Wrecks on a bridge

[Ozgur Budak]

I think that scenario description in this one determines your tactics as Russians. They didn't send a flanking force for no reason after initially probing the German defences. Forces across the river should be used for supression and fixing the Germans, and cross only if the situation permits. This is an excellent scenario IMO, illustrating the evolution of Soviet tactics, and providing a decription wich helps the players to develop their battle plan.

Thanks for summing up the idea behind the scenario. While making RV I had the chance of reading dozens of after action reports written by middle ranked Russian officers. It was amazing to see their ability of adaptation and improvisation to tactical needs of the reality they are facing. It surely didnt look like the established streotype of the unimaginative russian officer stupified by the communist bureaucracy.

That's certainly true. When given a free hand Russian lower commanders were capable of showing a good deal of initiative. Also, one would think that at this stage of war higher leaders already realised that to make a grand stategy work, it needs a competent, flexible tactical execution. In this particular scenario Russians don't even have to take a single victory point to win, as long as they eliminate the relieving force. And it makes perfect sense, because the Gemans in the village, once isolated, would have to surrender or die.
May I ask, are your sources available anywhere on the internet?

I am afraid many of them are on books. Mostly Osprey and Fedorowitz publications. If I remember correctly this particular scenario is from "Red Storm On The Reich: The Soviet March On Germany, 1945" by Christopher Duffy.