Gertsovka The Cornerstone

[Dog Soldier]

Russian Turn Four
18:30 4 July 1943, Normal Conditions, Day, Visibility 3Km (12 Hexes)
The Germans use smoke to cover their engineers from fire. The smoke placement is not very effective for the engineers. The smoke is covering the approach of other German units. To be effective, smoke has to placed between the opposing units.

Russian guns work the engineers over. Russian units in the bunkers protecting the road cut in the railroad embankment open up on the engineers also. While causing casualties the engineers grimly remove the mines to clear a path for the first wave of assaulting Axis infantry.

I set the AOF for the Guards infantry in the bunker blocking the road to short range for all soft targets. This way they will not waste shots and give way their position until their fire can be the most lethal.



Here is a shot of the Victory Dialog at the end of Russian turn #4. The Germans have taken few casualties due to Tide1's careful approach.


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