We played this with my modified rules set and the new tank leader rule from FitS/ARom. I had a dubious feeling as to the victory balance from the beginning. The Romanians have the offensive objective, but not much superiority to force the issue.

The Romanians opened with a quick run down the road, capturing as much as possible in the first turn. The Soviet column formed a hedgehog on the eastern half of board. An overwatch position was setup on the hill overlooking the road. Tank fire killed a truck carrying a rifle platoon to hill. The Russian infantry repulsed a hasty attack by the Romanians on the road.

The couple turns had the Romanian armor maneuvering for position, while the Russians dug in. Sparing against the hill and long range tank duels took a toll on the Soviets. The mortar an d machine-guns did a good job of keeping the Romanians at distance. It took the Romanian infantry time to get reorganized. By then the game direction was well determined.

The last hurrah was a motorcycle attack on the hill position, trying to force the Soviet flank. The assault against the mortar, with its infantry guard, went badly for the Romanians. T-26's assisted in driving off the motorcycles. Armor reinforcement from both sides became a close range shootout, with the Soviets eventually gaining the upper hand. With that, the Romanian drive was over.

This is a fun scenario, but the victory conditions make it rather lopsided. I think the Romanians need another infantry company and some heavier artillery to even up their chances.