Kursk '43_Alt updated (14 FEB)

[Volcano Man]

I don't see where the Russians can kick the German artillery unit's behinds. The Russians must be firing everything they have at the German engineers to get them to disrupt, in order to delay the German speed in which they clear the minefields and blow holes in the AT ditches as long as possible. If they are firing artillery at German guns then, well, they are ignoring the bigger threat. If you are just opening the scenario file and looking at it though then you will get the wrong impression.

But yes, there is a historic element to this, the Germans had to deploy the guns forward enough to cover their targets for the attack. That said, anything that can be considered "pro-Russian" is desired here as well. The German side isn't the one that needs its hand held at start -- there is no play balance issue here (or at least not a negative one).