Finnished the scenario. The weight of the Soviet attack is hard to beat off, most of my losses were to air and artillery. The second tank wave looks menacing when it approaches even though I did expect plenty of tanks, incl. IS heavies.
I was not able to regain the Kinderheimhöhe (Orphanage Hill) after losing it, also lost all AFVs but one damaged Pz IV, game played the full 56 turns. Ran out of ammo for some units, including some infantry sections that were not wiped out in the center...
The map is very good - compare it to the one in Campaign 007 Langemarck at Narva which deals with the same area. Hex 74,129 and 75,129 reads like wooden bridge(s) on my machine - which does not matter to the scenario of course...
Results sound reasonably historical given the time frame of the scenario compared to the actual span of days the battle lasted
Yeah, I was pleased with the map. I originally had not included the Baltic coast but it puts the location in perspective and the area below the RR was more or less impassible and I could have left that out but without the area above and below the main operation area it's just a flat map with some hills
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500 German losses, 2200 Soviet. The majority of AFVs on both sides knocked out or damaged (immobilized). Orphange Hill in Soviet hands, Grenadier Hill contested at game's end.