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Series: 2nd Battle of Kharkov
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_Soviet Union*
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__Germany*

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Date: 22nd of May, 1942*
1630 Hours*
Location: South-East of Kharkov*
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Designed By: Ts4EVER*
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Background 2nd Battle of Kharkov: Following the successful winter offensives in 1941, Stalin was keen to keep the pressure on the enemy, hoping to preempt another assault on Moscow with his own offensive. He was especially in favor of going on the offensive in the Kharkov sector, the city having fallen to the enemy in the summer of 1941. The attack was to be undertaken by the South-West-Front in a pincer movement, from the Barvenkovo salient and the Stariy Saltov bridgehead. Once massed artillery had broken through the German line, mobile group would be fed into the breaches to encircle AOK6 and reconquer Kharkov. However, due to supply issues, especially with artillery ammunition, as well as the undetected presence of German mobile reserves, the plan soon proved ill-advised...
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Briefing: Having defeated the 23rd Tank Corps at Marevka, the Germans refueled and reoriented their Panzers for the next day. The 21st Tank Corps was unable to hold of the assault and the Panzers linked up with an assault group from the 44. Infanterie Division, thereby trapping all of the Red Army units in the southern sector in the Barvenkovo salient, now a Kessel. Experience has shown that the creation of such an encirclement is relatively easy, keeping it closed however is the real challenge. You are in command of a Kampfgruppe from the 14. Panzer Division, protecting the eastern flank of our Panzer spearhead. Luftwaffe recon has detected a sizeable Soviet tank force advancing on your position in the direction of Chepil. You are tasked with locating the point of their attack using your recon units and then destroying the attacking Soviet forces. In addition to your armored cars, you are in command of a company of motorized infantry with some attached Paks and Panzers. The weather has cleared up and the Stukas are back in the air as well.
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We believe that the attacking force is the 114th Tank Brigade, consisting of models provided to the Russians from America. 
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Historical Scenario, designed to be played as the Germans.
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POSSIBLE SPOILERS
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The hastily thrown in tank brigade could do little to disturb the German advance and was stopped near Chepil.