It's the second day of our heroic struggle... We must not fail, for the ultimate outcome of this war rests on our shoulders, Comrades!
We did not receive many requisition points, but they allowed us to replenish our losses, buy a new gun for one of our teams and upgrade command section slightly.
Now that we have two AT guns, we can use more complex troop arrangement. 45 mm AT gun, AT rifle and LMG infantry squad are placed on the northern hill.
The remaining part of the village is defended by the militia squad, AT rifle team and command section to keep those greenhorns from running away. The top of the hill is occupied by 76,2 mm AT gun and HMG, as it was yesterday. The southern valley is abandoned completely, as it is more of a trap than advantage point.
At the beginning, Militia is shelled by enemy mortar. Fortunately, the Germans experience logistical difficulties, so they don't have much ammo.
After some time, two enemy squads emerge from the trees. Soldiers from the trenches immediately open fire.
They are within HMG's range, putting them at severe disadvantage.
One of them is quickly gunned down, but so is one of our Bros, Silellak.
The rest of the German infantry platoon begins to show up. There is a lot of them, and they do have quite a firepower. 45 mm AT gun starts shelling them.
The fire exchange gets really intense, with hundreds of bullets flying in the air each second.
German 37 mm AT appears. LMG squad opens fire at it.
Success! GeneralSamov scored a direct hit on the gun with his PTRD, making it explode!
Then, we discover another nazi AT gun.
Fortunately, our 45 mm AT intervenes.
76,2 mm AT starts shelling German squad that crawled up to the village crossroads.
Then, StuG III C emerges from the forest. I hate these guys.
Well, the 45 mm AT has to turn round and take it down. I keep my fingers crossed.
Put turning a gun might take some time. To buy it, LMG and AT teams are ordered to shoot at it with their PTRDs even though they're unlikely to cause any damage.
Yeah, we've finally turned!
Damn, the StuG hits the trench, incapacitating the gun's leader and loader.
Malakal starts panicking while JarlFrank heroically takes control of the gun and tries to reload it.
But StuG was faster. Another accurate shot at the trench wounded JarlFrank.
One last hit and gun explodes. Malakal managed to survive it though. Afterwards, he ran away.
Now, the troops defending the northern hill have no means to fight with the StuG. But it doesn't have a machinegun, so it will be easy to run away from it... Oh ****, look, the German MG hid behind this destroyed tank!
With simultaneous MG and artillery fire, they're doomed.
Meanwhile, heavy fightings for the village continue unresolved.
Oh, look, the MG are advancing. Now is our chance to run away!
Holy ****! At the same moment, German armoured car drove out of the forest and started shooting at the soldiers with its 20 mm rapid-fire gun, mowing half of the squad down within a matter of seconds!
StuG charges at the trenches at the full speed. We're totally doomed!
The last few soldiers that managed to survive the onslaught have their morale completely broken, and nearly immediately rout.
The StuG III C turns round and shoots at 76,2 mm AT. But the gun is so badassly entrenched, that it is nearly immune to such things.
But after prolonged exchange of fire, StuG finally hits the gun crew, killing its awesome gunner, Freelance Henchman!
Dagorkan takes over the gun. Luckily, StuG turned a bit left for unknown reason. Then our AT immobilized it, rendering the turretless vehicle totally useless.
After a few another tries, the StuG was finally burning.
The battle of the village was so intense, that commander Kingcomrade ran out of ammo.
After a long period of uneventful standstill, German armoured car appeared. Its armour is pretty weak, but the rapid-fire gun is extremely dangerous for soft targets like AT gun.
Fortunately, one direct hit knocked it down.
Germans won't take it much longer. We spotted one of their soldiers running away in fear. Victory is within our grasp!
German infantry teams retreat to the crossroads. At this location, they are vulnerable to our AT gun and HMG fire. With their cover, we might be able to press the attack!
Urrraa!!! Kingcomrade signalled an order to charge, leading his troops to the attack himself!
Soviet soldiers annihilate first enemy squad standing on their path, throwing grenades at them.
But then the heroic charge comes to a halt as someone shot kingcomrade's radio operator, Cassidy, and AT rifle squad was mown down by someone's SMG burst.
"You shall not falter, comrades!" - shouts Kingcomrade, urging his soldiers to find cover and shoot at the enemy.
The fierce determination of Red Army's soldiers terrifies the Germans. One enemy infantry squad and even Cleve's second in command surrender themselves to them.
Encouraged by this developemnt, Kincomrade orders another charge! Urraaaa!
Soviet flag once again flies above the ruins of Boguslav!
FORWARD, COMRADES! TO VICTORY!
Command and Militia squads split up to gain tactical advantage. One last enemy squad stands on their path. But unfortunately, it's a machinegun squad, capable of mowing down two teams in a blink of an eye.
But Kingcomrade does not falter. He orders his teams to open fire at the enemy immediately, to suppress them so that they won't fire. Kingcomrade is shooting at them too, with the MP-40 he took from one dead Germans.
It seems to be working! Two out of four crew members have been killed, although at the tragic expense of Kingcomrade's trusted assistant's, Cloaked Figure's, life.
But our fortunes sunk low then. The Germans managed to get their MG 34 running, and they shot Commander Kingcomrade himself, wounding him severely. With the Commander wounded and Militia likely to be slaughtered in a few seconds, ceasefire agreement is signed with the Germans.
A heroic victory, but extremely expensive too. Most of our company has been destroyed in this battle.
This might actually be a pyrrhic victory, considering the fact that force strength bar moved in Axis's favour. But every possible sacrifice has to be made to stop the Germans from capturing Moscow.
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