1941 Eastern Front Campaign - Battle 13 - Isolated Germans Attacked

 1941 Eastern Front Campaign - Battle 13 - Isolated Germans Attacked

 German Zug 3 had been cut-off from its supply lines by Soviet units south of it.  It was attacked by Soviet Platoon 5, which, in moving to oppose Zug 3, had also got stranded from its supplies.  Both Platoons suffered from Fuel Shortage and Ammunition Shortage.

The game was played with Bob using his new Germans and myself using my Soviets.

I didn't take many pictures and those I did were poor quality, for which I aplogise.

The Germans started dug-in.  The Germans had a ten-man Veteran squad supported by a three-man Veteran Pioneer Squad with a flame-thrower on their left flank.  The Soviets attacked the German left flank! 

The German platoon was very beaten-up, having been starved of replacements.  However, it was still fairly strong in infantry and support.  The Soviets had an advantage in armour.

A single Soviet armoured car arrived from their Armoured car platoon.  Soviets have lost one squad but the German flame-thrower ran out of fuel after a single shot.  The Soviets have won on their left flank.

The Soviet and German tanks fought each other at close range with little effect until Turn 6 when the T34 destroyed the Panzer IIIE.

The Armoured Car hid from the German PaK36 anti-tank gun, allowing the German Veterans to escape.

After the battle both sides were reduced to illegal platoons (they no longer had enough units to be a Reinforced Platoon under Bolt Action rules).  Both retreated.  The Germans had to break through Soviet lines, but suffered few casualties in doing so.

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