I purchased the latest DLC Shilovo 1942 for Achtung Panzer Operation Star. A summer campaign, the map and missions take place near the Shilovo bridgehead west of Voronezh I believe.
I haven't tried any of the campaign yet but I did try a quick skirmish near the bridgehead.
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The campaign map. |
I typically play the Germans in APOS. For the skirmish I selected motorized Pioneer platoons, light tanks and a heavy weapons platoon. To cross the bridge under fire and get up onto the height though, I should have brought artillery.
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The bridge and the height beyond. You can see the Russian Orthodox Spire in the distance. A throwback to the time of the Czar... |
The attack is underway. The initial defense by the Russian commander put an anti-tank platoon on my side of the river to defend the crossing. I lost a tank to this platoon as I approached the bridge. Russian infantry were also lining the riverbanks standing waist high in the river firing on my men. My mortars targeted the bank not the river and I lost another tank when I approached.
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I am sure those gullies ahead of me will be full of Russian infantry. German tanks in the foreground fire on Russian positions across the river. |
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