HILL 247 (From Skirmish Campaigns' Gross Deutschland at Kursk Scenario Book)
On 6 July, 1943, at 1800 hours, heroic defenders of the Motherland halted advancing elements of Gross Deutschland division and repelled a German assault on the strategically-important Hill 247. Participating in the defense of Hill 247 were two T-34 tanks supported by a Platoon Commander, Rifle Squad, Maxim Machinegun, and 45mm Anti-Tank Gun, all from the 3rd Mechanized Corps.
Tasked with defending Hill 247, the Lieutenant and his aid dug into the Hill itself, using a copse of wood as camouflage. Below the hill were two long fields that ran along the left and right flanks of the Hill's approach. The Rifle Squad deployed barbed wire around the left field, and then hid within it. The right field was occupied by the Maxim Machinegun. Behind the left field were the T-34's, dug in and hidden from the German approach. Behind the right field was the 45mm anti-tank gun. The Lieutenant's hope was to lure the enemy armor into the open ground between the two fields, drawing them into a knife fight with the T-34's and 45mm gun. Meanwhile, the infantry in the fields could come out to assault the Panzers with anti-tank mines.
Assaulting the hill were two 234/1 Armored Cars from Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion, two Panzer IIIJ's and a Panzer IVG from Panzer Battalion, and two halftracks loaded with infantry and commanded by a 251/10 from PanzerGrenadier Battalion. Rather than fall into the Russian trap, the Germans immediately assaulted the two fields, attempting to drive up the Soviet flanks. The two halftracks and their infantry assaulted the right field, while the two Armored Cars drove through the barbed wire in an attempt to flush out the Soviet infantry from the left field.
Realizing their ambush had been spoiled, the Soviet Rifle squad immediately russhed forward to attack the two armored cars. They paid for the brave action with their lives, but did manage to destroy both cars with anti-tank mines. Meanwhile, the German infantry dismounted from their halftracks and began to sweep the right wheat field.
Confident that the left wheat field had been cleared of infantry at the cost of their Recon element, the Panzers began to advance up the left flank, to the rear of the dug-in T-34's.
The T-34's gave up their hull-down positions in order to engage the advancing Panzers. They charged the Panzer IV, attempting to get close enough to use their coaxial machineguns as range finders. They didn't succeed in getting that close, but the lead T-34 did score a lucky shot on the Panzer's front armor (1 hit). Return fire from all three Panzers missed the speedy T-34's. The T-34's then ducked into the wheat field to play hit-and-run with the German tanks. What resulted was a very mobile close-quarters tank battle where the T-34 commanders took full advantage of their vehicles' speed to destroy all three German AFV's, as well as the 251/10.
The battle in the right flank wheat field was not going as well for the Soviets. The advancing German infantry easily assaulted and killed the Maxim Machinegun, and the halftracks killed the operators of the 45mm AT Gun. But by the time the right flank was secure, all of the German Panzers were destroyed. The German Infantry loaded back into their halftracks, thinking that perhaps they could drive close enough to the T-34's to close-assault the Soviet Armor, but after the first halftrack was destroyed by a 76mm shell, the remaining halftrack retreated back to the German lines. Hill 247 remained secure.
On 6 July, 1943, at 1800 hours, heroic defenders of the Motherland halted advancing elements of Gross Deutschland division and repelled a German assault on the strategically-important Hill 247. Participating in the defense of Hill 247 were two T-34 tanks supported by a Platoon Commander, Rifle Squad, Maxim Machinegun, and 45mm Anti-Tank Gun, all from the 3rd Mechanized Corps.
Tasked with defending Hill 247, the Lieutenant and his aid dug into the Hill itself, using a copse of wood as camouflage. Below the hill were two long fields that ran along the left and right flanks of the Hill's approach. The Rifle Squad deployed barbed wire around the left field, and then hid within it. The right field was occupied by the Maxim Machinegun. Behind the left field were the T-34's, dug in and hidden from the German approach. Behind the right field was the 45mm anti-tank gun. The Lieutenant's hope was to lure the enemy armor into the open ground between the two fields, drawing them into a knife fight with the T-34's and 45mm gun. Meanwhile, the infantry in the fields could come out to assault the Panzers with anti-tank mines.
Assaulting the hill were two 234/1 Armored Cars from Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion, two Panzer IIIJ's and a Panzer IVG from Panzer Battalion, and two halftracks loaded with infantry and commanded by a 251/10 from PanzerGrenadier Battalion. Rather than fall into the Russian trap, the Germans immediately assaulted the two fields, attempting to drive up the Soviet flanks. The two halftracks and their infantry assaulted the right field, while the two Armored Cars drove through the barbed wire in an attempt to flush out the Soviet infantry from the left field.
Realizing their ambush had been spoiled, the Soviet Rifle squad immediately russhed forward to attack the two armored cars. They paid for the brave action with their lives, but did manage to destroy both cars with anti-tank mines. Meanwhile, the German infantry dismounted from their halftracks and began to sweep the right wheat field.
Confident that the left wheat field had been cleared of infantry at the cost of their Recon element, the Panzers began to advance up the left flank, to the rear of the dug-in T-34's.
The T-34's gave up their hull-down positions in order to engage the advancing Panzers. They charged the Panzer IV, attempting to get close enough to use their coaxial machineguns as range finders. They didn't succeed in getting that close, but the lead T-34 did score a lucky shot on the Panzer's front armor (1 hit). Return fire from all three Panzers missed the speedy T-34's. The T-34's then ducked into the wheat field to play hit-and-run with the German tanks. What resulted was a very mobile close-quarters tank battle where the T-34 commanders took full advantage of their vehicles' speed to destroy all three German AFV's, as well as the 251/10.
The battle in the right flank wheat field was not going as well for the Soviets. The advancing German infantry easily assaulted and killed the Maxim Machinegun, and the halftracks killed the operators of the 45mm AT Gun. But by the time the right flank was secure, all of the German Panzers were destroyed. The German Infantry loaded back into their halftracks, thinking that perhaps they could drive close enough to the T-34's to close-assault the Soviet Armor, but after the first halftrack was destroyed by a 76mm shell, the remaining halftrack retreated back to the German lines. Hill 247 remained secure.
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