Moscow '42 AAR: Sukhinichi II : We Will Rescue You

[Dog Soldier]

Russian Turn Nineteen
10:00 24 January 1942 Visibility 5km

Sukhinichi Front
The 83rd Cavalry Division sends their AA guns unit to rescue the two trapped regiments. Another two regiments fall back to cover the valley village The last two cavalry regiments, engineers and T-40 tanks form a defense to protect the southern village victory location. They brace for a German assault next turn. All the 328th Rifle Division units have retreated to the valley village. Things are looking grim at Sukhinichi for the Russians.

Very heavy fighting this turn as both sides have at each other.
I have numbered some of the important stacks in the image below. Blue numbers for Germans, red for Russians. The unit images are below the image. The image would be too cluttered otherwise.




The dance continues at Proloskye. The German cavalry move into the woods SE of the village. I withdraw the rifle battalion north to screen the road. The German infantry in the woods cannot reach the village before time runs out. Now I must look to blocking German reinforcements coming down the road in travel mode. That will be the only way the Germans will have a shot at the Proloskye victory location.


NW Front
In the NW I will try to sneak one Rifle battalion along the bottom of the ridge to enter the village from the west. Hopefully I will only find a German ATG guarding the 10 VP location. I might have two turns to then assault the defender out of the village. My other units will attempt to keep the German infantry occupied. It will be too late for them to intervene, even if all goes well. This is another example why this scenario can be very interesting all the way to the end.


The Russians continue to retreat south towards the board edge and safety. While losses are heavy, the unit can do no more. It has the last purpose to draw as many Germans of the 208th Infantry Division away from the taking other VP locations south of Sukhinichi. They are accomplishing at least that small mission.

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