Yakovlevo (PC2)

**Yakovlevo** is a scenario in *Panzer Corps 2*.

## Briefings

Our months of preparing and waiting is finally at an end, General %playername%. Operation Zitadelle is set to launch imminently!

I trust you are familiar with the details of the operation that we have planned so long for, but there are some final details I think it best we go over.

**Primary Objective: Capture Yakovlevo.**

**Bonus Objective: Capture all Hilltop Victory Hexes before Yakovlevo.**

Colonel General Model expressed a concern over the operation which I believe you should be informed of.

He is convinced that our Soviet enemies have seriously fortified their positions in anticipation of an assault.

Herr Field Marshal, perhaps his concern is only relevant to his northern assault vector?

I wish I could dismiss his concerns so easily... I wish we had performed more detailed aerial reconnaissance over our sector to see for ourselves...

Herr Field Marshal, you know we couldn't have done that without clearly advertising our intentions to our enemies.

Yes, yes, but...

*Field Marshal Manstein falls silent for a moment to organize his thoughts.*

The time for speculation is over, all that is left now is to act. We must link up with Colonel General Model's 9th Army on the other side of the salient.

Mein General, perhaps we should prepare for the worst though.

While the Russian steppes before us provide little in the way of close terrain fighting, perhaps we should continue to deploy our infantry forces for mine and fortification clearing duties.

*Field Marshal Manstein nods approvingly.*

This will be the largest force you have ever fielded. And it is unlikely you will ever have such an abundance of materiel to work with again. Use your resources wisely.

To victory, for Germany!

### Debriefing

Mein General, we have secured our first objective of Operation Zitadelle. Yakovlevo is ours.

But we are still only 12 kilometers from our starting positions, and 9th Army remains about 200 kilometers away.

Field Marshal Manstein sends his congratulations on navigating this maze of Soviet defensive works, and remains confident we will eventually manage a full breakthrough.

I don't think we have ever had to fight quite so hard for so little ground...

**Historically, Operation Zitadelle, also known as the Battle of Kursk, began with a very rocky start for the Germans.**

**As a few German Generals had feared, the Soviets used the months of waiting to prepare multiple defensive lines to resist the inevitable German assault.**

**The salient around Kursk had been ringed with a million mines and thousands of anti-tank guns.**

**And while the Axis advance was proceeding slower than the Germans had hoped for, it was still making progress faster and more effectively than the Soviets had anticipated...**

## Walkthrough

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## Locations

* Belgorod

* Tomarovka

* Yakovlevo

* Seversky Donets River

* Gremyach'e

* Belgorod

* Tomarovka

* Yakovlevo

* Seversky Donets River

* Gremyach'e

## Messages

* Bonus Objective to Capture all Hilltop Victory Hexes before Yakovlevo completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 3.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to Capture all Hilltop Victory Hexes before Yakovlevo completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 3.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

## Notes

* Capturing all 8 hilltop Victory Hexes will award 3 Commendation Points.
* Notable enemy units:
	+ 11th Conscript, which is Level 1 and has a hero with the Rapid Fire 2x and Low Profile traits.
	+ 44th T-34/43, which is Level 1 and has a hero with the Artillery Support and Combat Luck traits.
	+ 97th SU-76i, which is Level 1 and has a hero with the Provocator and Avenger traits.
	+ 110th 203mm M1931, which is Level 1 and has a hero with the Double Attack trait.
	+ 270th Yak-9D, which is Level 1 and has a hero with the Aggressive Counterattack and Leadership traits.
	+ 271st Il-2M3, which is Level 1 and has a hero with the Survivor and Evasive traits.