Panzer Grenadier Kursk Burning Tigers Scenario 9 Storm III; Grizzly Bear’s Roar Protasovo July 8, 1943

The Germans are dug in along a ridge running north to south with three peaks. The Soviets need to push the Germans off the ridge and capture the town behind it. Both sides have considerable infantry forces with small supporting armored forces.

Turn 1. The Soviets move forward all along the line with the T-34s on the right flank.

Turn 2. The Soviet infantry moves forward across the front. The Soviets utilize all support (OBA/76.2/B-13/mortars) with neglible results. Pushing forward before the supporting fires had effect was not such a good decision, even having numerical superiority.

Turn 3-5. The Soviets managed to suppress/demoralize the Brummbar, but are being raked with fire across the entire front. Soviet losses are mounting with no impression being made upon the front.

Turn 6-8. The Soviets try to recover, but are getting scattered from failed morale checks. The German Brummbar, effective historically, is demoralized by the Soviets again. The Germans continue to hold the entire front while the Soviets bleed.

Turn 9-11. The Soviets move the T-34s around the left and push them all the way to Protasovo, minus 1 platoon that was eliminated outright by the Ferdinands. The Soviets did manage to push on the peak on the left, but are hit hard by German fire, then the lone German airstrike and shattered remnants are disrupted or demoralized and withdraw. The Soviets have assaulted the German 50mm ATG on the left, but cannot dislodge it or eliminate it.

Turn 12-14. The Soviet T-34s have Protasovo and a hill to the German rear, but the Germans hold the ridge and do not have near the infantry left to support the T-34s. Even giving the Soviets credit for hills they moved through as having occupied, the end result is a major German Victory. The German ATG on the left remained resolute and occupied its position as the game ended.

The Soviets were very premature in their infantry assault. They tried following up the supporting fires with a close behind infantry assault with superior numbers. The ineffective supporting fires left the Soviet infantry high and dry. The Germans, even though they were outnumbered, made good use of their dug in, higher positions and heavy weapons.