July 24th, 1941Once the 23rd FJ hit the ground, they moved swiftly down the highway into Polotsk, seizing the city center without firing a shot. On the southern edge of town, the regrouped Russian tanks stood dug in along the railway, commanding the river crossing from their embankments. Simmura McCrea's 15cm cannons shelled the tanks for a while, and a squadron of Canolan's Bf109's swept in to do what damage they could.
Not ones to balk at a challenge, the 23rd then heroically charged into the warren of T-26's, with guns blazing. Taking few casualties, they managed to dislodge the nerve-wracked tankers towards the south, where the wretches were caught on the riverbank again and destroyed by another fighter squadron. Hurrah!
For this action, Elfeater's unit was awarded with their first medal.
On the main front, our reconnaissance shows little enemy resistance in the countryside. We'll bypass this city shown here, since its not a main objective and we're racing the clock. The 1st FJ has departed for the frontlines.
On the southern front, Mogilev has been abandoned by the defenders and left to us. We'll push on and join the main force approaching Smolensk, our chief objective.
July 26th, 1941With the enemy tanks destroyed, the banks of Polotsk were safe for an old-fashioned crossing of the river. As though to stall our imminent advance, however, a division of patriotic Soviet infantry emerged from their fortifications at an unimportant town to the east, and moved in to occupy the airfield before we could reach it. They dont stand a chance, but I admire their resolve.
On the south side of the river, the 26th Panzer Division under Generalleutnant NotAQuisling (while charging into the unknown) encountered a division of entrenched BT-5 tanks in the woods outside of Vitebsk, along the main highway. After sizing up the situation, he bravely ordered a full assault on the position, losing 30% of his fighting tanks and inflicting only about 10% losses on the Communists. Considering the circumstances, he can't be blamed - the odds were not in his favor. I insisted on the attack hoping for a miracle, relying upon our more experienced tankers and on our superior tanks to make up the difference.
On the main front, the 19th Panzers engaged the mysterious Soviet rocket artillery, inflicting heavy damage on their sissy contraption.
By Vitebsk, realizing the hopeless position they'd soon be in, the Soviet tanks fell back into the city, despite their successful defense against the 26th the day before. Unfortunately, that's their mistake, because the 3rd Wehrmacht can take advantage of their weaknesses more easily in urban conditions.
The 19th under Mormota's command received a medal for bravely confronting mysterious enemy battle technology, like laboratory gerbils probing the unknown for
the greater good.
The 1st FJ under monkeyhead has flown past our final objective, Smolensk, before jumping out into the woods far north of town. I would take no chances this time with AA or enemy fighters possibly lurking in the Fog.
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