Kursk 43 Gold - Tough Fighting
Turn 1: "Bleed Them White" scenario. A 9 turn slugfest. I have to admit with the release of Panzer Campaigns Kursk Gold I was a little curious. I don't typically like scenarios where the battlefield resembles a small slice of WWI hell and Kursk doesn't disappoint in this regard as evidenced by the map above. To test my likes and dislikes, I chose a small 9 turn scenario called "Bleed Them White." The scenario description sounds promising: Southern Front, July 5th 1943: The 52nd Guards Rifle Division, of the 23rd Guards Rifle Corps, was deployed at the most critical point in the corps sector. It was astride the road which ran from Tomarovka to Oboyan and eventually to Kursk. Its defenses had been painstakingly constructed and were 8-12 Kms in depth, with sizable anti-tank and armor support from Corps and Army reserves. A very formidable defensive region indeed. In fact, its 8,000 plus men were facing the cream of the German Army, three superbly eq...