Crossroads to Kanev - The Matrix Games version of East Front II

Near Kanev, Ukraine (Play as Axis vs. computer): As part of the German 68th Infantry Division's drive on the Dnepr River, the division's 169th Regiment is tasked with capturing a forest crossroads some 5 miles southwest of Kanev. Securing this road junction will facilitate a link-up between 68th ID and other German units moving on Kanev from the west. To deal with the fortified enemy outposts that block its path - and the inevitable Russian defenses at the forest's edge - the 169th's commander has been allocated strong artillery support on his battalion frontage, as well as assistance from a Luftwaffe Stuka wing. He'll likely need it, as the strength of the Soviet force defending the crossroads is virtually unknown...