucky Soviet shot with OBA or their mortars could give the Soviets the victory. Therefore in order to ensure the victory the Germans needed to push for the exit.

After 3-4 turns moving north it became apparent that the Germans would lose too many steps but be able to exit the requisite number of steps to meet their requirement, thereby locking down the victory. Seems, however, that the Soviets didn't get the memo. In pushing forward the Germans had decided to overwhelm the Soviet's western flank. The Soviets decided to give in to the exiting Germans and instead marshalled their remaining forces to attack back towards the hills. Unfortunately for the Soviets, the Germans had parked their SPWs on the hill that was being attacked and shredded the advanced RKKA and Guards infantry. The armor was led by the single remaining tank leader and that unit was hit by a couple Pz IIIJs working in a cross fire setup.

A number of choices in this one with a good deal of options for each side to pursue victory. While I feel that the scenario favors the Germans the Soviets are not forced into a static defense and they certainly have a decent chance to push for victory themselves. I do not, however, see a major victory possibility for either side. Nevertheless, a great time was had and the scenario rates a solid "4".