Axis Campaign 11/41

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This is the diary of the adventures of KG Urbant.
It is a multinational Taskforce consisting of infantry from all the axis nations except japan (maybe ill add aplatoon later just for fun)

Our Force is made up of

HQ
A0-A3 German Infantry
N Platoon 105mm offmapp baterry(4 guns)
P Platoon Artspotter
Q-Platoon 75mm armed Sdkfz and a StugIIID(one Stug was lost
SdKfz was assigned from the Transport platoon)

F-Platoon (HQ first company) German PzIV one tank left
B-Platoon slovak infantry
C-Platoon captured belgian mortars
D-Platoon Bulgarian Engineers
E-Paltoon Italian tanks(now down to one running tank)
H Platoon Rumanian Infantry Platoon (one scout section)

N Platoon Company HQ 2nd Company(german heavy Infantry)
I Platoon Hungarian Infantry
J Platoon captured Russian 82mm motars
L Platoon Spanish Infantry
M Platoon 2 captured 76.2mm atg
O Platoon Finnish Infantry

Our forces have been weakened due to a surprise counterattack attack of fresh Russian Troops. 3 Tanks were lost one had to be abadoned by the crew. also our russian mortars are lost because the crew had to retreat rather fast without them.

The cause was that we tried to fight with our tanks against the russian tanks and the PzIV and M11 coudnt do muchagainst t34s.
Again the Infantry will have to fight mostofthe battle with the tanks hiding until the russian heavier tanks are detroyed.

After our retreat we managed to setup prepared defensive positions a few kilometers west of our last battle.We hope to repell the enemy here so other units can start the attack again and hopefully reach moscow.

The winter has come and with it thesnow and the cold. We have constructed 3 Bunkers in overwatch positions near the crossroads we have to defend. We have no contactwith other unitsin our sector. Reeinforcments can not be expected for some days at least. We have to destroy the enemy here on our own.

We deployed the most experienced of our troops in ambush positions near the road hopefully they can destroy a few tanks here. the northern hill is defended by 2 platoons of infantry. ifthe enemy tries to storm frontally he will run into the mines and heavy defense fire. The questionis if weretreat rapiddly from here or tryto hold. once under Fire it will be impossible to retreat.

the southern Flank is hold by trusty slovakian and hungarian infantry supported by bunkers and at guns.

Lets see what therussians have. iexpect hordes of tanks and infantry. atleast 60 tanks and a 1000 man of infantry. itwill be a tough fight.

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Turn 7

It becomes apparent that the russians will attack from the south no movement at all has been spotted on the norther road leading to our crossroads.
So no easy ambushes in the wood. The HQ Platoon will be relocated toa more central psotion overlooking the southern Flank.
From there it can give support fire and rallying.

Our remaining tanks moved forward inorder to attract artillery fire and it was succesful. one 76.mm battery was immediatly silenced by our 105s we will keep them in CB fire mode.
Also the spotted 2 mortars and will try to destroy them.

We als manged to destroy 2 armored cars. It seems like the strongdefense in the north was not necessary we will relocated the rumanians to the crossroads also. the spanish platoon will stay on the hill.

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Turn 9
The first enemy Mortar is destroyed another one damaged.
Random enemy artillery onold positions of my tanks.

The rumanianplatoon as well as the german HQ are movingtopositions closer to the crossroads.

Causalities
Friendly:0
russian: 1 Mortar team app 9 men

Turn 10
Another mortar destroyed by the StuG and a 122 mm battery damaged by our 105s.
We see enemy tanks in the southern Flank time toshift our tanks so we can destroy the light tanks and show the positions ofour AT guns and Infantry.

Causalities
Friendly:0
russian: 1 Mortar team app 19 men

Turn 11
The Pillpox facing to the south destroy a scoutcar and shoots some cavalry that is scouting our flank there. my inf and tanks are still moving into new positions. If my 105s keep firing counterbattery like that we canhold our positions without fearing artillery.

Causalities
Friendly:0
russian: one armored car some cavalry ca. 4 men

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Turn 17
Russian Recon Forces have taken the villages in the south.
We deal some damge to them but have to reveal thelocation of our Fort. heva artillery is falling on it lets see how long it can hold.
Unfortunatly the rumanians were stillmovinginwhenthe barrage started. we will see ifthey can get intothetrenches fast enough to avoid the shelling.
The enemy has valentine matilda and t 35s. so far no t 34. thats a good notice. The other tanks are slow and are easier to control. also the armor is a bit weaker.

Causalities
Friendly:0
russian: some light tanks cavalry and tank riders app. 25 men

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Here is the starting setup since it did not work the first time.