Turn 4
2 Guards Tank Army
The 94 GMRD continued its skirmishing with the forward units of 6 PzG. The 1 MRR cleared Lubeck and will begin applying pressure on the 6 PzG line from the northeast. The 36 G Naval is clearing an isolated recon unit as its lead units move to the southwest.
The 16 GTD’s lead regiment has reached the front line just behind the 94 GMRD and will deploy and attack to the northwest along the highway on the next turn.
NATO aggressively moved 3 Pz recon units into Laurenburg and two West German gunships are prowling around to the east and north of Lauenburg. Luckily, 2 GTA engineers completed the bridge operation south of Lauenburg and 21 GMRD is streaming past Lauenburg from the south. NATO has fired mines west of Luneberg, which will slow the advance.
Finally, the 25 TD reached the Dannenberg area and is moving west toward Uelzen. However, it will take several turns before the division arrives at Uelzen.
3 Shock Army
The 207 GMRD has moved through Gifhorn, but NATO has a solid skirmish line to the north and west of town. The division will continue to push west as its two trail regiments continue moving into position.
To the south, the 47 GTD was able to transit another regiment north of Braunschweig which immediately moved northwest to the Peine area.
The 12 GTD released and is moving south to the highway at Brandenburg.
20 Guards Army
The 35 MRD continued to tighten the ring around the NATO units in Braunschweig as its lead regiment ran into armored units from 1 Pz and 1 Arm (UK) to the east of Hildesheim. The single regiment does not have the strength to deal with this NATO armor screen quickly but will engage in the hopes of fixing it in place.
The 14 GMRD is moving in behind 35 MRD and was originally intended to pass through the Hildesheim area on its way to the Elze bridge and then on to Hamlen. The division will now be required to deploy and fight through NATO armor screening the town.
The 9 TD (GDR) eliminated the two panzer grenadier companies near Seesen, and advanced elements toward Gandersham and Northeim.
The 6 GMRD was released and is now moving west.
1 Guards Tank Army
The 27 GMRD is struggling to come to grips with the 2 PzG units at Kassel, as they are on the west side of the Weser River while the 27 GMRD units are on the east. The 2 PzG was also able to cover the bridge to the southeast of town before 3 MRR could cross. Detaching the division’s tank regiment to screen the Gottingen area has also diluted the division's strength. Finally, the 2 MRR’s move to Hessisch Lichten only netted a single panzer grenadier company, as the rest of the 2 PzG units were able to escape towards Hann. Munden.
The remainder of the army is stacked up along minor roads near Sondershausen and Sangerhausen. Unfortunately, it will take precious time to get the army to its assigned objective around Kassel.
8 Guards Army
There is heavy fighting at both Bad Hersfeld and Fulda. Most, if not all, of the 11 ACR units at Fulda were trapped following the initial rush by the 39 GMRD. However, several cavalry troops escaped to the west at Bad Hersfeld as the 79 GTD failed to cut them off during the initial attack.
The 20 GMRD is in the process of moving in behind 39 GMRD. However, the 57 GMRD and the army troops are backed up at Eisenach as everyone is using the same road.
3 Army (GDR)
The 7 TD (GDR) reached Mellerichstadt and cut off two panzer grenadier battalions from 12 Pz. The 4 MRD’s (GDR) lead regiment is just to the west of Pfarrweisach but has split off the 1 MRR toward Bamberg to protect its left. Finally, the 11 MRD (GDR) is stretched out with its lead regiment approaching Bamberg, but with the majority of the division still located south of Kulmbach.
The 3 A (GDR) will approach the suspected NATO positions at Bamberg, Schweinfurt, and Bad Kissingen cautiously, as I don’t believe the army will perform well in a stand-up fight against deployed NATO units.
