1201_01a Close Call at Kubinka HTH

[Plain Ian]

German Turn 3



A few strange things I noted. He used artillery against my entrenched Guards at Naro-Fominsk which was a bit of a waste? Surely 3rd Motorised artillery would have been better against other targets. He also used artillery against disrupted units which he was going to assault? I find its better to assault without artillery and if they are pushed back into clear terrain or you see a better target after the assault then use artillery.

The German unit of 292nd Div I've marked up with a Blue A I think fired? If it hadn’t fired it could have reached Sememychi?

Anyway I’m turning into a nit picker, here’s what happened.

3rd Motorised moved up a bit more. It looks like part of it will support 258th?

1.      The 1/774th was hit by artillery then assaulted by 2 Bn’s losing heavily and was pushed back on the 3/744th. (-11/-66 assault) It lost further men to fire. All in all it lost -85 men.

2.      The 2/774th was then assaulted and was forced to retreat. Despite using two Bn’s the result did cost the attacker. (-27/-47 asault)

3.      At Myakshovo an Infantry Bn and the Recon Bn assaulted the 3/757th. I was hoping it would retreat NE but it went SE. Despite the 3/757th being badly fatigude the assault losses were -18/-10. The 3/757th is Fat 269 No Morale.

4.      The 292nd assaulted the 1/322nd and pushed it back. Quite a few fire fights broke out in this area. The 1/322nd took heavy  casualties and is Fat 286 No Morale. 2/113th and 1/322nd also took casualties as did the Germans.

7th Division might be moving over? 
 
Russian losses have overtaken German again. No units lost but if I do not fall back this will happen. 

VP figures below