Manstein Strikes Back - PzC 03 Kharkov '42

Kharkov area, 15 February, 1943. The Soviet operations Star and Gallop are on the verge of massive success, with Kharkov about to fall with parts of 2 SS and 1 Heer Panzer Grenadier divisions nearly trapped in it, and the last rail lines to Army Group South within a few days of being cut at the Dnepr river. Hitler has ordered that Kharkov be held at all costs, in which case the only strong mobile reserves available to Manstein will be destroyed. Manstein has been planning a counterstroke using the SS Panzer Korps, but this will be impossible if the forces in Kharkov do not escape from the burning city. NOTE: This scenario is best played as Axis human against AI, or human vs. human. Also, best played with VST supply rules and programmed weather.