As Soviet attacks push through the NATO front line further into Western Germany, small pockets of resistance are left to be dealt with by rearguard Soviet units.
South of Fulda a mechanised company from the 5th US Corps is holed up parallel to the Fulda to Wurzburg railway. With supplies running low they have orders to delay the Russians for as long as possible before surrendering. The Russian 8th Guards Tank Army bypassed these units days ago, and elements of the 124th Guards Division have been ordered to mop up any stragglers.
A Reconnaissance aircraft has given the US commander a heads up that a large force of tanks are massing east of his position. Desperate communications go out calling on any remaining units in the area to join them ASAP.
Somewhere just south of Fulda, West Germany. The Fulda to Wurzburg railway line is on the US left flank, with Hill 75 in the middle of the Soviet line. A platoon of Storm deploy on the hill along with the Soviet Artillery Observer.
US Forces are spread thinly, with a mix of platoons from different units gathered together, including a Rifle Platoon of Marines who are dug in holding the centre cornfield.
With massed artillery support the Soviet infantry begin advancing through the woods on the US right flank.
A large force of Soviet T55AM tanks move slowly down the road towards the US positions on the Left flank. Taking the farmhouse.
Accurate fire from the Soviet tanks knocks out most of an M109 Artillery platoon, the remaining team decide to abandon their vehicle and withdraw. To the Russian tank commander it looks like the objective is now held by just a US infantry platoon.
But chatter on the Soviet comm's net indicates that US support has arrived on the left flank to counter the advancing armoured threat. Four M1 IPM1 tanks roll into view and being firing at the opposing vehicles.
Two concealed Marine HMMVs with TOW launchers fire at the distant Storm platoon mounted on hill 75.
The Soviet tanks start taking casualties from the US M1s.
On the right flank, the Soviets break cover and begin advancing towards the US positions.
Accurate fire from the Americans all but wipes out the Soviet tank platoon but given the sheer number of tanks, they manage to hold on.
The Russians attempt to cross the road in front of the US positions.
Aerial view of the Soviets advancing towards the US positions.
The Storm platoon is eliminated by withering fire from the HMMVs and two Sergeant Yorks operating in a ground support role.
US mortars deployed in the woods halt the advancing Russian troops pinning them down whilst they come under sustained fire from the US infantry.
Two US scout platoons arrive with an M901 ITV each. One is immediately destroyed by Russian artillery fire.
The Russian company commander calls in Soviet reinforcements. Two large platoons of ten T55AM tanks each roll into view. One of the platoons drives over hill 75 and down the plain towards the Americans. At the sight of these tanks and with no further support forthcoming, the US line begins to waver.
The other platoon deploys to the US left flank and takes on the M1 platoon.
The T55s strike, but the up-armoured M1 tanks prove to be difficult to knock out.
The M1s retaliate and knock out more Soviet tanks but not enough to force the platoon to retire. In amongst the fire the Russian company commander is killed, but the platoons fight on.
The platoon in the centre takes casualties from the HMMVs and dragons from the nearby dug-in US infantry platoon.
The Russian tanks advance further towards the objective. Artillery fire pins down the infantry platoon in the nearby woods, and eliminates all but one of the dragon teams.
Two USAF Warthogs loitering nearby are called in. They have been notified of the SAM unit behind hill 75 so take a cautious approach and knock out another T55 tank on the left flank.
The US Marines look on nervously as the Russian tanks advance on the objective. With only light anti-tank weapons they will have to wait and see if they can shoot into the flanks.
On the left flank only four Soviet tanks are left operational of the twenty that attacked. The US M1s are bearing down on the objective.
But it's too late, the Soviets take and hold an objective forcing the Americans to surrender.
Soviet Win.
