DAR: Moscow Region

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Turn 7

More Russian artillery up north against the tree line, but most of my units are out of the way. Some caught hits from rounds off target, but no casualties. A little bit of small arms fire between enemy scouts and my platoon in the woods south of the tree line. One surprise was a MG team capped that BMP-2 after it crossed the stream. I didn't know they had AT capability. Maybe I need to look at my own units a little more. My gunships engaged the BMP-2 before the MG team finished it off, getting one solid hit but not putting it out of action.

Infantry is moving down the eastern slope of Hill 1, while the platoon in the gap is moving on another objective. My armor reserve is moving to the hill since they aren't needed anywhere else. Nothing going on here.

South Woods infantry now a couple hundred meters from the east edge. They will dismount and move forward, while the armor holds back. Sector all quiet.

Recon unit is cresting a small hill, but still on the road. No enemy sighted.

My counter battery hit the enemy mortar again, but it's still there. I'll give it one more turn and then they have to move. Other artillery units have already relocated.

Overall, the enemy force is too thin. Something isn't right. I went in with about 22,000 points and have accounted for an estimated 5,000 enemy points. I've got enough eyes out there that I should catch sight of any large force sneaking around. At this point, I'm at a loss to explain where the enemy is. I double checked my preferences and nothing there explains what is going on.

Casualties

Friendly: Zero.

Enemy: One BMP-2 destroyed, estimated 10 enemy casualties.

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Turn 8

Enemy artillery and my units firing at scouts accounted for most of the activity up north. The lone exception was an AT team fired at a distant Zeus moving on a hill without effect. It's still visible, so I'll try to finish it this turn.

Infantry on and around Hill 1 is moving forward unopposed.

AT teams dismounted 50m from east edge of South Woods. They will move forward since the have TI capability with their weapons. No activity.

Recon unit still moving forward on road. No activity.

Counter battery finished off enemy mortar and got a nearby BMP-2 in the woods. I might pound those woods to see if anything else is in there since I've picked off two vehicles that I didn't suspect where present.

Casualties

Friendly: Zero.

Enemy: One BMP-2 and one 82mm mortar destroyed, estimated 10 enemy casualties.

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Turn 9

Popped the enemy Zeus spotted up north and exchanged a little bit of small arms fire. Beyond that, nothing going on.

The enemy is starting to come to life east and northeast of Hill 1. Unfortunately for them, I was given way to much time to position my AT teams. Four BMP-2s started moving and came to an abrupt, burning halt. If anything else is there, I didn't see it.

AT teams pushing out of South Woods. Nothing sighted.

Recon unit at the east edge of a small hill. No activity.

I've got some counter battery plotted on more smoke puffs in the woods northeast of Hill 1. Seems like there are enemy ground mech infantry in those woods as well.

A total of 13 objectives have been captured. Five are in the woods northeast of Hill 1, so I might let the enemy keep most those. There are some others east of the South Woods I'm going to move on if enemy activity doesn't increase.

Casualties

Friendly: Zero.

Enemy: Four BMP-2s and one ZSU-23-4M5 destroyed, estimated 20 enemy casualties.

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Turn 10

The enemy took offense at my AT teams destroying their Zeus and now are pounding their position up north. Time for them to move.

Still a bit of activity around the woods to the east and northeast of Hill 1. The platoon that is moving through the gap is taking some mortar fire and some small arms fire from an unseen AT team. Another BMP-2 got destroyed moving out of the woods to the east.

Moving east from the South Woods. Infantry in APCs have come out of the woods with the AT teams. No enemy reaction at all.

Recon still pushing east on the road. Looks like the enemy doesn't have anything in the southern third of the map.

Counter battery hitting enemy positions, but not sure what they are. A nearby T-72BM was destroyed in the process.

Casualties

Friendly: Estimated 5 casualties.

Enemy: One BMP-2 and one T-72BM destroyed, estimated 10 enemy casualties.

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Turn 11

Russian artillery still hitting AT positions on the northern line. I'm moving back to my position behind the tree line. One enemy scout popped out and exchanged fire with one of my squads. I think the enemy came out better in that exchange.

Lots of enemy AT units in woods northeast of Hill 1. My lone platoon there is trading shots with four different ones, while two enemy mech infantry units move it. I need to get some help over there. Artillery is starting to drop in the woods. I don't have any solid targets, but I know the enemy is or was in the area.

All quiet on around the road and South Woods.

Counter batter hitting enemy mortars in the woods northeast of Hill 1.

Casualties

Friendly: Estimated 10 casualties.

Enemy: Estimated 5 enemy casualties.

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Turn 12

My infantry squad rebounded against the enemy scout and finished it off. The only other activity was centrally located AT team destroyed a Zeus a 1000m or so east of the north line.

More enemy infantry showing up in around my platoon in the gap between Hill 1 and 2. I started carefully moving some tank support in for them and managed to engage one enemy infantry squad. Then I had a brain cramp. I popped smoke to hide my platoon. This doesn't work in the enemy has TI and you don't! Their AT teams just kept firing through the smoke and my men couldn't respond. I believe I heard laughing on the other side of the smoke. Time to pull them back behind the woods. My artillery pounding the woods to the northeast capped three T-72BM tanks.

I've got units within 250m of the enemy back edge down south. There is just nothing going on there.

Casualties

Friendly: Estimated 5 casualties.

Enemy: Three T-72BM tanks and one ZSU-23-4M5 destroyed, estimated 20 enemy casualties.

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Turn 13

All quiet up north.

Support is coming for my platoon in the gap quickly. My tank reserve and the support tank platoon for Hill 1 is moving in. The support platoon is already providing help, engaging three different enemy squads. Artillery support has also been called in where the enemy AT teams were located. I don't need to advance in this location, but I don't want to lose the object my infantry platoon is covering. A bit to the south, another friendly infantry platoon is closing in on an objective in the woods northeast of Hill 1. It will be there in a turn or two. Two more Zeuses were popped by AT teams deployed on Hill 1.

Two friendly infantry platoons are closing in an objective within 250m of the enemy back edge. No enemy activity in the area.

Casualties

Friendly: Zero.

Enemy: Two ZSU-23-4M5s destroyed, estimated 15 enemy casualties.