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

[Dog Soldier]

Russian Turn Twenty
12:00 24 January 1942 Visibility 5km

Sukhinichi Front
The German police unit from the 18th PD disrupts. The cavalry regiments rally. An assault from the cavalry regiment in the southern village sends the German police reeling back. The other cavalry regiments push forward to engage the Germans of the 18th PD in a fierce firefight. I suspect the 18th PD PzGr units are running out of steam. Now is the time to press them! After all, I have nothing to lose by being bold at this point. I even send the recon company of the 324th Rifle Division to threaten another German victory location. The Russian recon units have a high assault value. The German bridge engineers and ATG do not.
Too bad the rest of 324th is so beat up. I will try to at least use what I can of this division to keep the Germans occupied in the north of Sukhinichi village so they do not move units south to oppose the rallied cavalry squadrons.


At Proloskye we are stalemated. My mounted recon unit attempts to move in on the German cavalry in the woods. The deep snow prevents them making contact. They dismount. I do not need to fear the Germans making a last minute grab for this VP location any more.


No change in the NW as my rifle battalion continues through the deep snow one km per turn to reach its target. The Germans seem unaware. Several Russian battalions move into sight of the western most VP village. This move should distract the Germans to concentrate on these units. The idea is to get the Germans to send any units of substance there, away from where the lone battalion is going. That way the Russian infantry may be able to fall on a lone ATG unit guarding the VP location behind the main German infantry battalions drawn further north. I do not have the strength to fight the Germans head on, so a deception is required.

Dog Soldier