The battlefield. Soviet positions are at bottom, Germans are in the middle around the town of Hundeluft, and American positions are at top.	U.S. forces move gingerly forward to take up overwatch positions near Hundeluft. Note the Soviet smoke screen at far right screening the approach to the town.	Elements of a Soviet motorcycle battalion leapfrog forward. The T-34/85's are intended as fire support for the recon infantry in lend-lease halftracks.	Just to the right of Hundeluft the Russians discover a nest of angry Germans. The good news: these are not the well-trained, experienced troops of years ago; the bad news: they're armed to the teeth.	A couple of Soviet scout car platoons motor forward as a regiment of self-propelled artillery (SU-76's) wait to provide direct fire support.
Not being able to count on off-board artillery, the Soviet force contains plenty of mortars: 2 82mm, 1 120mm.	Soviet infantry moves out of the woods, supported by a battery of 76mm "crash-boom" field guns.	Russian artillery effectively masks Hundeluft with smoke. A couple of foot patrols and a platoon of BA-10 armored cars probe for the enemy.	An M8 HMC "Scott" self-propelled 75mm howitzer and MMG stand provide fire support as U.S. troops begin to mass near the railroad line.	The sharp end of the American stick: an armored infantry battalion in halftracks, supported by a platoon of Sherman tanks. Note the M24 Chaffee light tanks at top.
A lone platoon of M36 GMC "Slugger" tank destroyers covers the U.S. left flank with its deadly 90mm gun. A couple of M8 "Greyhound" armored cars and recon jeeps fan out to flush the enemy.	Another German infantry company is flushed from hiding, facing the Soviet left. The MMG stand (far left) becomes a real problem as it lashes the advancing Soviet infantry with automatic fire.	The plucky BA-10 has driven into a hornets' nest. Panzerfausts and small arms let loose in all directions.	Suddenly the watchful Americans are startled to see a red barn trundle out of the woods to cover the German left flank. Wait--that's not a barn, it's a #@*&% huge tank! Get the Slugger online!	Phew, a close call! After loosing a barrage that cost the Soviets one scout car, the super-heavy Maus tank was holed from behind by a salvo of 90mm fire. The Germans never suspected the U.S. presence in their rear.
Another German infantry company is flushed by an M8 Greyhound, but life and limb is lost in the process. (Don't mess with a panzerschreck when you're hiding in a tin can.)	The armored infantry and Sherman advance another bound.	A small German armored kampfgruppe hiding in the town wipes out recon vehicles that get a bit too close. Note the Panzer III M on fire after the Sherman platoon put a salvo of 75mm fire through it.	More German units are uncovered in Hundeluft as the Soviets (far right) close in. The self-propelled Quad 20mm AA gun (bottom left) would be a formidable weapon were it crewed by experience troops.	German troops are slowly forced back to the town by Soviet reconnaissance. As long as no more enemy tanks show up, the Russian light armor is quite formidable.
Soviet infantry and supporting MMGs blast their way into the edge of Hundeluft.	A surprised German artillery unit with captured Soviet 76mm field guns has a diffucult time dealing with pesky U.S. reconnaissance vehicles. As the Chaffee light tanks roll in, the enemy abandon their guns and surrender.	Remnants of the German defenders trade fire with the advancing Soviets.	That annoying German company is flanked by the Scott and the MMG. Casualties begin to mount.	The end is near: Soviet infantry supported by SU-76's blast the defenders of Hundeluft.
As the German command group is thrown back from the fighting, it is taken in flank by that ubiquitous enemy reconnaissance. Even the Quad 20mm won't save them now. The German defense is kaputt.	The generals sample the sweet fruits of victory as little plastic men die like flies. (Despite the gory color, I should point out that no one actually perished in the making of this dessert. Those are cherries, not tiny hearts!)