Large Encirclements in PzC

[James Ward]

I have only played short/medium scenarios in various other PzC, so I am curious to know if the Minsk 44 campaign game really carves up AGC.

Unless the Germans start to retreat immediately they are lucky to be able to salvage more than a handful of their front line divisions in the GC. Even if they start to retreat from the start they will be severely hammered. I think somone posted an end game result once and there had been ~200,000 german casualties during the game.
Playing Minsk as the Germans reminds me of playing Russia at the start of Barbarossa, you just have to keep taking in on the chin turn after turn. It's a real challenge.