Panzer Grenadier Battles on November 21st:
Desert Rats #16 - The Panzers Pull Back Desert Rats #19 - The Panzers Return
Desert Rats #17 - The Tomb Of Sidi Rezegh Jungle Fighting #7 - Line Of Departure
Desert Rats #18 - A Pibroch's Skirl South Africa's War #5 - Irish Eyes
Desperate Cats
Author Blackcloud6
Method Solo
Victor Draw
Play Date 2019-01-01
Language English
Scenario RtBr030

As mentioned by others, this is an interesting scenario. Here the German is faced with the ugly prospect of having to take out Russians with a pure armor force and he is facing a nest of ATGs. This one becomes a game of positioning and maneuvering akin to those old days of PanzerBlitz.

The Russians set up with e SU-76s forward to interdict the Germans if they enter and try to blitz down the road and then spread out the ATGs and ATRs to set up traps where the panthers would get caught in a crossfire no matter what. The Russian set up knowing that some of the forward positions would be sacrificed but that the Germans would have to close to get all the steps needed for even a marginal.

The Brandenburgers in the north west part of Bd 18 and headed to the 0704 town and woods are to set up overwatch and force the Su-76s to fall back or die early. the Su-76s fall back knowing they are too expensive in the VCs. The Germans then cleared out the 18-1208 town while over-watching the 85mm ATG set up in 20-0810 which was a great position that dominated the whole board.

The Su-76s went to the field at 20-1105 and the Germans followed but lost a step from the 85mm ATG doing so. They caught two soviet platoons fleeing and now their count was up to 8 steps of Russians killed, minor victory in sight. if only they could catch a Su-76.

The Panthers converged on 20-1102 woods after trying to clear, unsuccessfully, a 45mm ATG from the back side of the swamp at 18-1013. A firefight ensued, and both sides took losses. The Germans got to 10 kills first and were about to withdraw for the Minor Victory when the Russian ATG fire got hot and rolled a 12 killing a whole platoon. The score was 10 kills for the Germans to 6 kills for the Commies; both sides at minor victory with one turn to go. It ended in a draw.

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