Operation Panzerfaust

**Operation Panzerfaust** is a scenario in *Panzer Corps 2*.

## Briefings

Specialist Brandt, do you know why have our troop trains been halted outside of Budapest?

I'm sorry Herr Oberst, I was instructed not to decode the latest messages until we arrived.

I know it's not your fault, but I despise operating in the dark. Now that we are here, would you please tell us why we are here?

I was just about finished, Herr Oberst.

While Specialist Brandt finishes decoding her Enigma messages, Oberst Wagner turns to you.

Our fortunes have certainly taken a turn for the worse.

I had hoped any problems in Hungary would have been solved by the earlier Operation Margarethe.

But the rapid advance of the Soviets is creating too much military and political turmoil.

The Romanians haven't just declared a ceasefire with the Soviets, there are reports of them actively fighting Hungarian units. If...

Herr General, Herr Oberst, the messages are ready.

**Primary Objective: Move Otto Skorzeny's Tiger II to Buda Castle.**

**Primary Objective: Capture Hungarian Public Radio Station.**

**Primary Objective: Otto Skorzeny must Survive.**

We're... attacking Budapest?

Oberst Wagner thinks to himself for a moment.

­Those political turmoils I was talking about must be even worse than I thought. I had heard rumors that there was a broadcast from Regent Admiral Horthy about an armistice.

If they want us to specifically take control of a public radio station, they must be planning to broadcast a counter-proclamation as soon as possible.

Let us hope we can resolve this quickly and with as little bloodshed as possible.

I recommend we form two assault groups.

The first assault group can deploy to the northwest of the city, here.

Their objective will be to punch through any Hungarian defenses that stand between us and Buda Castle.

As with Operation Margarethe, we don't want to kill Regent Admiral Horthy. To ensure the Regent's safe capture, escort Otto Skorzeny to the castle. He and his men will handle the rest.

Meanwhile, the second assault group can deploy northeast of the city.

Assault from this direction will allow the second assault group to reach the Public Radio Station without having to fight their way through the city.

As a final warning, the weather forecast is as gloomy as as our fortunes have been of late, so I would limit the deployment of our aircraft for this operation.

To victory, for Germany!

### Debriefing

**Historically, Operation Panzerfaust succeeded in its goals in once again preventing Hungary from agreeing to a separate peace with the Allied powers.**

**Where Operation Margarethe allowed the existing Hungarian Goverment to mostly continue to operate, albeit with a new Prime Minister, Operation Panzerfaust totally replaced the Hungarian Government with a ultranationalist faction named the Arrow Cross Party.**

**Regent Admiral Horthy was threatened into rescinding the armistice he declared before he was sent to Germany under house arrest.**

**But being forced to fight to the bitter end by their new political leaders would have tragic results for the people of Hungary...**

## Walkthrough

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## Locations

* Buda Castle

* Danube River

* Rail Station

* Kispest Rail Station

* Obuda Rail Station

* Pest Rail Station

* Hungarian Barracks

* Public Radio Station

* Buda Castle

* Danube River

* Rail Station

* Kispest Rail Station

* Obuda Rail Station

* Pest Rail Station

* Hungarian Barracks

* Public Radio Station

## Messages

* Otto Skorzeny King Tiger Unit successfully reached Buda Castle.

Objective to apprehend Regent Admiral Horthy completed.

* Otto Skorzeny King Tiger Unit successfully reached Buda Castle.

Objective to apprehend Regent Admiral Horthy completed.

## Notes

* Notable allied formations:
	+ Skorzeny's Commandos
	+ Skorzeny's Scouts
* Notable allied units:
	+ Otto Skorzeny, a Level 5 Tiger II that has 4 Strength and Otto Skorzeny, a hero with the Survivor, Resilient, Rapid Fire 2x and Evasive traits.
* Notable enemy units:
	+ 11th HU Cavalry, which is Level 2 and has 15 Strength points and a hero with the Evasive and Superior Maneuver traits.
	+ 76th Panther A, which is Level 4 and has 7 Strength points and a hero with the Overwhelming Attack and No Surrender traits.
	+ 78th Panzer IIIM, which is Level 3 and has 15 Strength points and a hero with the Artillery Support and Tank Killer traits.
	+ 83rd Tiger I, which is Level 4 and has 7 Strength points and a hero with the Ferocious Defense and Resilient traits.
	+ 114th JagdPz IV/48, which is Level 2 and has a hero with the Hit and Run and Avenger traits.