This is a 6mm IABSM game that we played in July 08 depicting the attempt by the 23rd Pz Div to drive down the length of a ridge line. The action takes place on July 19 1943 on the east side of the Mius river.
The ridge is dominated by fields of corn and sunflowers, so visibilty is bad. The attack is going down a saddle along the ridge towards a slightly higher point: the goal of the German attack. Unfortunately this assault can be observed and fired upon from positions offboard on both flanks by 76mm ATGs.
The Soviets have an infantry company: two platoons dug in, and one in reserve. They also had eight 45mm ATGs, eight ATR teams, four MMGs, three Tankhunter squads and a sniper. Both a medium and a heavy mortar battery are available. They have three T70s that are dug in at the start, with the remainder of the company in reserve on their right flank.
The Germans have a strong tank force of five PzIVf2s, and nine PzIIILs. Unfortunately they only have two platoons of grenadiers, each of three squads with a total of four lmgs. They also had two MMGs and two INF guns and a medium mortar and a 105 battery on call. Most of the German grenadiers would be offboard on the flanks trying to clear the parallel ridge lines and gulleys.
Mark Luther
![Overview of the Table](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141442835-5SZU5JNX6AYEH422AHCZ/Mius01.jpg)
![German Starting Positions](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141442348-VH78EMGV259WEFXW6H7Y/Mius02.jpg)
![View from the Soviet HQ positions](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141443907-370L0F4SA01CKJIUPHOJ/Mius03.jpg)
![Panzer IIIs on the Right Flank](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141444515-RPL2KLBR2230JM88NI4T/Mius04.jpg)
![45mm ATGs under fire](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141445451-UTICWY92IZFFF9SRPMRN/Mius05.jpg)
![The Main German Advance](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141445810-4CL5QX4N8RS544YJP3O8/Mius06.jpg)
![More 45mm ATGs](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141448178-37DE7BPH55K7HS4EYIWA/Mius07.jpg)
![Pz IIIs on the German left](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141447135-4JB245D0XOQSAY0OHFUS/Mius08.jpg)
![Overview of the center](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141449147-D3YNQ9HJE8J6HPUTCKN0/Mius09.jpg)
![Germans go for broke](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141450677-WH1T1BPY5SPIAR04GMRJ/Mius10.jpg)
![Close assault in the sunflowers](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141450914-Z4RLOWSADD8LBOR2PQPQ/Mius11.jpg)
![Heavy casualties all around](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141452316-5UO4I2Y8QSJMTGXES400/Mius12.jpg)
![Pz IVs](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141453128-A5IYHJFZRRBJNGNKOWU0/Mius13.jpg)
![The fight continues](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141454414-KG9AJ05V1V90Z5VP2UZS/Mius14.jpg)
![Overrunning the 45mm ATGs](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141454508-34SC12EWDZ40VONSELJ4/Mius15.jpg)
![More losses](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141456010-COW12201ZCR8X11RR3JP/Mius16.jpg)
![Another dug in T-70](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141456498-5CHWN4D5WO1Q7TUFZJ8Z/Mius17.jpg)
![Soviet Infantry getting pushed back](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141458382-GR63N3G6R4095F9KXGPJ/Mius18.jpg)
![Turning to face the 76mms](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141458214-49EUP6CCW17OYWG6A60D/Mius19.jpg)
![Fewer infantry every turn](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141460793-0CWJM1PTHNWBRUS4P7WI/Mius20.jpg)
![The bloody sunflower field](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141461066-Z0J7BD85F6UOBPF8PRKB/Mius21.jpg)
![T-70 losses the fight](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141463489-ITSOP6YMTTHTRNK69H0V/Mius22.jpg)
![Pz IIIs to the rescue](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141463602-L8NSGLWS2JKLRZUDQLHY/Mius23.jpg)
![Mortars on suspected postions](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141466347-9Z8Z9T2YEG76PI58NGJB/Mius24.jpg)
![Saving the grenadiers in the gulley](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141465764-B8L4CHJUGB0I7NVMNQHU/Mius25.jpg)
![The other flank](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141470309-51TOL797X08JXAW06MX3/Mius26.jpg)
![Wearing down the first line](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141468599-BHMQV5ISZA05Y8X6AFKB/Mius27.jpg)
![Close assault in the gulley](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141470479-YG21A6S7IIK7IV8HPYOG/Mius29.jpg)
![Pz IVs move up](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141472906-NZHY8P1BIA9XX6RIA79O/Mius30.jpg)
![Soviet reinforcements](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141473390-7ZMPZ55ZW34QFS7T6250/Mius31.jpg)
![Heading for cover](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141475182-RQMKYN87NGB496HS1WTC/Mius32.jpg)
![Advancing through the sunflowers](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141475195-MIW3WLEWCA6GNRTDCIWR/Mius33.jpg)
![Cautious advance](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141477010-9ZK47LM0QBOKQZC403BS/Mius34.jpg)
![Running around the flank](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141477177-EL3L9N391KFIZXJUBNY6/Mius35.jpg)
![Time to head back](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141478479-CFPZSZILLPVIL8ZI6KGB/Mius36.jpg)
![Russian blinds moving up](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141479302-D1MDEWFN3TO1PRYVCABG/Mius37.jpg)
![Cutting down the T-70s](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141479987-UEKL8KDF3EB9MW8VQ91B/Mius39.jpg)
![Dodging between the shell drops](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141481389-I94AXKQ8244TGV8GQFMX/Mius40.jpg)
![Over the battlefield](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141483283-6SX7X6SJHVVTR6JCDQJE/Mius41.jpg)
![The PzIIIs are winning this shootout](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141484028-CP7E8D4HA128TD36AX1W/Mius42.jpg)
![Pulling back](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141485379-6FXDV1QJSWKOGIHQKXCK/Mius43.jpg)
![More of the same](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141486617-VFGZM6DPQIEZ8S8RTJLQ/Mius44.jpg)
![Manoeuvring for better shots](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141487364-KOL2N2579P1HOAYBXJ6I/Mius45.jpg)
![Fires](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141488056-6SZUPS3R5V21CN0XCEQI/Mius46.jpg)
![Smoke and explosions](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141488910-Z98CCWDT9S0G65SNJI64/Mius47.jpg)
![The left flank is stalled also](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1430141489624-EBF97RJJ17B9ACX5GH92/Mius48.jpg)