BKC commander battle number 1- the Shock at Kamenewo, October 1941

This is the first published BKC battle, a engagment based on the battle when Soviet forces psuhed Guderian's panzers of the moscow road. The forces consisted of


German_
2x panzer II
6x Panzer III 50mm short
2x Panzer IV 75mm short
1x Panzer III 37mm
 1 kradschützen battalion(9inf, 1mg,1 mortar, 1 pak38, 7 one 75mm IG in motorcycles and trucks)+ A bridging column
2x inf ,1 mg & 1 ** (all in half-tracks)
Breakpoint :13

Soviets
5x T-34 (early)
1x Kv-1
4x BT7
10 infantry,
9 trucks
2 mg
2 mortars
1 76mm IG
T-26
1x 45mm ATG
Breakpoint:13

4 infantry, 1 mortar, the T-26 and the 45mm are dug in at the start


Unfortuantly someone deleted the pics for most of the Report (that's what younger siblings do) so i'll have the describe it. The real battle is detailed here

Turn 1

The german tanks belatedly advanced once, whilst the motorcyclists storm forward to the river & dismount to cover the construction of the bridge. No action from  russians.


Turn 2

The armoured formation is held up buy partisans blowing the road as a unit of Panzer advanced (Blunder) and therfore little is done. The Motorcycles consolidate on the russian bank of the river.

Turn 3

The panzer, still slightly timid, advance slowly to the river bank. The motorcyclists cross the river and advance quite quickly to the BUA at the end of the crest. The Russians strike back by knocking the infantry gun out on a double order.

Turn 4

The Panzers suddenly decide that getting to Moscow is more important than afternoon tea and corss the river, blowing the T-26 out of it's position on the Moscow road.  The motorcyclist reqroup and dismount in the town, watching the open below.

kradschützen advance!

Turn 5

 The Panzers, in their new wave of Patriotism,split in two, one group surge for the railway line, the other bombarding the mesmerised russian defenders.

A slightly blurred image of the russians getting whacked to pieces. The yellow things are order markers.

The motorcyclist get their only fail & suddenly the first russian reinforcement arrives: 4 BT7 tanks, they only make one order though.

Here come the cavalry . . . . bit slow though

Turn 6

panzer slightly overreach themselves, racing round the  forests on the left and along the railway line . . .  the othe Panzergruppe crests the hill and  readies themselves for the onslaught.

 The russians react by storming forward with their tanks, now supported by 5 T-34's. . .

For the Motherland!

Turn 7

 The Panzer's now break through, nearly reaching the table edge and not amusing my fellow player.The   russians continue with their attack to be hit by murderous fire form both tanks, an 88 and the infantries Pak 38.

Open fire!

I'm pretty sure that that's not good. . .

After this a slightly disgruntled dad called it quits, leaving the Germans in command of the Moscow road