12_02: The Lotter Kreuz - MC 04 North German Plain '85
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| Rating: | 6.1 (2) |
| Games Played: | 4 |
| SM: | 1 |
| Turns: | 8 |
| Type: | Stock |
| First Side: | Warsaw Pact |
| Second Side: | NATO |
Osnabruck, June 12th 1985: After the first headlong dash across the border, the Soviet High Command had by now expected to be at the Rhine in the British sector. As the 3rd Shock Army follow-on troops passed through the battered leading divisions, the High Command recognized the importance of the 'Lotter Kreuz', the North - South, East - West autobahn crossing northwest of Osnabuck. This was a fact that had not gone totally unnoticed by their NATO counterparts, busily trying to support their defenders. Resistance from units of the UK 1st Arm'd Div had stiffened and, so far, all hasty attacks made across the Dortmund-Ems Canal had been stubbornly thrown back. Now, as darkness fell and the Army bridging engineers arrived, plans were made to force the canal at several points to try to regain the momentum once more. [Size, medium] Designer note: Play as Warsaw Pact vs. AI.
burroughs| Gaming Records | |||||||||
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| 1st Side Player | 2nd Side Player | Result | Score | ||||||
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burroughs | vs. | scots greys |  |
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Warsaw Pact Major Victory | 18 | 2 |
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Guerrillero | vs. | KG Jim |  |
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Warsaw Pact Major Loss | 2 | 18 |
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Hub | vs. | Rame |  |
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Warsaw Pact Major Loss | 2 | 18 |
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Tlotsi | vs. | wranger |  |
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Draw | 10 | 10 |
Actually the situation here reminds me the dynamics of the WWI trench warfare period battlefield and the belief they used to hold there that a pressure applied in a key location may lead to a breakthrough and collapse of the whole trench line. Do not put the faith in a static defence , especially against a highly mobile OpFor with great manoeuvrability.
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