Stalingrad 42 Breakout Group Zhuravlev

[Xaver]

Great AAR, this is maybe one of the best scens you can find in PzC if you like have all kind of situations in a not big scen.... both sides attack, both sides defend... but the negative point for soviet player is that attack means open a lot his flanks (north in the east sperhead and west in the push from the south) when german player can benefict from a retreat to the rear waiting soviets expose to much spearheads flanks.

Is true as you say ComradeP that soviets suffer from the lack of unit numbers (battalion lacks flexibility to deal with flanks in continuous expansion when their attacks are successfull in direction to the pocket) and counter to this problem needs time, good planning, better execution and a bit of luck... i refer that as soviet more important than conect with the pocket fast from south is destroy the maximun number of german units on the flanks to prevent a late counter over the disperse soviet defenses in the flank, in the east spearhead is practically impossible hunt enemy units if german player decide simple delay and not stop the attack waiting to use his forces to cut spearhead.

On this kind of scens some kind of split for soviet units help balance this to help soviet player attack more free without need search and destroy german flank units... maybe split in 2 a battalion could be enough.