Tank Graveyard at Minsk-AAR

[Oberst]

Axis turn 5:

The news that awaited Oberst at the advanced battle HQ of the 31st/5th PZ Reg was grim to say the least. In the area between Sukovichi and Dinorevichi, the Soviets had not halted or regrouped to await the next German action. Instead they advanced, sometimes in seemingly mad early war mass attacks. But the results where anything but early war. Our tanks, with their high velocity guns and accurate optics, where designed to take out their armor at long range. But they where now closing inclose, sometimes at 250 - 500 meters. And at that range even their low velociity 76 mm guns where inflicting heavy casualties. Reports indicate that 8 Tiger units as well as 2 more PZIVH units have been destroyed. But in grim desperation out Panzers have managed to inflict heavy losses also to the Soviet armored force. In a series of tank vs tank duels 6 T34-M43's where reported destoyed. Six more disrupted T34-M43's, along with a high ranking Soviet Commander, where eliminated by a near suicidal counterattack by one of our brave PZG plts who where joined by a SPW251/9 plt. Unfortunately the PZG suferred casualties and most likely will be destoyed shortly. A plt of BA-64 AC's where also destoyed in the general area. Reports from our recon units, in the area to the E around Semkov, report the destruction of another BA-64 AC plt. Our units have fallen back to regroup and rearm but I fear that the Soviets will continue their attacks.

Oberst