#12 Relieving the Ternovaia Garrison - PzC 03 Kharkov '42

Ternovaia, 30km NE of Kharkov, May 15th, 1942: The Soviets push from the north Donets Bridgehead was beginning to run out of steam by the morning of the 15th. As the morning attack by the Southwestern Front started, a steady stream of reports began flowing into Army HQ claiming stiffening German resistance and finally, around noon, came reports of strong German panzer forces - one eastward from Borshechevoe and the other south from Nepokrytaia. There were even reports of 300 German paratroopers dropping northeast of Ternovaia to reinforce the surrounded garrison, but such reports were likely only beleaguered Germans recovering food and ammo from a supply drop. All offensive action was halted and units were ordered to defend along existing lines. *Designers Note: The unplayable regions in this scenario are used to focus the action along the historical SW to NE axis. [650 sq Km - Length: 10 turns]