DAR - The Cauldron Of Fire

[Cole]

Turn 24 continued...

Finished playing my turn. A platoon of T-70's in the post above went on to overrun the 76mm AT gun position in front of them but was engaged by even more German AT guns when trying to return back up the hill. The German gunners avenged their crushed comrades and destroyed one platoon and only one exposed and disrupted platoon is left.

The situation at the 1st May State Farm below. The Germans have overrun the VP hex. During the Russian turn the VP hex and the buildings to its NW have been retaken. A real tough back and forth battle just like the historical battle.



The Russians are able to hold their positions on the Hill 253.5 to the east. The majority of German Elefant losses occur here due to disable effects from Russian artillery fire. Good. I don't like how Campaign Series gives the Elefants a relatively strong close assault factor. Historically the Germans gave up on these tanks because they would get bogged down easily but also they were also very vulnerable to Russian infantry (no machine gun and the Russians would disable many with Molotov cocktails, etc).