This was not a pretty game. I'm relatively sure that I set up rather conservatively as the Russian: an entrenchment on either flank of the town, and another just behind it where I placed the 76.2mm gun. The German advance was rather well-orchestrated if a bit slowed by some Soviet artillery. They ground forward, taking reasonable losses and not losing the initiative advantage.

But the Russians did have a surprise- my opponent hadn't read the scenario information and thought that the reinforcements were coming up from the southern edge instead of from the east edge. So as the Germans crept forward, I was getting ready to spring the trap. But the Russians came too late to make the most of it. The Germans were already all over the eastern flank of the town and instead of getting assaulted by my troops, they assaulted me after I moved the Guards onto the board. I couldn't get sufficient men into the town to hold it. I could only feed men piecemeal into the town. By turn 8 or 9, the writing was on the wall. The Soviets couldn't hold the town.