Sudden Strike*
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Series: 2nd Battle of Kharkov
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_Soviet Union*
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__Germany*

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Date: 15th of May, 1942*
1830 Hours*
Location: South of Kharkov*
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Designed By: Ts4EVER*
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Background 2nd Battle of Kharkov: Following the successful winter offensives in 1941, Stalin was keen to keep the pressure on the enemy, hoping to preempt another assault on Moscow with his own offensive. He was especially in favor of going on the offensive in the Kharkov sector, the city having fallen to the enemy in the summer of 1941. The attack was to be undertaken by the South-West-Front in a pincer movement, from the Barvenkovo salient and the Stariy Saltov bridgehead. Once massed artillery had broken through the German line, mobile group would be fed into the breaches to encircle AOK6 and reconquer Kharkov. However, due to supply issues, especially with artillery ammunition, as well as the undetected presence of German mobile reserves, the plan soon proved ill-advised...
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Briefing: Yesterday the 113. Infanterie-Division was forced to give up its positions in front of Efremovka. Covered by the Luftwaffe, it fell back to a new defensive line along the Berestovaiga river. Pioneers were used to blow up all bridges across the obstacle, but in the general confusion, elements of the 411th rifle division managed to seize a crossing near Okhochae. You are in command of a hastily assembled Kompanie from the 113. Infanterie, supported by a platoon of engineers. Your task: Counter attack the enemy bridgehead swiftly and decisively. Seize the bridge to enable its destruction by the pioneers.
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The enemy 411th Rifle Division is a reserve unit of questionable combat value. A quick attack should be able to overwhelm them, even without heavy weapon support.
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Historical Scenario, designed to be played as the Germans.
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POSSIBLE SPOILERS
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Historical outcome: The Germans managed to destroy the enemy bridgehead and establish their line along the Berestovaiga. The Russian 411th Rifle Division was very ill equipped, sometimes having only 1 light machine gun in each platoon.