Continuing East Front DCG Campaign

[dominican]

I think this might work. It's a picture from the sixth battle of Major von Mellenthin's Poland DCG, third turn, as his battalion advances up the left side of the map against Polish opposition.

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Trying it again, clicking the embed picture button.



I resized it several times, getting it down to 160 kb.

The only problem advancing up the left side of the map in this battle is that over a dozen infantry shots from the right have killed three supporting infantry SPs already.

Jason, when I start a new EF Barbarossa campaign with 1.04 I'll include a few shots now that I know how to do it.

von Mellenthin's battalion is short six panzers from full strength. '39 is not the greatest panzer platoon in the world, with mostly a PzI-II hybrid.

[dominican]

In that picture above, I meant to say enemy 'artillery' fire had come from the right, not 'infantry' fire.

Hidden ATGs were the reason for my artillery fire into those two hexes to the left and right of my leading infantry. We got one according to the enemy Strength stats, but one must still be there. They revealed their hex location but remained hidden after firing at infantry.

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October 26, 1941 finds Oberst Gehringer's regiment in Vyazma once again, engaging in a highway clearing operation. The regiment is supported by an infantry battalion, with three Schutzen infantry companies and one heavy company, as well as two engineer platoons. This illustrates the compactness of Gehringer's opening turn before any movement. Nine of ten panzer companies are visible in the front line, supported by the infantry who will primarily be moving out in search of ATGs. Five VP hexes are nearly dead ahead at the top of the map as well as an Exit hex. Dry conditions prevail but only 17 turns in which to exit as much of the regiment and support as possible to maximize the VP count.

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Turn 8 and 39 Pz Rgmt is now approaching Vyazma and surrounding villages. Oberst Gehringer, in the 45VP village near the bottom and now with Command Value 5, has just destroyed two T-34s in the center of the map while commanding a platoon of PzIIIGs, and a second PzIIIG platoon has knocked out a third. Artillery has moved up and begun to shell the enemy. Exit hex is just off the top of the map. No losses yet for the Germans. Russians have NO artillery excepting a few mortars. First time they've been without artillery support. This can only mean Stalin is running out of assets with which to fight. The war should be over before Christmas!!!

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Turn 11, and it's almost over for the Russian rifle division, with support from a T-34 tank company. The first panzer platoon has just exited the map for 15 VPs. The shootout with the T-34s was dramatic, as they advanced to point-blank range and destroyed two PzIIIGs before being overwhelmed by concentrated fire from all directions. A wiser move would have been to remain at a safe distance and take advantage of the T-34s superior gun.

The Soviets received an artillery battery as a reinforcement, but one section has already been knocked out. The 340 VP hex is being attacked, defended by a single but defiant rifle platoon. Infantry support is moving up to attack the hex. German non-combat vehicles are moving up to also exit the map.

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Oberst Gehringer's 39th Pz Rgmt runs rampant through the Russian rifle division and a company of T-34s and two companies of T-60s, exiting 1960 VPs through the exit hex. The 340 VP hex is taken on the 12th turn as incessant fire eventually pushes the Russian infantry platoon into a 2 SP loss and retreat. On to Moscow!

The regiment earns 6208 Experience points for a grand total of 43,546 while Gehringer earns his first Iron Cross First Class.