I was going to rate this a 1 but after going over the scenario last night in bed ( what a exciting life I lead) I decided to raise the rating by one. In our game and playing by our Hill LOS rules the Romanian's had set up exactly as I expected. This is the first black mark against this scenario as I explained to Vince the day before our meeting I has set up the scenario and it was exactly the same setup as Vince then used. However knowing what your enemy is going to do is one thing and finding a way to defeat it is another. I could not see the Romanian's to shell them I would have to cross the hill line and get a leader to spot. This I tried to do but in doing so lost a morter to his first shot of the game (a double 1) and then a leader and a inf platoon as I crossed the crest line. I then withdrew to the unoccupied hill and waited to see if he would try and win the game by driving me off the hill. He declined and I dont blame him and we called it a draw. I thought then it was a very poor scenario however thinking back if the Soviet player is prepared to gamble and throw his tanks over the crest line as a stack and survive any incoming fire which may result in MC there could be a chance then to begin to whittle away at the Romanian lines get a leader with the tanks and give the Soviet artillery a chance. The problem with this tactic is the Axis player leaping into the assault with the tanks and destroying them for 8 step losses. Even then though I still think it unlikely that there will be any result other than a draw.
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