PBEM Witch's Cauldron (Alex1812 vs Ardi)

[Alex1812]

The new and the great battle was finished right now. It was the most interesting and most challenge game I ever played. Here is the final score:

FINAL TALLY OF BATTLE LOSSES:

West German Forces:
Gepard A1 (Self Propelled Flak) - 4 starting, 1 fallen out and 2 destroyed.
Headquarters (Command Unit) - 5 starting, 1 fallen out and 2 destroyed.
Jaguar 2 (Self Propelled Anti-Tank) - 4 starting and 1 destroyed.
LARS (Self Propelled Rocket Launcher) - 4 starting.
Leopard 2A4 (Main Battle Tank) - 24 starting, 12 fallen out and 3 destroyed.
M109A3G (Self Propelled Artillery) - 6 starting.
M113GA1 (Tracked APC) - 13 starting and 6 fallen out.
M577A2 C2V (Command APC) - 7 starting and 5 fallen out.
MAN N 4510 (Wheeled Utility Vehicle) - 4 starting and 3 destroyed.
Marder 1 A2 [m] (Tracked APC) - 34 starting, 18 fallen out and 11 destroyed.
MG3 Medium MG (Support Infantry Unit) - 4 starting, 2 fallen out and 2 destroyed.
PzGren ATGM (Infantry Unit) - 12 starting, 7 fallen out and 4 destroyed.
PzGrenadiers (Infantry Unit) - 27 starting, 16 fallen out and 7 destroyed.
PzMrs M113 A1G (Self Propelled Mortar) - 6 starting, 2 fallen out and 4 destroyed.
Wiesel 1 TOW (Airmobile Tank) - 4 starting, 1 fallen out and 3 destroyed.

Soviet Forces:
122mm D-30 (Towed Artillery Gun) - 18 starting and 4 fallen out.
152mm D-20 (Towed Artillery Gun) - 12 starting and 7 fallen out.
2S6 Tunguska (Self Propelled Flak) - 4 starting.
9P149 AT-6 Spiral (Self Propelled Anti-Tank) - 6 starting, 2 fallen out and 4 destroyed.
BMP-2D [g] (Tracked APC) - 6 starting and 2 fallen out.
BMP-Ksh (Command Vehicle) - 11 starting, 4 fallen out and 3 destroyed.
BRDM-2 (Recon Unit) - 4 starting, 1 fallen out and 3 destroyed.
BTR-60PB (Wheeled APC) - 7 starting and 1 fallen out.
BTR-80 [g] (Wheeled APC) - 100 starting, 57 fallen out and 26 destroyed.
Headquarters (Command Unit) - 22 starting, 7 fallen out and 2 destroyed.
Heavy MG (Support Infantry Unit) - 9 starting, 3 fallen out and 4 destroyed.
Mechanized Rifle (Infantry Unit) - 81 starting, 34 fallen out and 34 destroyed.
MiG-23ML Flogger (CAS Aircraft-Gun/IB/Rkt) - 4 starting and 1 destroyed.
MT-LB [w] (Artillery Towing Vehicle) - 30 starting, 6 fallen out and 2 destroyed.
SA-14 Gremlin (SAM Infantry Unit) - 12 starting, 4 fallen out and 5 destroyed.
SA-8 Gecko (Self Propelled SAM) - 4 starting.
T-80B1 (Main Battle Tank) - 62 starting, 28 fallen out and 34 destroyed.
T-80BV [m] (Main Battle Tank) - 32 starting, 17 fallen out and 9 destroyed.
TOS-1A Buratino (Self Propelled Rocket Launcher) - 8 starting and 2 fallen out.
UAZ Jeep (Wheeled Utility Vehicle) - 1 starting and 1 fallen out.

[Alex1812]

And here is the final situation. East part of the map:

[Alex1812]

and the West part of the map:

[Ardi]

My overeagerness with initial advance costed me dearly (full T-80B battalion going down in 10 min), though I was in hurry to get into Rinteln before your reinfocements arrive. MiG pilots saved the day there basically.
Nice use of smoke. Also you did very well with your ATGM positioning, heavily deniying my advance to the west.
Great game, glad you liked it too.

[Alex1812]

And now we can see the battle step by step.

1 Red tanks tried to attack and were destroyed

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2 More powerful attack in the North and Center with tanks and infantry

[Alex1812]

3 Red tanks bypassed the position of Blue troops in Rinteln. Blue ATGM reinforcement have arrived

[Alex1812]

4 Blue infantry have arrived. The close combat in the cities

[Alex1812]

5 Red side have control Rinteln and trying to attack to the West, but have to troops for good result. The battle between Red and Blue tank for Rinteln bridge

[Mad Russian]

Nice battle! Well played!

Good Hunting.

MR