MAIN EVENT VII! Ratzki vs Joonny....

[Der Kuenstler]

Emboldened by the success of his speedy T34/85s from the past minute, Ratzki orders them to zip across the street in front of the panther and stug up on the far hill. They both pick the lead T34 up in their sights....



This time it doesn't go so well. A T34/85 can go up to 34 mph, but the Panther's 75mm shell went a little faster -925m/sec...



But another T34/85 did better a block to the North. The vehicle hunts up unbuttoned and zeroes in on a buttoned Panther in town - one shot, one kill...



In this shot from Joonny's view, we see the German infantry defense is not going so well. His lead squad with the cover arc can't see anything due to smoke from the fallen building - they just sit there. His platoon HQ also sits there. The squad that can see is being overwhelmed by russian fire. The tank hunter team in the rubble is down to one pinned man after the building fell on them.



Looks like the Russians may get that Northern flag. The town store owner rushes to the phone again....



Here is a Ratzki update:

"The action on my left flank could have went better. He had more infantry over there then I expected. Did Jonny by all SMG platoons?.... I think that I will cut my losses and give him the large flag, I just cannot deal with all the armor and his infantry. I am gonna try for the small flag instead. I hope that I have time to get there before the end of the game.
In the centre, I lost a T-34 but am working him over pretty good now. He has moved off that blasted hill with his tanks finally. I think that I have damaged a gun on one of his SP Guns so I think that there are only 2 threats. I am moving on the one large flag now that his panther is out of the way. I am going to move fast to get into position to try to get at those 2 tanks in the centre of town before he has a chance to reinforce with more tanks.
Overall, still playing cat and mouse with his armor, all while working his forces over in the centre. I might be able to pull off some sort of upset if I can get a couple more panthers as they are worth more than my T34's."