I've already finished the second battle (you know, taking the town now or wait for the Stug's) with a DV (second, BTW) and did absolutely not notice that the heavy Arty was there on the western bank of the river, loaded and therefore not available. When I went to the bombardment screen, I saw them inactive and said to myself, well, there not available, let's go with the mortars! Only a click to unload them, and my arty would have been much much stronger.
So, the lesson is: always take a look at what you have before beginning a scenario. Should be obvious, but ..
BTW, even if played for the second time, this is a nice scenario. I like charging all out with my infantry, bypassing bunkers, using recon units far ahead of the main line.. some kind of seek and destroy.
AC
"Tridentina, avanti!" General L. Reverberi leading his Alpini troops in the decisive assault on Soviet-held Nikolajewka, 26th January 1943
