A Stronger Effort Succeeds for Germany |
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This scenario is a classic demonstration of the advantages of higher morale and good infantry/armor cooperation. In the northern half of the battle area, German Heer with good morale and plenty of armor face two villages defended by Soviet infantry with equal morale. In the south, poorer quality SS troops with practically no armor support face a larger town defended by more Soviet infantry. Both sides have off-board artillery. In the north, the Germans advance quickly to good firing range and begin to reduce the towns with Direct fire and artillery. Once they soften up the defenders, combined arms teams of armor and infantry move into the assault. Both northern towns are cleared by 1230 and the northern forces move south to assist the SS. The Russians use most of their artillery in the south to break up the SS infantry's advance. Disruptions and Demoralizations slow the Germans to a crawl. The SS troops spend a lot of activations regrouping. As the number of activations per turn rises, they are also hindered by Fog-of-War rolls, as the Germans give priority to the north where things are going well for them. In the last hour-and-a-half of the scenario, the German armor and nearer infantry move down from the north to help out the SS. The SS is finally able to close on the town and commence some assaults, with the armor doing most of the heavy lifting. The Germans are able to take just under half of the southern town, with one-third still in Russian hands and the remainder still contested. Between the town hexes controlled and the heavy losses inflicted on the Russians, the Germans get the victory. |
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