True Ekrommen - and these are pure SMG troops, not even Jagers, so they have 20 ammo instead of the Jagers' 25.
In this shot from minute 14 we can see the smoke is appearing nicely and Ratzki is using the "Human Wave" command - this is only available to the Russian side - they will run with added morale until the end of the red lines and then begin running normally. Scattered fire from the Germans is landing between the smoke plumes but the Russians keep coming.
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Over to the South Ratzki must be frustrated - he wedges this IS-2 in position to try to get some stugs but still has no line of sight - there were only 17 meters of woods in front of him, but the added scattered trees and brush beyond that still blocked his view. Now he'll have to back out and try something else. The stugs continue to shoot at Russian infantry. The IS-2 commander shouts something rude in Russian which has something to do with a female dog and her son.
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Ratzki comments:
"I might have been a bit ambitious in my move with the smoke. I think that my guys will tire before they get to their intended positions, but I really have no other options at the moment as time is marching on. If I get a good foothold in the town, Jonny will be in a world of hurt as I am only seeing about a company's worth of men. Fingers are crossed as my men fling themselves over the top and into the fire.
Ya gotta love it when you can use the human wave command. Makes me smile to hear all those Russian voices yelling Uuuuurrrrahhhh! I am gonna make a note to do this more often. ;o)"
"Most sorts of diversion in men, children, and other animals, are in imitation of fighting." - Jonathan Swift
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