17/07/2026
COMBAT REPORT No. 6
Sector: the destroyed suburb. Time: six turns.
I am reporting on the situation.
Red Army units advanced to the outskirts with three vehicles: a KV-1 and two “thirty-fours,” supported by infantry. They took up positions and reached the front line. The enemy met us with a “Tiger.”
The very first shot—and one of the “Thirty-Fours” burst into flames on the cobblestones. The smoke from it was visible from any edge of the field. Morale remains high: the infantry is holding the lines, and the tank crews are firing at the enemy’s cover.
Move three. The second T-34 flanks the “Tiger,” hits it in the side—and avenges its comrade. The “Tiger” is destroyed. The tank duel ends in our favor.
While the guns were roaring, the infantry got bogged down in a firefight. The Germans were firing from advantageous positions, but pin markers were more common than fallen bodies. The Sd.Kfz 222 armored car caused the worst damage: it rolled right into our squad and mowed down almost everyone. The last two soldiers held out until the end.
The main thrust of the attack—veteran SS soldiers armed with submachine guns and Panzerfausts—was directed at the KV-1. For several turns, our squad held its ground near the tank. On the final turn, the Germans broke through. The entire squad was wiped out.
Result: the heavy tank—not a single hole in it. The second T-34 is approaching. The “Panzerfausts” are spent. The “Tiger” is destroyed.
If the battle had lasted another turn or two, we would have held the field.
But on the sixth turn, the score was 3:1 in Germany’s favor.
A victory on points. Not in substance.
