Moscow '42 AAR: Sukhinichi II : We Will Rescue You

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One thing to note is that I put flank guards out on the left (to counter the north option) and considered that recon units on the right would have to do. I had also been edging 208th Infanterie's recon units up the road towards 18th Panzer in the hope that I might see the Cav if Brian had decided to go with the South option.

Here is a screen shot that shows the 18th Panzer forces that were allocated to covering both flanks and what was being held in Divisional reserve. Pretty clear how understrength and thinly spread the German's were. This is typical of the winter scenarios where scratch forces of company size have to hold out against numerous Soviets hoping that superior morale will work in their favour. The screen shot also highlights how successful Brian's cavalry raid could be with most of 18th Panzers combat elements engaged up on the hill.