#0311_04_XLVIII Panzer Korp Tries Again - Crossing the Mzha - PzC 19 Kharkov 43

XLVIII Panzer Korp Tries Again - Mar 11th to Mar 12th, 1943. XLVIII Panzer Korp was stuck. Whereas the SS Panzer Korp had swept around Kharkov, XLVIII Panzer Korp had spent 6 days clearing Taranovka and trying to breach the Mzha River between Aleksandrovka and Zmiyev. The highway through Sokolovo was critical, but Col Svoboda's reinforced Czech Battalion was giving a very good account of itself. 11th Panzer Division swung west to take advantage of the breach created by the SS Panzer Korp and the stage was set for the Germans to try and roll up the river line. Could the Mzha and Udy be breached quickly enough to allow the last roads out of Kharkov to be cut? (Size, Medium) This is a great HTH scenario or good against the AI of either side. The German player has to rush; there is one bridge across the Mzha River near Zmiyev with the potential for another one near Sokolovo. Crossing both the Mzha and the Udy Rivers will be required to win the scenario. For the Soviets, resist the crossing of the Mzha for as long as possible, but then try and disengage back to the Udy River. Force preservation is the key.