Day three - 19 Oct, Idle Day Day four - 20 Oct, German Assault, Clear, Wet, Mild Breeze. Germ Reinforcements 19 Oct - Idle Day Pionier 1st Coy (R), OBA: Btln MTR 80+mm, Pre-Reg Hex directed by an Offb'd Observer. Germ Reinforcements 20 Oct Rifle 4th Coy, OBA: Hvy Arty 150+mm, Pre-Reg Hex directed by a Spotter Plane. German OB (SAN:3) 17 Leaders, AFVs Pz IIIL, SPW 251/1, 53.5 sq-eq (8 AE, 8.5 Elite, 37 1st/2nd Line), 23 SWs (4 MMG, 9 LMG, 1 ATR, 2 Lt MTR, 3 FT, 4 DC). Russ Reinforcements 19 Oct - Idle Day Gds SMG 1st Coy (R), Militia 2nd Coy, Hvy Weapon 1st Pltn, OBA: Lt Arty 70+mm. Russ Reinforcements 20 Oct SMG 2nd Coy (R), Assault Engineers 1st Coy (R). Russian OB (SAN: 3) 18 Leaders, Guns 2x AT 45LL, 2x MTR 82mm, AFVs 2x Dug-In T-70, 96.5 Sq-eq (7 Crews, 9 AE, 13 Elite, 41.5 First Line, 29.5 Conscripts), 27 SWs (2 HMG, 4 MMG, 6 LMG, 3 ATR, 5 Lt MTR, 2 FT, 5 DC). AFTERMATH 20 Oct (7 Turns): After a day of uneasy respite, the Germans unleashed hell on the Red Barricades. A fresh Pionier company, prepared to lead the way signaled the start of the onslaught as flamethrowers fired volley after volley.. Supported by infantry companies and a Battalion Mortar, pre-registered artillery hammered the roofless factory hall, obliterating massed militia units. Flamethrowers belched liquid fire through shattered windows and doorways, igniting panic as German squads stormed in, methodically purging every shadow of Soviet resistance. In the vast central hall, Soviet defenders—emboldened by numbers—lay in wait prepared to contain the assault. But a 150mm artillery blasted their positions, spotted by a circling Fieseler Storch, turned confidence to catastrophe. Shells ripped through the structure in a storm of steel splinters and shockwaves, spiking casualties and vaporizing an entire rag-tag Militia company in minutes amid choking smoke and dust. The Soviets' 70mm guns fired two artillery mission before ammo starvation silenced them. Relentless German artilley blasts denied any breathing room, yielding massive terrain gains in the halls. Desperate Soviet counterthrusts sparked brutal close combats, often ending in mutual annihilation. The fresh experienced Pionier company bled 30% on its debut in the barrikady, all three flamethrowers immolated beyond recovery. Along the railway embankments, a Soviet probe crumbled under fire, only for a hasty German riposte to falter—pure stalemate. Volga Flank: A light mortar scored critical hits, erasing two German squads in the beginning. Raking MG fire from the Chemist Shop and a .50 cal HMG in the Commissar House shredded German outposts. Seizing momentum, the Russians counterattacked, reclaiming a few buildings and recaptured the Volga shoreline. Germ Casualties: 2 Leaders, 17.5 Squad-eq, 4 SW. Russ Casualties: 5 Leaders, 37.5 Squad-eq, 3 SWs. German OB, end of 20 Oct (SAN:2) 15 Leaders, AFVs Pz IIIL, SPW 251/1, 36 sq-eq (5.5 AE, 8.5 Elite, 22 1st/2nd Line), 23 SWs (4 MMG, 9 LMG, 2 Lt MTR, 4 DC). Russian OB, end of 20 Oct (SAN:2) 13 Leaders, Guns 2x AT 45LL, 2x MTR 82mm, AFVs 2x Dug-In T-70, 59 Sq-eq (5 Crews, 9 AE, 7 Elite, 26.5 First Line, 14 Conscripts), 24 SWs (1 HMG, 4 MMG, 5 LMG, 2 ATR, 5 Lt MTR, 2 FT, 5 DC). LOSSES 17-20 Oct (7+6+0+7= 20 Turns) Total German Casualties 8 Ldr, 44 Sq-Eq, 20 SWs, 5 AFVs. Total Russian Casualties 9 Ldr, 80 Sq-Eq, 14 SWs, 1 AFV.