Return of Blitzkrieg*
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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: 18th of May, 1942*
0800 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: The launch of Fridericus yesterday was a resounding success, with the Russian divisions around Barvenkovo all but destroyed. Now the German's goal is to cut off the whole salient in a huge Kessel, much like they did in the days of 1941. In a show of desperation, the Russians counter-attacked the Panzers with the 5th Cavalry Corps and part of the 15th Tank Corps yesterday afternoon. As commander of the 16. Panzer Division spearhead, your task this morning is as follows: Brush away the scattered remnants of the Russian cavalry and advance towards Kamenka, the headquarters of the 9th Army. You advance guard is lead by armored cars and motorcycles, with our Panzers and Infantry following behind them. Should you encounter heavy Russian armor, you have been provided with four 10cm K18 heavy guns. These are equipped with Panzergranate Rot rounds, which can defeat any Soviet tank model easily. However, it might be hard to maneuvre them into good positions in the heat of battle.
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The enemy is all but defeated, but there are still tanks and cavalrymen in the area around Kamenka.
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Historical Scenario, designed to be played as the Germans.
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POSSIBLE SPOILERS
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Brushing aside the weak enemy counter attacks, the Germans managed to seize Kamenka and the southern part of Izyum by 1000. Shocked by the German offensive, the Russians had recalled the 21st and 23rd Tank Corps from the fighting around Borki, but transferring these units to the new theatre of operations took most of the day, giving the Germans free reign.