MAIN EVENT VII! Ratzki vs Joonny....

[Der Kuenstler]

Now a look at Ratzki's setup. The big surprise is he's put NOTHING up above the seacliffs. He has basically given all that area up to Joonny without a fight. Looks like he plans to avoid any roads with his T34s and head straight for town. They are all loaded with troops. His ISU 152 has no one on it and will probably hang back to use its HE later. His IS-2 has no riders either - he's alone on the dirt road to the South. He has two jeeps positioned to tow his 45mm ATGs to town quickly. All of his troops are spread out fairly evenly on the red start line.



Here's a shot from behind Ratzki's T34/85s. Notice the looming storm clouds ahead. The gradual slope ahead of them will help protect them as they fly towards town - until the German armour peers over the seacliffs above.



Here is a shot of the jeeps and ATGs. The jeeps are both green so I don't expect Ratzki to have them do too many turns due to the long command delays.



And finally, a shot of Ratzki's 82mm mortars and 82mm FO. Beyond them is the seawall, which might have been an ideal spot for them to view the valley. They would have been nearly invisible in those cliffs with a good stealth commander.



It seems that neither commander has done the obvious and put an ATG gun or two in those cliffs. Perhaps that's why - it was too obvious. It will be interesting to see how this plays out...