Amazing feats from your units?

[PatG]

'43 meeting engagement against Germany. My core (rifle coy with platoon of SU-76) is bolstered by 2 companies of penal troops who will feint against the northern objective cluster. I set the cowardly criminals up in two extended lines about 150 meters apart and cut them loose in a straight forward advance, pausing only to let the commisars dress lines. Meanwhile I get all clever in the south with my core with sneaky advances and reverse slope defenses.

The short version is: The penal companies, with some help from the artillery, kicked SS posterior. The criminal troops broke often but rallied well and were able to return to the fray. Each section of advancing stormtroopers was met by a platoons worth of Russian fire. In several cases, the cream of Nazi soldiery surrendered to my boys in prisoner's uniform.

Sadly the penal troops were in support only and could not be promoted into the core after their decisive victory.

[hoplitis]

Originally Posted by PatG

'43 meeting engagement against Germany. My core (rifle coy with platoon of SU-76) is bolstered by 2 companies of penal troops who will feint against the northern objective cluster. I set the cowardly criminals up in two extended lines about 150 meters apart and cut them loose in a straight forward advance, pausing only to let the commisars dress lines. Meanwhile I get all clever in the south with my core with sneaky advances and reverse slope defenses.

The short version is: The penal companies, with some help from the artillery, kicked SS posterior. The criminal troops broke often but rallied well and were able to return to the fray. Each section of advancing stormtroopers was met by a platoons worth of Russian fire. In several cases, the cream of Nazi soldiery surrendered to my boys in prisoner's uniform.

Sadly the penal troops were in support only and could not be promoted into the core after their decisive victory.

Completely logical! They were escaping! The SS were just in the way!!

[Mobryan]

I'm afraid to report this one, I might jinx myself.

Germans are assaulting me outside of Leningrad now, with multiple regiments of off board 105mm and 15cm guns. Apparantly the Kapitan of my counter-battery unit is taking this personally, because he has fired 5 CB missions in the first 12 turns of the game. He's not just lobbing a few shells, either, most of his missions are landing 14 or more hits with his 152's. At this rate, I'm worried about his ammo state, just from CB fire.

It's not slowing down the Germans much so far, but if he keeps rolling 20's and pounding them, it may make a difference yet.

Matt