Rzhev 1942

**Rzhev 1942** is a scenario in *Panzer Corps 2*.

## Briefings

General %playername%, I hate to rush you, but we are in serious trouble.

Our positions around Rzhev are under attack and our outer perimeter forces have already been cut off and encircled!

**Primary Objective: Hold Rzhev at the end of the Battle.**

**Bonus Objective: Destroy 9 Northern Encircling Soviet Units.**

**Bonus Objective: Destroy 8 Western Encircling Soviet Units.**

**Bonus Objective: Destroy 8 Southern Encircling Soviet Units.**

Any units we deploy to our existing patrols are in urgent need of rescue, as they are currently out of ammunition. Will (Sic) cannot resupply them until we break the Soviet encirclements, which should be your first priority.

You'll have to work with what forces we have at Rzhev to free our trapped patrols from their encirclements.

I don't think we can afford to leave our base at Rzhev undefended though, probing attacks from Klin are already testing our defenses.

High Command has demanded we maintain control of our position, they do not want to yield ground so close to Moscow.

As a final warning, I would caution against reserving any of our forces though. If the Soviets have been content to just pin our units thus far, it can only mean a major attack is coming, and we will need every unit at our disposal to fight back.

Good luck, Herr General.

### Debriefing

Herr Hauptmann, you are alive? But I thought...

It is Oberst now, and as for my survival...

*Oberst Wagner points to his eye patch.*

I didn't exactly escape in one piece.

But you should be thanking General %playername% for our continued survival. That was quite the Soviet offensive we rebuffed.

*Oberst Wagner offers you a salute.*

Oberst Wagner, reporting for duty.

It is good to see you again, sir.

Um... what do we do now? Do you have any additional information on the Soviets?

Leutnant, will you excuse us?

*Gerhardt salutes quickly before stepping outside.*

He's a good kid with a lot of potential, Herr General.

But now I understand this war will chew up good men like him and just spit them out.

During my convalescence, I became aware of several... things.

I feel there is something terribly wrong, and I do not just mean with these Soviet counterattacks.

But I will not trouble you with this now. We have more urgent matters to attend to, such as surviving said Soviet attacks.

I have your new orders with me, and will brief you shortly.

**Historically, the battles for Rzhev had only just begun.**

**Germany stubbornly refused to give up their positions near to Moscow, while the Soviets could not remain idle to a threat that was so close to their Capital.**

**But with new plans and operations launching across the Eastern Front, neither side could spare sufficient forces to decisively impact the region.**

**And so the Rzhev Meat Grinder would continue on for many more months...**

## Walkthrough

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## Locations

* Rzhev

* Volokolamsk

* Zubtsov

* Pogoreloye Gorodishche

* Staritsa

* Volga River

* Vazuza River

* Sychyovka

* Bobrovka

* Rzhev

* Volokolamsk

* Zubtsov

* Pogoreloye Gorodishche

* Staritsa

* Volga River

* Vazuza River

* Sychyovka

* Bobrovka

## Messages

* ***Leutnant Gerhardt:*** Herr General, we have received a coded transmission. It appears to be from... Stefan Wagner!?

* ***Leutnant Gerhardt:*** It claims that Hauptmann Wagner is en route to our position with a supply convoy. They should be here within the hour, so we will know if the message is genuine any moment now.

* Mein General, I have returned, and I come with relief and good news. I assumed you would be in need of supply after fighting through the Russian winter, so I took the liberty of organizing a stockpile resupply.

In addition to general supplies, I also come with some new German prototype heavy tanks as well as some unusual captured Soviet tanks as well. Our new heavy tank is a field prototype designed specifically to overcome the Soviet medium and heavy tanks that gave us so much trouble during Barbarossa, and I think you will be most impressed with their performance.

Would you like to reset your prestige to 9500, acquire a supply of German prototype tanks, and also acquire a number of captured Soviet T34-57 parts?

Accept the supplies

Reject the supplies

* You accept the offer and fixed resource amount with it. You now have exactly 9500 prestige.

* You choose to reject the offer.

* Mein General, I have an additional offer for you. As a result of your successes last year in protecting our convoy at Klin, even more heavy tank prototypes are available. This is a one time offer with no drawbacks, so I highly suggest you accept this gift before the units are assigned to another sector!

You have one Klin Challenge Token Point.

Would you like to exchange it for a supply of German prototype tanks?

* You choose to accept the offer.

* You choose to reject the offer.

* ***Leutnant Gerhardt:*** Herr General, some of our forces have successfully fought their way into a hidden Soviet equipment yard. They report a haul of rare Soviet tanks and a few Soviet fighter aircraft still in working condition. We've commandeered the contents and you can access them as captured equipment.

* ***Leutnant Gerhardt:*** Herr General, our troops have made quite an unexpected find. They appear to have stumbled across a Soviet storage yard that was being used to house captured Italian support vehicles. There are enough recon cars, light flame tanks, and tank destroyers here to outfit multiple units! We've commandeered them all and you can access them as captured equipment.

* Bonus Objective to Destroy 9 Northern Encircling Soviet Units completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to Destroy 8 Western Encircling Soviet Units completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to Destroy 8 Southern Encircling Soviet Units completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* ***Leutnant Gerhardt:*** Herr General, we have received a coded transmission. It appears to be from... Stefan Wagner!?

* ***Leutnant Gerhardt:*** It claims that Hauptmann Wagner is en route to our position with a supply convoy. They should be here within the hour, so we will know if the message is genuine any moment now.

* Mein General, I have returned, and I come with relief and good news. I assumed you would be in need of supply after fighting through the Russian winter, so I took the liberty of organizing a stockpile resupply.

In addition to general supplies, I also come with some new German prototype heavy tanks as well as some unusual captured Soviet tanks as well. Our new heavy tank is a field prototype designed specifically to overcome the Soviet medium and heavy tanks that gave us so much trouble during Barbarossa, and I think you will be most impressed with their performance.

Would you like to reset your prestige to 9500, acquire a supply of German prototype tanks, and also acquire a number of captured Soviet T34-57 parts?

Accept the supplies

Reject the supplies

* You accept the offer and fixed resource amount with it. You now have exactly 9500 prestige.

* You choose to reject the offer.

* Mein General, I have an additional offer for you. As a result of your successes last year in protecting our convoy at Klin, even more heavy tank prototypes are available. This is a one time offer with no drawbacks, so I highly suggest you accept this gift before the units are assigned to another sector!

You have one Klin Challenge Token Point.

Would you like to exchange it for a supply of German prototype tanks?

* You choose to accept the offer.

* You choose to reject the offer.

* ***Leutnant Gerhardt:*** Herr General, some of our forces have successfully fought their way into a hidden Soviet equipment yard. They report a haul of rare Soviet tanks and a few Soviet fighter aircraft still in working condition. We've commandeered the contents and you can access them as captured equipment.

* ***Leutnant Gerhardt:*** Herr General, our troops have made quite an unexpected find. They appear to have stumbled across a Soviet storage yard that was being used to house captured Italian support vehicles. There are enough recon cars, light flame tanks, and tank destroyers here to outfit multiple units! We've commandeered them all and you can access them as captured equipment.

* Bonus Objective to Destroy 9 Northern Encircling Soviet Units completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to Destroy 8 Western Encircling Soviet Units completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to Destroy 8 Southern Encircling Soviet Units completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

## Notes

* If players import a save in which they obtained 1 strength point worth of Prototype Jagdtiger Anti-tanks from the Klin scenario, they will be able to exchange it for 15 Strength points worth of Tiger (P) Tanks on turn 9.
* Players will be given the option to set their prestige to 9500 and receive 15 Strength points worth of Prototype Tiger (P) Tanks and 29 Strength points worth of T-34-57 Tanks on turn 8.
* Destroying 9 Soviet Force North units and destroying 8 Soviet Force South/West units will each award 1 Commendation Point.
* Capturing the village at (5,3) will grant players 9 Strength points worth of Captured T-34-57 Tanks, 25 Strength points worth of Captured KV-2 Tanks, 30 Strength points worth of Captured T-50 Tanks, and 21 Strength points worth of Captured Yakovlev Yak-1 Fighters.
* Capturing the village at (6,32) will grant players 45 Strength points worth of Captured L6/40 Lf Tanks, 45 Strength points worth of Captured AB 41 Recon, and 45 Strength points worth of Captured L 40 da 47/32 Anti-tanks.
* Notable enemy units:
	+ 56th T-38, which is Level 1 and has a hero with the Hit and Run trait.
	+ A Soviet Force North SU HW Inf that is Level 1 and has a hero with the Aggressive Counterattack trait.
	+ A Soviet Force West SU Mnt Inf that is Level 1 and has a hero with the Camouflage trait.
	+ A Soviet Force South KV-1/41 that is Level 1 and has a hero with the Tank Killer trait.
* Notable enemy formations:
	+ Soviet Force North
	+ Soviet Force South
	+ Soviet Force West
* Enemy reinforcements will arrive from the east on Turn 10, 13, 15, 17, 18, and 19.