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

[Dog Soldier]

Russian Turn Twenty Four
Night, 00:00 25 January 1942 Visibility 1km

Sukhinichi Front
The Russian cavalry make an assault on the German PzIII unit looking to get next to the VP location and cause some VP casualties. The assault is successful in destroying two tanks, at a cost of only three men, but the unit holds it ground. No other units rally this turn that can change the outcome by launching last ditch assaults. The Russians are just out of time and out of good order units.
The lack of artillery fire means the Germans are low ammo and maybe many of the mobile units are low fuel. The Russians are just to beat up to take advantage of the German weakness.
Close, but no cigar.

In the NW, my rifle battalion fails again to rally. No final assault on the weak ATG battery in the village.

This is the end for this scenario. Only a three km corridor remains to be closed the next day to trap the Sukhinichi garrison along with some 18th PD units. The 83rd Cavalry is making steady progress. The German 208th recon unit attempts to flank the three western most cavalry units from the south. There is a reserve, well rested Russian cavalry unit in the village to the SE which could surround the recon unit in turn. The heavy losses in fatigue for the Russians mean they may not be able to press the siege for a while even if the cavalry were successful. There just is not enough places where the Russians can flip the VP locations. This scenario will end as a German minor victory.

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