Kharkov: The Soviet Spring Offensive 1978

Kharkov soviet spring offensive brigadedivision level simulation spring soviet strategic offensivethe second battle kharkov operation fredericus axis counteroffensive region kharkov red army izium bridgehead offensive conduct eastern world war ii objective eliminate izium bridgehead seversky donet barvenkovo bulge soviet offensive stage area winter counteroffensive drive german troop away moscow deplete red armys reserves kharkov offensive new soviet attempt expand strategic initiative fail secure significant element surpriseon soviet southwestern southern front command marshal semyon timoshenko launch offensive german th army salient establish winter counteroffensive promising start offensive stop massive airstrike critical soviet error staff officer joseph stalin fail accurately estimate th armys potential overestimate newly raise force facilitate german pincer attack cut soviet field army rest hem narrow area strong soviet force inside pocket exterminate side german armored artillery machine gun firepower tonne airdrop bomb day encirclement soviet resistance end troop kill take prisonerthe battle overwhelming german victory soviet casualty compare german ally german army group south press advantage encircle soviet th army june operation wilhelm push th th army june operation fridericus ii preliminary operation case blue launch june main german offensive eastern kharkov use panzergruppe guderian system situation soviet counteroffensive summer make use untried soviet unit player know strength enter combat time unlike pgg strength unitsoriginally publish strategy tactic magazine mayjune game scalegame turn dayhex mile kilometersunit regiment divisiongame inventoryone x color mapsheetone dualside print countersheet countersone page rulebookone side dicesolitaire playability mediumcomplexity level mediumplayer moreplaye time.