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Pretty sure unless I can pull something out of the bag NF or CF is going to get slapped by arty soon.
NF> 2 vehicles with targets fire now I need to silence the maxim while avoiding the 76ATG. The T-26 is a problem as its gun is good enough at short range. 3 squads sniper M3 & Ram head down the depresion with the aim of getting the T-26 in sight & closing on the ATG.
On L1 M3 moves to engage troops to North they have RPGs so soaks up some fire, squad moves & lose a man so move M3 again as think can target maxim. this brings it by a tiny depresion & it dies to assault but crew survives. Now its hard despite the fact hes not healthy MMG & HT take on maxim routing & HT is recieving RPG fire. A few squads head East near T-26 now but most head NE but cant reach the depresion. 3 HTs & M2 brave things to route unit in depresion & as much fire as I can put down is placed on nearby squads.
Trucks are spreading out as best as possible.
CF> Nearly at tree line, ATG that got fired on crossing leaves transport exiting to L1 N of depresion, a MMG is going there to.
It will take them 2 turns to reach the tree line which extends to here running \, they will have a view to N flags 1km away.
A scout who has been running slighty further north at L1 can now see partly into the N part of the depresion a BT7 is bang in the middle of it.
Looking like I have got away with running into the dangerous stuff this game.
The FOO is on L1 just South as far as it goes & can see a T-26 slightly back from guns probable position.
The main part of this force further South is making its way through the woods, still 300m to go but there is a line of open we can check to see if can speed up next go.
The other ATGs MMG & scout are going down the depresion.
SF> Still a bit of a mess but working forward, 1 squad & FOO have headed down the road in hopes of usefull LOS to flags. Quite a bit of earth & grass in the area surrounding flags.
AIT> Just 2 mtrs fire I stop CB as its going nowhere & am letting planes run. Not much fight in them my crews safe & HT survived attack as squad could not assault.

T11
NF> M3 in the depresion engages reverse bringing T-26 into view its a terrible shot & pays the price, it & the Ram cannot exit towards Soviets as 45ATG will get rear shots so turn for it moving to depresions lip. Squads here fire letting sniper free, he reduces 76ATG crew badly & we are now free baring new targets.
Rest just close gap firing & truck moves near my crew to wisk him away, alls well to start then lose a man by T-26 as a squad was in same hex. Take a bit of ranged fire from new squad to NE then lose 2 or 3 men finding the squad that killed my tank has help.
Turns out not to bad & get most running as morale seems very poor meaning errors are recoverable from.
CF> Lined up ready behind tree line & group in woods check out the path through it so a HT begins its run, I am one lucky git BT-7 fires point blank hitting but its still mobile, pulls back. Rest make best attempt to move forward several squads within 100-150m but somehow none with AT weaponry. tanks are strugling to keep up.
SF> Made it to a position to exit the depresion, there is a group of 4 trees we can move into. Our MMg seems to have got detached & will take a while to catch up, FOO & its squad advancing more slowly now.
AIT> Little arty falls but I hit central area with most of mine 7 or 8 guns.
NG has little fight in it 76ATG did manage a shot at HT but missed.
Planes made run & survived fire mainly from North about 6 guns & they see 2 of them near flags & 2 squads just behind, fail to find ATG but attack 2 of 4 T-26s damaging one

T12
I am becoming fond of my snipers, MMG might put down more long range fire but snipers are great for that undetected shot.
NF>Sniper routes a squad then does same to 76ATG, its nearly dead.
MMG fires at 45ATG kills 2 & M3 climbs the slope to recieve fire from T-26 on the flags, the other one is in a depresion.
They have a little exchange then Ram joins & kills before geting another 45 crew, squad & HT join in its dead.
there are about 6 squads to the NE one new discovery & about 8 to the East 3 new, we lose a couple of men.
Get most running & 3 squads are loaded into trucks with hope of shutting range next go. They are entering woods but there is a path through it for the railway though will need to deal with the last AAgun first. Several vehicles are exposed to the area past flags now.
There are 3 BT-7s in the depresion near N flags & a 81mtr by them, this is roughly equidistant between the NF+CF
CF> Squad assaults BT-7 in woods, second has a go then M3 kills move to 100m of woods edge.
Squads in depresion move to treeline only new unit is a crew retreating, not where the 76ATG is, possibly from another or AA. Realise when tanks move into trees will be in LOS of BT-7s mentioned earlier, worried about arty but going to delay for 1 turn so units in woods are ready & as my arty is falling may as well let it.
SF> The depresion splits into a Y laid out -< with trees at junction the NE route being only 50m wide for 100m. Squads move into trees see a BT-7 600m East just in front of woods. Squad trying NE recieves fire losing 2 men, a second trys is unseen but spots a squad & Maxim quad AAMG 500m East just in front of flags, he will place smoke to cover but there is a BT-7 further North which 2 M3s kill first. The FOO & its squad are near the South end of the depresion & see an AAMG in it so dispatch a M3 to kill which finds a second. Another M3 & FOOs squad help kill both. We are in position to exit in reasonable force next go & plot arty on maxim quad in case tanks fail, calling in air to.
AIT> lots of arty came down aimed at NF, most behind but 2 on target, I lose contact with my batt but its ok. Little fire is forthcoming from Russians but near 45ATG squads did not do ther job as 2 more T-26s & another 45ATG open up. The ATG loses 2 men but the Ram & HT die, mounting a rescue for Ram crew is not really on with arty like it is as distinct possibility will move into it. So looks like we have to keep them occupied instead.
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On accident keep saying giving up dirt bikes as I never learn, always start sensible get amazed at levels of grip dirt tires give then find it often in spectacular style. At least this time managed not to run myself over, getting to old for this things hurt that never used to & for way longer. Picture this old duffer attempting to walk across room with sore knees from standing on pegs all day. Knee twinges causing neck to stiffen resulting in pain reflex causing leg to throw forward landing hard. Knee twinges....... progress across the room like a rag doll with a cattle prod up its rear. Am I coming back with that drink I went to get, probably not wise.