PREVIEW AAR: Ghost Divisions: Guderian Campaign

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With this upcoming release, here's a sneak preview of the MP Campaign gameplay.
This match is between myself and Eric Babe.
It is played using Classic APs.

There are 2 Campaigns playable as single or multiplayer.
The multiplayer versions are enhanced for balance and playability for 2 human players.

We played the Guderian Campaign.
The first firefight is called 'No Stone Unturned'.
I play the German side and in this FF my mission is to take control of the roads.
Here's a pic of the tactical map.

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I have a platoon of 4 Rifle squads and 2 Lmg sections to accomplish my goal.
I deploy most of my squads in the copse of light woods and a single squad on the left flank.

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Turn 1

I'm able to move my troops forward and have no contact.
The Russians lay a land mine and hide units.

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Turn 2

As I move further into the woods towards the first VP, I'm ambushed by Russians.

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I move another Rifle squad to the VP and take damage from a land mine.
The injured Rifle squad is then promptly destroyed by a hidden Russian sniper unit.
The sniper unit is not detected this time when he fires and remains hidden.

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2 of my Rifle squads ( 1 damaged ) and an Lmg struggle with a Russian Rifle squad and hidden Sniper at the first VP.

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On the left flank, my troops move forward and encounter a Russian Maxim mg.
Luckily for me, he misses.

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My Rifle squad flanks the Maxim and hits it.
It is then destroyed by my Lmg.

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Turn 3

The Russians finish off my wounded Rifle squad in the central woods.

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My Rifle squad in the center extracts revenge on the Russian Rifle squad, destroying it.
On the left flank, my troops uncover more hidden Russians.

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To be continued,..

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My Lmg recovers and eliminates the Russian Rifle squad.

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Turn 4

I move for another VP and am hit by the Russian sniper.
This time the sniper is detected. You can add up to 2 CAPs for sniper detection rolls.

My units on the left flank continue to move forward.

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Turn 5

Another Russian Rifle squad appears along the right flank and takes a shot.
My Rifle squad recovers and captures the second VP.

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Final Turn

On the left flank, my units capture the final VP unopposed.
On the right flank, my exposed Rifle squad survives enemy fire and controls the VP.

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FF #1 is complete.
The Germans lost 2 Rifle squads.
The Russians lost 3 Rifle squads and a Maxim mg.
Here's the end game screen.

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Here's the Campaign score screen.

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On to the next battle.
This Firefight is called 'The Lodge'.
A Commisar and some NKVD fanatics are holed up in an old Tsarist hunting lodge.
My German units must capture the lodge and eliminate the Commisar if possible.
Here's the tactical map.

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Turn 1

My surviving units from the first firefight carry over to the next battle and are deployed in the first turn.
Surviving units have a chance to go up a level in troop quality when they move on.
I have 2 Rifle squads and 2 Lmgs from FF1, but unfortunately none of them improved.
They join the other German forces which consist of a platoon of 3 Rifle squads and their amored transport, 3 halftracks.
I deploy in the wheatfield and trees on the South edge of the map.

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I load my troops and move up.
A hidden Russian 45mm AT, opens up from a stone building and hits.