Author	triangular_cube
Method	Solo
Victor	Soviet Union
Play Date	2023-02-03
Language	English
Scenario	TaBa036

This is a small scenario that has a very small and stretched German force surrounded by a larger Soviet force with flimsy morale. The Soviets have to take the entire town, and are facing a tight time constraint, but they have the firepower to get this done if things go well.

Soviets have to spread out at the start, and approach from at least 2 sides in order to fully stretch out the Germans, who wont have enough units to fully occupy the town. Seeing as they wont know from which direction the tanks will come, and having no transport for their guns, they set up their 37s in the center of the town so they can hit them whenever they breach the buildings. The rest are spread out along the edge of the town, but are anticipating some shuffling once they figure out just what is going on.

The Soviets set up their tanks in the fields north of town ready to move south and shoot up targets at a distance, advancing only once the Germans are either depleted or displaced away from them. The rest of the Soviet bodies set up in the woods south east of town, planning to advance through under cover. This is a tradeoff, as they will take up more time approaching from this direction, but with flimsy morale and German OBA this is a necessity.

Seeing the advancing Soviets, the Germans move most of their force towards the Southern edge, and the T-60s head south to close to 3 hexes and start shooting in. The Soviet infantry, after a few turns, reach the wood line and start exchanging fire with the town. They score some disruptions on their right, opening up a path to approach the town and start moving in from the east.

Soviets from the east are able to start pinning German units in assault, but not having enough punch to do anything other than tie them down. The Soviets bring up the HMGs and finally get into assault and start methodically taking the town. With enough Germans pinned, the T-60s close and start picking apart the rear guard, finally taking the north west of the town itself and exchanges fire with the 37s.

As the closing turns approach, the Germans are down to one hex with 1xINF and 1x HMG reduced, the Soviets strategically break their assault and DF pours in from every direction, demoralizing the stack. They swing in on the last turn to eject them from the town and take the whole thing.

Close fought Soviet win on the last turn. Despite appearances this one is a really fun one, with a lot of choices and very tough decisions for both players.