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The first picture shows the situation at the beginning of the 3rd turn. The Soviets have broken through the section of the Hungarian 2nd Army and have trapped significant parts of these friendly troops between the Slutsch and Bug rivers north of Proskurov (1). The Hungarian supply depot on the southern edge has already come under enemy fire (2). If the depot fails, 1 strength point is deducted from each unit in the cauldron at the end of each turn. This makes the situation even more difficult. At least the location between the two rivers offers a certain advantage. However, the narrowness also limits manoeuvrability. The large number of dense forests is also a defensive advantage for the infantry, but on the other hand it hinders manoeuvrability. As a result, I disband some battered units in the cauldron to make room for the troops still south of the Bug. A Soviet infantry unit is already trying to cross the Slutsch River (3). Unfortunately, the pressure from all sides does not allow any evasion to other regions. Gradually, the western part of the cauldron is lost to the Soviets and Proskurov also falls to the enemy. This at least leads to a reduction in Soviet pressure.
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Jumping to the beginning of turn 18, I have now advanced from the south with my core troops and have successfully broken open the cauldron (4). The rescued Hungarians have been routed further south via Proskurov to get them out of the front line (5). This was by no means too early, as very strong Soviet forces were attacking from the north-east in the direction of Proskurov (6). However, the enemy did not succeed in retaking the town until the end of the scenario. At the same time, Soviet paratroopers attack south of Vinnitsa (7). Will these transport planes get far in the face of my fighters and flak? Even their superior strength won't save them.
Strategic map: A massive Soviet breakthrough had taken place between Vinnitsa and Mogilev-Podolsky (8) and led to the loss of Stanislau and Tarnopol (9), which were captured by the enemy in a coup d'état. This was followed by encirclement north of Proskurov (10). My core troops started with a smaller group from Jassy to recapture Chernivtsi (Tschernowitz) and Stanislau (11) and with the main group (12) from Kishinev to unseat the Hungarians in the encirclement. After overcoming the Dniester, the encircled Hungarians were successfully liberated (13). This was immediately followed by strong Soviet attacks on Proskurov, but these were repulsed (14). At least 15 Hungarian ground units were rescued (15). This was not enough for a DV, but an MV is completely satisfactory for this mission with the increased level of difficulty. By the way, if you still want to achieve a DV despite the lack of Hungarian units, you can deploy Hungarian ground units from the reserve if available. However, the sacrifice of 5 Aux units for a DV was too high for me, which is why I decided against it.
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