Hailstone
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No matter how much I try, I still try... Sherman Marches West Krupki, Byelorussia, June 28, 1944: Operation Bagration, launched by the Soviets on June 23rd, was turning out to be highly successful, German reports noted that the Russians no longer attacked as in the early days with masses of infantry across a broad front but instead employed concentrated groups of infantry supported by well-controlled fire from heavy weapons with follow up forces available, once favorable forward positions were established. In addition, the German high command did not believe that this was the major portion of the Russian summer offensive and refused to send strategic reserves immediately. Finally, however, the situation on the ground proved threatening enough that the 5th Panzer Division with Tiger tanks of the attached 505th Heavy Tank Battalion was sent to resist. Game Length: 7.5 turns For the Russians to win they must capture the buildings of the train station For the Germans to win they must defend the station against the Russian onslaught Russians: Squads, LMG's, AFV's Germans: Squads, HMG, MMG, LMG's, PSK's, FT, AT Gun, AFV's Boards: #T, #V Aftermath: As the Tigers arrived they advanced to contact with the 3rd Byelorussian Front near Krupki Railroad Station. The Russians with their lend-lease Shermans had marched west in an effort to surround the demoralized and retreating elements of Army Group Center at Borisov. A sharp engagement occurred and while the experienced Tigers inflicted heavy casualties, they could not stop the capture of the station. Ultimately, the 505th destroyed 128 tanks of the 3rd Byelorussian Front over the following few weeks but lost all 29 of its own Tigers in the process. The heavy losses to the Russians caused the relief of Marshal Pavel Rotmistrov, but not before the elimination of some 350,000 German soldiers, almost all of Army Group Center. Source: ASL Scenario S24, Sherman Marches West by Ken Dunn
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