Karnaaj
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Joined: 3/17/2002 From: Spokane WA USA Status: offline
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Aaahhhh, one of my favourite scenarios. I suspect it's going to be **** near impossible to get a DV for the Germans, due to the design - it's a *lot* easier to slam the door on the column than it is to break through the forces the Bulgarians have available, especially in the VIctory Hex area at the junction. The Bulgarian armour can block the road *and* the "back way" around the hill long before the Germans get into the neighbourhood, leaving 'em plenty of time to get their infantry and AT guns in position... and once the Germans have been slowed down and spotted, the arty and Stukas come out to play. The armoured cars will tend to grab those remote VH locations within the first two-three turns, as I recall. OK, just took a quick look at it. The "town" hexes are only 20-point end-of-game; the "remote" ones (hilltoppers) are 20 per-turn; and there's a 70 "first come" up at the bend of the road in the north. The Germans don't have anything with the speed to pass the junction before the Bulgarians can cover it with tank fire, and not enough tanks to really do a fast breakthrough. (Especially with that infantry swarming down on the flank.) The PAK38 50mm AT guns are nice, but the Bulgarians have trucks dragging PAK40 75mm, and they aren't going to be dodging Stukas, either. Infantry: well, the German is better than the Bulgarian. Duh. H'wever, the Bulgarians are closer to the VHs at the junction, can slip in through the trees just off the right side of the road, and come down out of the hills above the road just about where the gun-teams will getting to. Capture (and the subsequent rooting-out), close assault, and harrassing fire (especially if they actually *hit* the gun team or the guns themselves; AT rifles are good, if they get there in time). Arty: uhm. Arty's over at the Bulgarians' place drinking slivovitz. The Stukas and 150mm make up for only 2 81mm, versus 4 8cm. Consider it a learning experience: don't let your allies control your only way out.
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