WC2003 Rd.2 Birdgunner (CA) vs. Scharfschütze (SO)

[Birdgunner]

Well, the fat lady has sung. Those dirty Russians achieved a marginal victory and are now reaping the rewards.

The Canadian Infantry with it's dying breath was able to take out an OT-34.

Anyone got a Russian/English dictionary?

[Scharfschütze]

Comrades, the battle is won!

The turning point of the battle was when the canadian assault on the southern and central VH hills faltered despite heavy shelling. What doomed the Rams was that I reached the hilltop just before the forward canadian elements with a full company of T-34s laden with scouts and ATRs. With the T-34s sloped armour and the canadians moving slowly in the duststorm, I was able to stave Birdgunner´s tanks off until reinforcements could be brought in (two OT-34 platoons).

The most critical situation was when his infiltrators got my HQ and called in 8" strikes. I feared greatly for my single FO which was nearby and very vulnerable, constantly only rallied to pinned and wouldn´t enter a truck that would carry it to safety.

Having seen the map, I was surprised at the extent of my success: The canadians were mostly wiped out, with but a single badly shaken infantry squad and a lone mortar in the north, the remnants of an infantry company in the south and a few scattered MGs in the centre, plus the artillery park somewhat further back. Few vehicle crews have escaped.

Summing up, a vicious battle in adverse weather conditions, with a lengthy shootout won due to a superior position and the timely arrival of reinforcements. Hats off to the contructors of the Ram II, I literally had to shoot them to pieces and many were only vanquished when their crews bailed after losing mobility, Radio Masts, Main Gun optics and what else was vulnerable. Those I did destroy mainly fell to APCR, AP just didn´t cut it.