Help with Smolensk Operational Situation 6

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The discussion here inspired me enough to run that and my opinion is that there was nothing wrong with the result You achieved - mine was the same, under 100 points, giving the OKW a minor defeat. After the scenario got concluded, debriefing revealed that the German division faces two Soviet infantry ones, one of them of the same "B" quality that advances NW and finally occupies a higher ground before the last leg of their trip - the assault on the town. Jerries have no arty and no air support, the force ratio is at least 1:2 to their disadvantage. There is only one highly mobile unit - the recon battalion - serving as the maneuver element, but it gets easily blocked whether they're sent NE or down SE to try to flank the main axis of both forces advance route - the other Soviet division either blocks successfully one of the ways or advances in a pincer movement on both flanks as it was in my encounter. If the Germans are to assault farther east towards remaining victory locations, they meet the Soviet mainforce "B" quality division occupying the ridge east of the already German held town. The Soviet direct fire supported by arty fire missions causes significant losses and both forces stall unable to break on another - I am affraid the competent Soviet human commander would achieve even more devastating results. It's the WWI 1914 typical situation after the end of the maneuver phase - two mainly infantry type operational elements holding one another in check and unable to break the deadlock. No worries.