Seth vs Orzel...Poland 1939

[Orzel Bialy]

My gallant Poles stand their ground...and as they do so they report several German units moving forward...seemingly gathering for a push on the center of our line.
The long silent Polish Artillery Battery that hasn't been heard from for some time finally registers in once more....and falls upon an exposed German infantry gun.
Trying to throw the Germans off balance I try to move up the valley that dominates the center of the battlefield with an ad hoc shock-group. At first things look promising...but then it appears to grind to a halt.
Although I have lost some armor in my attempt to push forward, the good news is my line has not been broken at any point....and I am confident that I will be able to hold off any "last lunge" the German's throw at me.
The question is have I caused enough damage to off-set the fact that the Germans hold most of the VH's? Since I must garner my forces wisely to fend off losing the last set of VH's...how can my Polish forces also stage some sort of offensive to try and grab at least a few of the close by VH's? Hmmm...not a rosie picture.

[Seth]

Again, all the action is in the center. My cavalry seek a way through the woods to the north, but find trouble. The trouble is somewhat dispelled as a cavalry unit gets an MG Lazik, and some SS infantry kill a Taczanka. More to the center, some relief is provided for my poor IG's by another SS squad, which kills two MG Laziks. Not much action to the South of the map, where nearly all my units are dead or have moved north to support the center. My line seems to have been quite porous, as I see an Uhlan unit, and some vehicles running around to my rear.
Seth

[Orzel Bialy]

What forces I was able to sneak into the German rear areas to cause some trouble have been spotted....and there are more German tanks milling about....the Germans must have called for re-inforcements.
Unfortunately...I have not placed that call...and this far into the game I doubt they will show up on time even if I do....my poor Poles will have to make due with have they have I guess.
I do manage to cause a bit more trouble...rout a couple more Nazi units and find a ton more!!! Oberst Seth seems to have ample amounts of material...hope I can hold on!

[Seth]

The armor is a serious problem. I have only one functioning tank left, so those reinforcements need to rush to the front. The last Pz. III kills a 7TP in the center. My infantry are basically powerless before the mighty TKS's. Assaults will be the only way. One of the Uhlan squads (hopefully the only one) that snuck into the back is shot up by SS riflemen, and then killed by an aux Sd.Kfz. 222. In the north, my SS infantry kill a 37mm ATG. I lose several men who stumble into engineers.
Seth

[Orzel Bialy]

the Germans are moving up more armor...and I am down to the last few of my own.

Everywhere Seth seems to have infantry milling about along the front...SS units to the north and center...GE Cavalry to the south. This is not looking good.

Then...from the east comes a sound....a rumble and clatter....more German armor hitting us from the flank? No wait, those are Polish AFV's!!! I will have some support after all!!!

[Seth]

My infantry are my only line right now. Another turn or two and the armor will arrive. In the northern woods, my riflemen take out another (!!!) mule pack. On the central hills, there is some action. My aux 222 rushes to the rescue of my infantry, who are having problems closing with the Polish AFVs. It nails a TKS. The infantry do score a long-range kill, getting another TKS with rifle grenades. Some casualties are suffered, but nothing serious. To the south, my last Pz. III is now a mobile MG nest. It hoses down an engineer sqd, and accompanying cavalry kill a mule pack, and chase off an ATR team. In the rear, my Pz. IIs kill a TKS, and spot more units to kill. They are defective, however. One broke down on the first turn, and another has lost its 20mm to a jam. By the way, has anyone ever seen a jammed weapon get cleared? I had grenades jam on me once. Anyhow, my 81mm mortar gets into the swing of things, and kills an MG Lazik. Things are going much better.
Seth

[Orzel Bialy]

both German and Polish litter the field of battle....both of us are now feeding in what re-inforcements we have received...who can hold out it hard to say.
We fight for control of a couple VH's to the south...to force the Germans from concentrating all their firepower on the one to my rear area.
Our run at the VH to the German rear has been foiled by the arrival of his tanks...my utility cars and TKS's can not match the firepower of even Pz II's and the couple Uhlan squads I had as infantry support would be left hanging in the wind without any armor support of their own...they will serve me better fighting in the woods I think.
Elsewhere we continue to bolster our line to fend off any last lunge the Germans may make to take the last VH's and the field. From what I have calculated...right now the battle is about a draw.

[Seth]

Looks like it will be really tight. I kill one 7TP with the 150mm sIG, but there are plenty more. In the north, my infantry come through the woods to find lots of stuff waiting for them. I do mangle a 37mm ATG, but there are two artillery pieces, some tanks, etc. I also get another 7TP with rifle grenades a little further south. In the rear, my Pz. II's are trying to supress the Polish breakout. They have only some cavalry and a TKS facing them. My 81mm mortar tags another MG Lazik in the rear, and the southern set of VH's is cleared again as the rogue uhlan sqd is shot up.
Seth

[Seth]

Okay, so he shot at me on his turn, but didn't do too much. On my turn, my rear security elements wipe out a TKS, a sniper, and Uhlan sqd, and a cav ATR team. My infantry are pinned by a TKS, and I see smoke in the village where the cavalry are hiding. In the south, an SS MG kills an Uhlan sqd, and a 5cm mortar kills an MG Lazik. One TKS to kill, and I'll recapture the southern VH's again. In the north, on the front lines, I chase off an Uhlan sqd, but am under harassing fire from artillery and tanks. I lose an infantry sqd to engineers in the forest, and use my reinforcement Pz. 38(t)'s to damage a 7TP. In the center, my glorious 150mm sIGs kill another 7TP. I damage another with rifle grenades, and kill an FO with my last original tank. Nothing doing in the south.
Seth