battle for the reichsta - pics heavy

The Battlefield as it stand on our table...



German forces..

German forces will field a Tiger II

a Panther

ABergepanther (Note there is also a munizion carrier.. which will reveal useless, you'll see why later..)

In front of the structure itself, a Volkssturm platoon


two platoons of W-SS (Anhalt) Inside the building itself (think it was more or less a company in reality.

the Flak tower will provide artillery support..

Ivan....

10 T-34/85 3 IS-2 - twoISU 152
A rifle company riding tanks for its main part.. Katyushas and 203mm in support plus a battery of 120mm mortars...

the whole affait being at night, the visibility is reduced, so Ivan is rather confortable in moving the first turns.



traffic jamps on Koenigsplatz are reported by Radio Berlin.




Insi the traw wreck there was a German sniper team.. then came the steamroller.


THe mighty Tiger II, responsible of so many losses in the real battle fell Out of ammo at the end of turn one.. and -according to the rules-there is no change to fix that..1,


Give them Panzerfaust said Dr Goebbels.....





NOthing can stop Ivan advance in the centre..




ruins are cleaned..






It took me nine turns and a lot of T-34 to hoist the red flag on top of the structure..
A great game and a chivalerous opponent.....


will play it again soon