Ride of the 120th Scenario 4 - Valley of the Headhunters

This is a conversion of the fourth scenario from the Soviet Campaign "Ride of the 120th" from Combat Mission: Cold War to Armored Brigade II. Set north and east of Fulda, the Soviet Campaign follows the “Ride of the 120th Motor Rifle Regt” on the opening 48 hours of a fictional “what if” invasion of West Germany. Players will fight on historical battlefields “that never were”, such as Eiterfield and Alsfeld as part of the first wave of Soviet troops racing towards their divisional objectives. The Valley of the Headhunters Situation: 07:00, 14 July, 1982. In the last 12 hours, things have not gone according to plan. The 120th was unsuccessful in pushing past resistance around Haunetal and took heavy losses. Orders have come down from Division. The 172nd Motor Rifle Regiment has failed along its axis of advance, U. S. forces stopped them at Bed Hersfeld. The 120th must now drive towards Alsfeld as its objective. We have been redirected towards a small town east of Breitenbach Am Herzberg, called Niederhossa. There, our lead motor rifle battalion must attempt to block U. S. C-Advances along the converging Routes 7 and 62. To make matters worse, in the dark and harassed by artillery, the 120th has been unable to reorganize, so the 3rd Motor Rifle Battalion (BTR) will have to remain in the lead and take the brunt of this attack. This hasty defense will be led by 3rd Motor Rifle Battalion (BTR). Mission: Block and attrit U. S. forces advancing through the valley. Friendly Forces: 3rd Motor Rifle Battalion (BTR) complete, one tank company, 3rd Battery Anti-Tank Battalion (anti-tank guns). Support: Two artillery batteries (2S1 and 2S3). Enemy Forces: Unknown. Expect U. S. heavy forces, artillery and air. Plan: The bulk of the Motor Rifle Battalion starts on-map. The set-up zone is large enough for various defensive plans. The tank company will arrive as reinforcements at 15 minutes. Notes: I've attempted to make the TO&E of both sides and their set up as close to the original C