Well after several "political troops" battles I found one that has some semblance of competition. The SA are holding a pass in the mountains and the Austrian army, supported by some Heimwehr need to root them out and hold the road through the pass. The Austrians have higher morale and some pretty strong Alpine troops. The SA have the usual rabble with the usual poor leadership.

The SA set up in the higher hills with their heavy weapons dug in at the crossroads. Since the scenario is short the Austrians do not get fancy but run straight at the crossroads, veering at the last minute to gain the flank of the SA formation and roll it up from there. The Heimwehr takes off after some SA who were trying to hide out in the heavier woods on the eastern peak.

Surprisingly the Heimwehr do better than the Austrian elite force as the SA heavy weapons actually score some casualties and cause demoralizations and manage to draw out the action at the crossroads, forcing the Austrians to send some scratch forces to deal with the SA on the western peak. The Heimwehr meanwhile take out the SA infantry which was on the eastern peak and chase it away from the road.

The SA use the screen of the heavy woods on the western peak to block the Austrian LOS and manage to put two platoons on the road with two turns to go. A last second assault manages to clear the road but it was a very near run success.

This was the first time I used the political troops with any success. In the other scenarios these men typically would be scattered to the winds the second they came into contact with the regulars. As a result I give this one a "4" as it appears to balance the limited capability of the SA with a heavy time restriction on the Austrian regulars.

En este escenario se enfrentan tres compañías de fuerzas irregulares (unidades de la brigada de la SA "Steiermark") a dos compañías alpinas del ejército regular austriaco y una compañía de las milicias del "Heimwehr". La SA defiende la carretera de una colina. Las fuerzas regulares austriacas tienen mejor moral y una muy superior potencia de fuego.

Los austriacos entran por el lado Este del mapa y desencadenan inmediatamente el ataque sobre las posiciones de la SA. Las milicias nacionalsocialistas ofrecen una resistencia desesperada, pero poco pueden hacer ante los eficaces asaltos de una fuerza profesional, bien entrenada y armada.

En el turno 15 los austriacos eliminan el último foco de resistencia de la SA y ganan la partida. Todas las unidades de la SA fueron aniquiladas, hasta el último hombre. Los hombres de la SA causaron tres "steps" de bajas a los austriacos, con lo que casi consiguen una victoria menor.

Victoria mayor austriaca.