mattjgilbert wrote:Great write up Phil - thanks for posting. It seemed a bit one-sided though! Surely the Germans didn't stand a chance?
Must say that the German reinforcements where terrible with only 4 Panzer IV F2, 2 Stug III and a Marder arriving.
The other thing that surprised me was that the Axis players deployed their forces so far up the table on Fortress Hill.
I would have deployed closer to the village and use the 40" range of the Flak36 gun to pick off the advancing T-34's (especially as they were Conscript rated, so 3+ to hit at long range).
It would seem that in History Manstein had much better luck holding the village but it came at a terrible cost leaving his Italian allies to be smashed on his flanks.