PzB Kursk 0705_01 SS Attack

[Gregor]

What I do think this shows is that the game is quite robust and give expected results based on the tactics used.

In CPs fight against me. CP choose a combined arms approach on a very narrow front, Engineers and PzGr supported by a lot of StuGs, Marders and AT guns from the entire Corps attacked on a few km broad front and smashed trough with lesser casualties. While DS attacked earlier and cleared the initial bunkers with PzGr first and followed up with the AT assets. In addition he seemed to attack on a broader front and on more locations. That will naturally increase the losses due to tangling with more fortified positions while in some cases (not sure in this setting) bind reserves not able to stop the real attack.

When you look at the Kursk battle it is obvious that the Russian tactic of making the Germans bleed trying to get trough prepared defenses were affective. Not as effective as they hoped, but still effective. It also seems to me that the smaller the frontage of the attempted breakthrough were and the more combined arms they were able to field on that frontage early on the better the attack did go for the attackers.

I do feel the two example battles here shows exactly that different tactics yield different results in casualties and VP locations, but that different tactics can lead to a victory. The interesting thing is that different attacks have also different defensive strategies that can counter them partly. That is what makes me love this games. There are so many possible approaches both as attacker and as defender that it makes for a lot of fun and a lot of replay ability. When you think you have found the best approach and play a new opponent he have a new approach that brings you back to the drawing board again. And the best of all I feel is that the game yields historic accurate results for historical approaches and tactics.