This scenario turned out to be one of the best I have played. The Lithuanians dug in around the town on board 4 and along the road to the east of that. They gave up the woods to the West of the town. purposely, so that they could defend the town more adequately. They did, however, place a blocking force at the exit from the forest to keep the Poles at bay. The Poles went for an attack directly on the town on board 4 in the hopes that it would go quickly and from there either go for the town on board 1 or clear the remaining road hexes, whatever presented itself. The Lithuanians, seeing an opportunity, then tried to turn the Poles southern flank, attempting to cut the Poles fighting around the town on board 4 off from their base (South end of playing area). This move was matched by the Poles moving quickly toward the town on board 1 with their motorcycle units, and, incidentally, taking out the Lithuanian's Arty staged in the town. This forced the Lithuanians to break off their attack on the Polish flank to try to take back the town on board 1. It was a race to see if the Poles could place enough troops to fight off the Lithuanian counterattack. Casualties were mounting on both sides, but the Lithuanians were stacking up more losses than the Poles. As it turned out, the Poles managed to hold the town on board 1 for the win. (Note - I highly recommend this scenario for on-line play.)

Now for something completely different, a brief write up on the book. This “what if” book played out better than expected, the “what if” Iron Wolves put up a good fight in most if not all of the scenarios and gave as good as they got for a force that is usually outnumbered with limited supporting units. One thing that makes this book stand out is the variety of opponents, besides the Iron Wolves you can play as the German, Polish and Soviet forces, in fact in one scenario the Wolves and Germans team up against the Pols. Overall liked the book, good change of pace from the Deluge, Fire in the Step and Armata Romana.

Now for the scenario: This is a tough fight for the Polish forces, they have three objectives, besides step losses they have to clear the East-West Road and control more town hexes, which the Wolves do not give up so easily. The key for the Polish forces is their OBA, air support and mortar assets, which can make it tough on the Wolves if and when they need to shift their forces. This battle went down to the wire, the Wolves only giving up one objective at the end, more town hexes but they bleed the Polish forces white and did not give up the road.