"Gateway to Asia"
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German Campaign
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July 28th 1942 - November 08th 1942
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Design by Ts4EVER
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"If I don't get the oil of Maikop and Grozny, then I must liquidate the war." - Adolf Hitler, 1st June 1942
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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND*
Having been convinced by Goering that seizing the oil of the Caucasus was
the solution to the War in the East, on 5 April 1942 Hitler issued Fuehrer
Directive 41, which specified that his aim was to wipe out the entire defence
potential remaining to the Soviets, and to cut them off, as far as possible,
from their most important centres of war industry. To wit, the directive
ordered that all available forces will be concentrated on the main operations
in the Southern sector, with the aim of destroying the enemy before the Don,
in order to secure the Caucasian oilfields and the passes through the Caucasus
Mountains themselves.
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IMPORTANT GAMEPLAY NOTES*
This campaign consists of three acts, each with three scenarios. 
You only receive repair points at the end of each act.
You only have to win the last scenario in each act in order to progress through the campaign, but winning a marginal victory or better in the earlier scenarios gives you advantages in the later ones.*
Your force consists of a Panzer Kompanie and an armoured Panzergrenadier Kompanie with some scout cars attached and represents the 
spearhead of 23. Panzer Division. Expanding your core force will not be necessary, however, upgrading some tanks with better armed models is recommended.
Note that you will receive 1 victory point for every 100 repair points not spent at the end of the campaign.*
The campaign was designed with an intermediate player in mind.*
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Act 1, Scenario 1
"Moskovskiy"*
28th July, 1942*
23. Panzer-Division*
Near Martynovka, Caucasus region*
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After crossing the pontoon bridge over the Don river, 23. Panzer Division has reached the bridgehead over the Sal river at Rostov.
Strong Russian tank forces have seized the town of Martynovka and are preparing a counter attack on our positions. Command has decided not to 
await this attack: We will instead counter attack ourselves. While our Panzergrenadiers are pinning the enemy in Martynovka by advancing 
eastwards, our Kampfgruppe will conduct a sweeping flanking maneuvre south of the city, envelop it and then attack the fixed enemy force from behind.
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Our first obstacle is a Russian blocking position in the villages of Batlayevskiy and Moskovskiy, which were identified by scouts of 
Kradschuetzen Bataillon 23 in the morning. Moskovskiy is our objective.
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Intelligence: The Russian 135th and 155th Tank brigades, as well as the 110th and 115th
Cavalry divisions have seized Martynovka and are preparing their attack.
The Tank brigades are newly created units using the latest Soviet tanks, but they are inexperienced and do not appear to be well led.
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The village of Moskovskiy lies directly south of the Sal River. It is defended by elements of the 135th Tank brigade, supported by cavalrymen. 
A swift and daring assault should be able to overcome the Soviet defenses, starting our flanking maneuvre.*
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Objectives: Capture Moskovskiy and its bridge. Failure to do so in a timely manner will set back our time table and allow the Russians to react to our maneuvre. *





