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Day 15: 31th Oct, Saturday - German Assault, Overcast, Moist, Mild Breeze at start German reinforcements [ELR: 4] [SAN: 3]: Rifle Coy & Sturm Coy (7+9 CPP), SAN Increase (1 CPP), Fortification: Trench, Fortified Location, HIP (20 FPP). German Order of Battle: 23 Ldr (two Ldr Crt), 61.5 Sq-Eq (8 Crews, 4 AE, 30 Elite, 23.5 1st/2nd Line), 41 SWs (3 HMG, 10 MMG, 14 LMG, 5 ATR, 2 Lt MTR, 7 DC), 1 Gun (GrW 34), 2 AFVs (2x StuG IIIG & two Veh crews on-foot). Russian reinforcements [ELR: 3] [SAN: 2]: Gds Rifle Coy & SMG Coy (9+4 CPP), INF Battery (4 CPP), Fortification: Set DC Z18-Theater, 1S Foxhole, HIP, ? (40 FPP). Russian Order of Battle: 20 Ldr, 65.5 Sq-Eq (15 Crews, 2 AE, 16.5 Elite, 30 1st line, 9.5 Conscripts), 30 SWs (4 HMG, 4 MMG, 8 LMG, 8 ATR, 3 Lt MTR, 1 FT, 2 DC), 7 Guns (2x AT 45mm, 2x MTR 82mm, 3x INF 76mm). AFTERMATH (5 Game Turns): The German attack resume and put pressure along the whole enemy front line, trying to punch a hole anywhere. The hole do appear, south of the oil storage tanks some accurate MG fire breaks several Russian defenders in the only stone multi-hex building in the area, the German Coy commander sense an opportunity to seize the building and declare a charge, in the charge several hidden Russian units opens fire and desperately try to stop the Germans, but the building is captured although half the German Coy have been eliminated in the charge. Along the Volga shore, bitter fighting erupt throughout the day, but no side yields any ground. In the central sector, the German probing attack goes slowly and suddenly the theater outside the Commissar House explodes (set DC) and falling rubble destroy the German-built trench in the street, 25 German soldiers are eliminated in the theater and trench. Then later on a Human Wave is declared, and 60 Russian Conscripts led by a Commissar came charging westward out of the Commissar house and succeed to capture some German positions. The Commissars are recalled from the front line after today's battle and replaced with newly-trained officers. German Casualties: 3 Ldr, 16 Sq-Eq, 8 SWs, 1 Gun. Russian Casualties: 2 Ldr, 20.5 Sq-Eq, 11 SWs, 3 Guns. German OB, end of 31th Oct [SAN: 3]: 20 Ldr, 45.5 Sq-Eq (7 Crews, 2 AE, 22.5 Elite, 17 1st/2nd Line, 0.5 Conscripts), 33 SWs (2 HMG, 8 MMG, 11 LMG, 5 ATR, 1 Lt MTR, 6 DC), 2 AFVs (2x StuG IIIG & two Veh crews on-foot). Russian OB, end of 31th Oct {SAN: 2]: 18 Leaders, 45 Sq-Eq (12 Crews, 2 AE, 15 Elite, 13.5 1st Line, 8.5 Conscripts), 19 SWs (2 HMG, 2 MMG, 6 LMG, 7 ATR, 2 DC), 4 Guns (1x AT 45mm, 3x INF 76mm). TOTAL LOSSES during 15 days, 17-31 Oct, (6+8+6+5+0+6+6+0+6+7+8+7+6+7+5= 83 Turns) Total German Casualties: 44 Ldr, 211 Sq-Eq, 86 SWs, 17 Guns, 13 AFVs (5 Recalled). Total Russian Casualties: 38 Ldr, 348 Sq-Eq, 86 SWs, 19 Guns, 15 AFVs. German CPP Total: 242 CPP Russian CPP Total: 244 CPP