Forcing the Issue - The Matrix Games version of East Front II

Avgustovka, 12km N of Odessa: [Best Played vs Human Opponent]: At the end of September 1941, the German Army advanced into the Crimea. Unfortunately for the Russians in Odessa, that was their supply base. With the fall of the Crimea, the Russian high command began preparations for evacuating the pocket. Over the next couple of weeks, the forces would escape via naval transport. As forces escaped, the frontline became thinly held, which gave the Rumanain Armies surrounding the Russians ample chances for squeezing the beachhead. One such opportunity was conducted by the 3. Mixed Fortification Brigade in an assault to seize Hill 56 and Protpopovka. The attack was lead by the 1. Infantry Fortifications Regiment supported by a company of R35s and heavy artillery. At 06:00 the Rumanians moved forward into the defensive positions of the Russian 260th Rifle Regiment.