Leto's View - To assault a Soviet. QB DAR vs Colonel Talvela ***

[Copper]

Here is the scene in the East:



I've taken the liberty to move a 75mm gun up with a Sdkfz, and to my amazement, it hasn't been shot to pieces. Perhaps my arty knocked out a few mortars and guns... one can only hope. It should be set up in a turn or two and will give direct fire support to the East flag.

AS you can see, the Soviets are in rough shape, but I still loathe having to move into those woods with who knows how many SMG troops still lying in wait.

In the Middle I am doing better than I had anticipated:



Smoking the way is helping me get a perch on the outer edge of those scattered trees. My Grille can help out when I start to expose enemy troops, but in the meantime, I have decided to move up my 150 IG to a firing position on the 2nd western flag. 3 minutes to move, 2 to set up, and I have 4 turns to use up the remaining 15 rounds of honey nuts and HE goodness on the Soviets. Hopefully it will not be needed. Anticipation is a very major part of this game though, much like chess.

In the West Dave continues to drive erratically with his T-34/85:



I'm going to take my time clearing the first flag with my platoon of Sturmtroopers, just in case there is a counterattack from Soviet SMG's that were positioned forward of the flag.

The firefight begins at the second flag, and I'm now giving up on my middle hetzer to try and take out the T-34 nestled away in a keyholed LOS position now, and use the western hetzer to get him. Hopefully I can sneak up the shreck through the firefight and bag the T-34 with a 100m shot.

Nine turns to go. I'm feeling confident that I can hold at least one flag and dispute three others. With the causualties I'm dishing out, it may be good enough for a draw. As of now, I think I've protected myself from drawing a big "L" on this one, but anything can yet happen. I still know that there should be one or two hidden guns somewhere.

Cheers!

Leto