THE MAIN EVENT! Walkure vs. Herroberst

[Der Kuenstler]

Thanks for the comments guys - helps keep me going!

Ok - the close of minute six. I have labeled the units shown along with their healthy men/casualties ratio. Walkure's lead men in the woods have taken a beating from the area firing T34s and the russian FT unit, but he still has a comfy foothold in the heavy building. His men have sent Herroberst's point SMG squad running. There are no Russians left in the rubble - the red you see is fire. Three of Walkure's Jpz IVs have met up in town but have stopped - they are not in LOS of the current action. Herroberst has not ordered any of his AFVs to area fire on the buildings that are gradually filling with Germans - perhaps he's afraid to commit his tanks to area firing when the Jpz IVs might suddenly appear any minute and catch them off guard.




Here's something you don't see much - a regular German FT unit doing some damage. Usually with their shorter 32m range they end up dead first, but Walkure's team was already still and in good cover. The Russian squad ran into the building and into his range, and three bursts of flame all hit home. The squad has the hotfoot and they are all running out of there full speed in panic. They'll be useless for a while and permanently rattled.



Here is a seasoned veteran tactic - Walkure's Fusilier Squad runs into one of the buildings with a pre-set cover arc. He doesn't want them firing at the russians who are in cover - he wants to catch them crossing the street. But they have seen a pinned FT unit within their arc in a building and begin shooting at him instead.



Message from commander Heroberst:

"Shaping up to be a vicious fight for the center. Thus far he has flung fusiliers to slow my advance but with combined SMG and tank fire I will annihilate them in a few turns, then stalk that Stug he is moving up behind those buildings. The SMG platoon that mounted the HTs will move up into the right side of town where I lost those two T-34s. The other infantry and FO's moving up into the center. He must have more infantry and tanks somewhere - I see what looks to be a platoon on the right flank. Hoping he will try to sneak tanks or infantry across that saddle on the left so my little task force over there can destroy it.

The loss of the T-34s was unlucky but not decisive."

Message from commander Walkure:

"if my calculations were correct, i should have more men at the central church. i should be able to psh him back just enough to setup a defense in the area. I'm hoping i can take out another tank or two. i think he will try and hold as close as possible to the church. he is probably rushing troops there now. if i can get my flamepanzer in position he will be hard pressed to take it. russian AT ability blows" - Juan