"Congrats, Leytenant!" exclaimed the well dressed Soviet official. "You will bring great victory and glory to the Pact this day!" The young German BTR soldier didn't speak a word of Russian, but his new advisors assured him that this promotion was a good thing. He stood saluting as the Soviet delegation ran back to their helicopters and flew out of the Amsterdam pocket.
The earlier attacks by the tank formations had stalled, and their leader had just been reassigned to an education facility in Warsaw. The remaining tanks had been assigned to the infantry. Their mission was to break out and resume offensive maneuvers.
The East German commander knew that his only option was to attack. Across the field were his misguided German brethren, who were being coralled into this fight by their British overlords, no doubt cackling like demons while sipping their tea at the thought of dead Germans.
The infantry advanced on the right, killing some of the West German defenders. On the left, the T55's took the hill and killed the 2 Marders in the rear area, startling the Wessies.
A unit of Geparda arrived and led the counter attack. The BTR's who raced down the middle were hit hard, as were the transports on the East German right. On the left flank, more T55's joined the fray.
The T55's exacted retribution on the Gepards, alas this was the last stroke of a dying cause. More West Germans took to the field and advanced, causing the communists to get nervous and undisciplined. Despite having several clear lines of fire, East German shooting went way off target.
After taking more casualties, the infantry commander fled the field, ordering his reserves to anbandon all posts. The tank commander pressed on, confident that the air support would pull through. Against all odds, one lone RPG took down a Hind, causing the other to retreat.
Faced with overwhelming odds and no more support, the tank commader radioed to his men to cease fire and prepare for surrender.
For them, the war was over.
too bad!
Like Arnold, I’ll be back.
Tough loss comrade. Keep after them. Thanks for posting.
Tough battle
You like my wood paneling? Very 1980s…
Great report for your both!
Swedishlegend knows how to host a party.
Defecting already? The true republic not good enough for you?
Good report though.
You might want to crop the images next time, that perfect gaming room is way too attention grabbing 😀
That infantry commander is still alive… We’ll get him some day!