Operation Barbarossa was the largest land invasion in history, the Crimea was the penultimate objective of army group south on their way to secure the Oilfields and cut the Volga.
In this campaign we'll be resolving battles using Blood red skies, Boltaction 2nd edition and Cruel seas.
First turn of the campaign saw the Soviets push forward and secure the Fortifications whilst the Reich countered with their own infantry assault.
Stukas Dove in amongst the flak and crippled the soviet armoured column moving up the road to the right. The Assault on the Fortifications in the middle began in ernest.
Mission was 'No mans Land' so 1 VP for each destroyed unit, the Soviets preliminary bombardment failed to materialise whilst the German one successfully pinned most of the Inexperienced soviets and killed the Medic - A Bad start for the Soviets!
The soviets also lost an AT Rifle team - 2 lost units by close of turn 1!
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| 'There's no Land beyond this point, If I don't get you the Sea will!' |
Realising the Soviets needed to get some kills to succeed they began pushing but came under intense artillery fire on the left flank whilst small arms peppered the conscripts on the right. The soviet artillery strike rolled a 1 and scattered away from the juicy targets of the mortar and Sdkfz222.
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| 'Forward for the Motherland!' The Commissar leads the charge after shooting 3 men for cowardice. |
The infantry assaults on the Left and right Flank collapsed under wither German fire, despite the heroism of the Soviet conscripts, I called the game turn five 4-0 in Germany's favour.
Unfortunately the soviet infantry had no land hex to retreat thus was destroyed and the Germans secured the fortifications.
Things are looking shakey for the USSR!
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