DAR - The Cauldron Of Fire

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Turn 26 -
The Russians are definitely back on the defensive in the Shirokoe Bilota sector and this time the Russian tankers have no problems in obeying orders to retreat.
Sasha's company is devastated and his tank (highlighted) is the only surviving one in 1st Platoon. Unfortunately the Russian tanks are still in German LOS and still in range of the Ferdinands. We'll see if Sasha survives the German turn.



During this turn the Russians have yet again repulsed the Germans from around the 500 vp hex in the State Farm. The Germans heavy artillery helps clear the way for their infantry supported by the heavy assault guns. The German infantry while preparing for the final assault get pounded by the Russian artillery and are mostly disrupted and quickly retreat in the face of the Russian close assault counter attacks. The Germans have enough units rally to repeat the process again.

I have a screen shot of the State Farm melee but will probably wait a turn or so to post it. Our forces are so close and mixed up that it's impossible to take a screen shot without showing the Russian reserves.