This was an enjoyable, small scenario with chances for both sides & alternative strategies.

Soviets deployed along treeline with mortar in the middle & reserves back in the woods. Germans came onto the map from the southwest corner to minimize spotting exposure & get to the grove or trees south of town. Soviet indict fire effectively delayed some of these units which continued as spotting officer moved into town to direct artillery on units exposed behind the woods. German units ran across the southern edge to reach the woods to attempt to flank the soviet position through cover. Artillery fire effectively stalled this advance. Soviet forces rolled off the Soviet right to redeploy south & greet the oncoming Germans.

Germans had some success in the south east corner of the woods, but superior Soviet forces poured in steady enough to drive off the Germans & do enough damage to secure a victory.

One Soviet error was to not send a combat unit into the town with the spotter. That simple change would've forced back the demoralized Germans suffering artillary shell-shock & slowed the German advance more effectively. A German error was crossing too few units at a time through the open. Moving as many forces as possible at a time would've reduced the total exposure to artillery and given greater firepower availability to German forces on arrival at the woods.