1201_01a Close Call at Kubinka HTH

[Plain Ian]

German Turn 18

Ok back from holiday. Tan gone, here is the breakdown for the German turn.



The German 7th Division follows up my retreating units from the 32nd Rifle Divison. He allocates no artillery in this area and there are few fire attacks. 
The 1/17th surprises one of his advancing units and it disrupts under fire. The 1/17th is at full strength (480 men morale C) and will probably cause serious damage if it assaults his unit. 
Another unit of 7th Division advances into clear terrain, receives fire and pulls back? I had kept the 3/322nd back recovering and it would have recovered to green fatigue but it fired and has now slipped back to yellow. 

The mystery of the 15 tanks is revealed. He continues to exploit the weakness of the BT-5. The 1/22nd Tank Bn losses 3 to artillery and a further 3 more to the 19th Panzers. Its disrupted and heavily fatigued with just 12 tanks left from its starting 30. The 2/22nd has 24 T-60's and is in good order. Russian return fire scored only fatigue hits in the battle.

As I feared the 1/33rd Tank Bn was assaulted by Pioneers and motorised units from the 19th Panzers. It lost 9 tanks and disrupted retreating north wrecked. (Fatigue 170) His advance meant that the 22nd Tank Bde HQ was spotted and also received fire. 

The good news is that the 22nd Motor rifle Bn has recovered from Disruption but is fatigue 143.