Russian Turn Twenty Two
Dusk, 16:00 24 January 1942 Visibility 2km
Sukhinichi Front
As dusk settles in the 83rd Cavalry division regiments pursue the retreating 18th PD units to the west along the road. An assault by the 324th RD takes the NE part of Sukhinichi and 5 VP. The surprised Germans fall back onto their HQ for the 216 Infantry Division in the village.
I move other rifle battalions forward to pin German units in the southern and western parts of the Sukhinichi perimeter. I am only three km from closing off the village again. However, there are strong German forces in the western trenches. I will need more luck to push them out of their positions.
In the
NW there is good news and bad news. The good news is my rifle battalion found the German 10 VP village only guarded by an ATG and IG unit. The rifle men take up positions in the upper village to launch an assault next turn.
The bad news is my stack at Verk’ Syaglova tried to direct fire and disrupt the German infantry bearing down on them. German defensive fire disrupted my last good order unit there. Guess I will lose those 10 VP next turn.
Across the whole battlefield, the Russians now are adjacent to 25 VP in locations. I only need 15 VP (about half that are threatened) in locations to swing this back to a draw. I should collect more German losses taking those VP locations than I lose with my cheaper troop values.
This is not over yet.
Dog Soldier
Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.
- Wyatt Earp