14 Sept - Day
GE Turn 8
Across the board, the GE PFPh is largely ineffective. Some RU squads are broken, but not enough, and the only firing FT runs out of fuel. There was also a lot of PANIC, notably in the North, including several leaders.
Some forward probes do reveal some dummies and also activate some, notably an NKVD 628 and an INF gun in L8, and another INF gun in K45. Pushing the envelop, the South KG 10-2 MG stack rushes into the Children's Home, and activated the second INF mentioned, along with a host of squads, and which the Germans managed to save against a 2MC. The Home is largely in German hands, except for an NKVD 628 in the cellar (I43).
During the RU DFPh, also largely ineffective, the T34 creates a burning wreck out of the StuG B in the orchard.
The APh clears column D of S? counters, but ALL GE units that had moved adjacent to RU positions become PINNED, which precludes any chance of CC and pushing the perimeter further East.
By the end of the German turn, only the dug-in KV1 remains in the Railway Station, and a 247HS takes a RU 426 with it in H-to-H.
RU Turn 8
The Russians were rewarded with more reinforcements; 6 S? enter from the north map edge (as per RE continuing reinforcements), and the standard chance of reinforcements (DR less than the Turn No) sees a further 7 S? coming on along the south map board.
RU PFPh and GE DFPh again are largely ineffective, except for the Russian firepower towards the Children's Home, as many RU squads rolled to MOVE instead of firing. PFPh against 10-2 and HMG squad in the Home, pins them and breaks the other 467 in the stack. An adjacent 467 also is broken by heavy RU PFPh. This leaves them vulnerable to the RU MPh, and sure enough a 527 (and the cellar-dwelling 628 move/advance into the ground floor of I43 in the Home. The two broken squads move one hex over on the first floor. So much for a well defined perimeter location. Also the T34 moves closer to take a shot at the second StuG B, but thankfully misses.
The reinforcing S? counter are mostly to the East and behind RU lines, however a 426 occupies E1 (though becomes PINNED due to DFF, while in the South a 7-0, 426 and a Lt Mtr occupy D50, resisting scattered DFF (they advance to E50 in the APh).
Finally, the stubborn 426 takes the 468 with it in H-to-H, as they both are killed. This leaves the Hvy Wpn MG stack to hold the perimeter line there.
Next will be the Refit Phase, and I'll report the results and the current CVP tally then. Below, the map as it stands Pre-Refit Phase.