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End of first Campaign Scenario.
VoTG CG1, The Central Railway Station (redux), 1st campaign day, 15 Sep 42.
My Soviet NKVD with attached militia and other supporting elements were on the receiving end of a very strong attack by elements of Alan Saltzman’s German 71st Infantry Division. Initially their main effort appeared to be in the northwest, apparently attempting to isolate the station from receiving reinforcements. A pair of T-34s aided the defenders in that area and the Germans were unable to make much progress.
On the other side of street, however, they easily pushed back my inexperienced troops until an 82mm mortar and maxim MMG slowed their thrust.
Not much effort was made against the station, but it was held by nearly a company of fanatic NKVD troops.
Further south west the Germans managed to cross the train tracks and gain some ground in the park. Two T-34’s were destroyed in this area but a StuGIII was destroyed by a brave SMG squad and another StuGIII was immobilized by a 50mm mortar.
I declined to conduct a night counterattack and will bear the brunt of another German assault on the 16th.
Casualties were heavy among my conscripts and a pair of leaders were victims of sniper attacks. All three of the German assault guns were either destroyed or immobilized but one wreck was recovered. The Soviet tank recovery teams were unable to recover their wrecks.
VoTG CG1, The Central Railway Station (redux), 1st campaign day, 15 Sep 42.
My Soviet NKVD with attached militia and other supporting elements were on the receiving end of a very strong attack by elements of Alan Saltzman’s German 71st Infantry Division. Initially their main effort appeared to be in the northwest, apparently attempting to isolate the station from receiving reinforcements. A pair of T-34s aided the defenders in that area and the Germans were unable to make much progress.
On the other side of street, however, they easily pushed back my inexperienced troops until an 82mm mortar and maxim MMG slowed their thrust.
Not much effort was made against the station, but it was held by nearly a company of fanatic NKVD troops.
Further south west the Germans managed to cross the train tracks and gain some ground in the park. Two T-34’s were destroyed in this area but a StuGIII was destroyed by a brave SMG squad and another StuGIII was immobilized by a 50mm mortar.
I declined to conduct a night counterattack and will bear the brunt of another German assault on the 16th.
Casualties were heavy among my conscripts and a pair of leaders were victims of sniper attacks. All three of the German assault guns were either destroyed or immobilized but one wreck was recovered. The Soviet tank recovery teams were unable to recover their wrecks.