Ratzki's DAR vs 107thCav

[Ratzki]

Col. T., you called it right, I had to get that platoon out of his line of sight now. I did not want to move them with a WITHDRAW order seeing as they are under fire so I gave them ADVANCE orders and moved 3 of the 4 squads into as good a position as there is and slapped HHIDE orders on the end to try to break contact. The 4th squad fired at will. All 3 squads made it with only 3 men taken out and 1 squad in PANIC but no longer under fire.
The bad news is that he advanced a whole platoon into the woods ever closer to the flag. I managed to turn back 1 squad but that was all. The good news is that he has taken his 2nd platoon and turned it to engage my overwatch platoon and armour. I hope this line of thought keeps up, I need some time over here to get myself together, if he puts the pressure on my platoon with the one group and advances with the other, I am gonna see some hurt.
I have my 60mm mortar in command and will start to drop some shells into the trees and try to flush out some of his men next turn.
My armour and the recently moved up HMGs manage to drop a couple houses with squads in them and turn back a general advance from his infantry outlined in red. I can do this all day. He does nothing with the T-34 and that is good, it can sit and watch the action as long as it wants.


My advancing R-35 lines up on the Armoured car and squeezes off half a dozen rounds, hitting with one, but the car seems to shrug the shot off with no harm done. I have to be carefull with these little guys as a enemy gun popped up half way through the turn and got a good penetration into another R-35 killing one of the crew. I have some small arms fire zoned in on it towards the end of the turn, and I am going to adjust the covered arc on my 47mm gun and see if I can take out the gun or armoured car next turn.


My FO will start to drop some HE on the church and I am going to do this on and off so that I can move up a little before I smoke the area and advance on the church and area.