The great might of the Russian war machine moves on! All known resistance between our forces and the enemy held city has been crushed and is lying in waste! It has been an exciting few turns this morning. I got through another 4 turns and will continue to update from south to north.
My withdrawl from the hill went without to much incident, although the German Moutain squad and one of the 2cm Flak did inflict a couple of causalties. two squads ended up on the west side of the hill while the rest of the units (two squads, one Gaz AAMG, 3 AC, and 4 TDs) were located to the east and south. The western squads took fire from and consiquesntly spotted another Pz-IIIj in a small group of buildings about 350 meters away (my guess is the partner in crime of the buring wreck that the hill was named after). I plotted 122mm on board to supress it and moved my TDs up. I also plotted 120mm mortar on the infantry and two 2cm Flaks. I was really stupid with one TD as I moved it out, was shot at, and I returned fire instead of having infantry pop smoke or getting the TD out of there and it was destoryed by returning fire from the Pz. Over the next two turns 122mm mail came in and I was able to move my other TD closer to the now buttoned tank and destroy it. The 120mm mortar fire destoryed one 2cm flak outright and sent the other one packing.
The remainder of the support company was able to nuetralize the scout, after it had down some damage, as well as one mountain squad and find another which the t-34/57s were able to surpress so two rifle squads were able to move in and finish it off. When the Pz was discovered, I turned the main cannon of the 34/57s on and moved them up to try to get a shot at it, but they were several levels above and had buildings and trees in the way. They were however able to supress and then destory the one mountain squad that has given my southern units so much grief after the units along the southern E-W road were able to route it, in addition to taking out the other flak gun. The south is clear of known enemy units barring the crew of the Pz.
Units coming out of the Staging Area have been successful in clearing the last of the straggalers out of the buildings along the two NE-SW roads. The group along the south road did so with few problems and are now amassing for enterance to the south end of the city. The northern group suffered the misfortun of lossing one of the Kv-1s to a pinned squad in one of the buildings. I thought that the unit was suppressed enough to move the tank right next to it, but when the squad returned fire, one of the four men got lucky with a rifle gernade and hit the fuel tank. Only one man was able to get out alive. (This was not a close assualt, I was suprised and very ticked.
) Mountain infantry was able to move up and eliminated the offending squad with extreme prejeduce. Squads are have moved up and have already started entering the city, but have taken fire from a Pz basher, so the battle for the city has offically begun.
In regards to the assult on the city, I had my 152mm and 122mm batteries and Katuyshas blast the leading edge for the last two turns and have started to shift it back. My scouts have also just entered the central area in search of clear routes for my infantry and tanks. I'll also shift the 76mm and 122mm on board for tactical artillary strike in addition to the area that the off board is providing. My 120mm mortars will be used in area fire for objectives just south of the city that my far southern force will try to capture. I'm currently in the process of resupplying four of the katuyshas to be used in additional area fire of the middle and back while my units assault the front.
I feel more confident about being able to take the city in time, but am not going to push my luck. one more of the motorcycle squads to the north has been destroyed, leaving me with 3 MotorcycleX3 and to Motorcycle sections. Once it is clear that Artillary will not be needed in the city, I intend to resupply as much as I can and then pound the ever-loving-#*!$@ out of the northern objectives and then see if I can grab them with the fast moving units. I am very glad that whatever they do have up there is up there and not waiting for me in the city.
Progress and Destruction!
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