Orel (PC2)

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

## Briefings

Mein General, a flurry of emergency reports have reached us simultaneously!

We are in imminent danger!

After the withdrawal from Kursk, our forces have been dispatched to shore up critical positions along the front.

As part of this effort, our command staff was needed to observe and help re-organize the defenses on the northern section of the Kursk Salient.

9th Army has been under attack since mid-July, even before we abandoned our efforts against Kursk.

But the situation seems to be far worse than we were led to believe, and now we are in danger of being trapped!

**Primary Objective: Escort HQ Halftrack to Bryansk.**

**Bonus Objective: Eliminate 12 Soviet Partisan Units.**

**Bonus Objective: Eliminate 15 Soviet Vanguard Units.**

I've halted our column short of our destination of Orel. All reports indicate the Soviets recapture of the city is imminent.

On top of this, Soviet partisans have sprung up en masse behind us, and they now occupy all of the airfields in this sector.

With only our small column, and no air support, we must escape from the noose of Soviet attackers closing in around us.

While we could retreat at full speed, our column might get squeezed between the partisans behind us and the main Soviet attack in front of us.

If you think we have the strength for it, we could try to smash the Soviet vanguard head on, and then retreat back to Bryansk, so we do not have to fight enemies all around us as we retreat.

I would advise against trying to hold our ground indefinitely though, the full force of the Soviet attack can't be too far behind their vanguard.

To victory, for Germany!

### Debriefing

I've spoken with 9th Army command on the situation, and I have some answers for what happened.

Apparently we were supposed to turn back from Orel, but the message never reached us.

Between the sharp rise in partisan activity, and the total collapse of the Orel bulge behind us, we were lucky to escape with our lives.

9th Army has fallen back to defensive positions at Smolensk, and we are en route to meet them.

Given my past injury, and the vulnerability we experienced retreating in our halftrack, I think we had better requisition ourselves an enclosed Command Vehicle...

**Historically Soviet attacks against the German northern flank of Kursk had begun as early as mid July.**

**Initially, these attacks were not terribly effective, but only because the German 9th Army had to divert forces from the Kursk Offensive to halt the attacks.**

**This diversion of German forces was a significant factor in the poor penetration achieved by German forces in the northern sector of the Kursk salient.**

**But once the German advance on Kursk was fully stopped, Soviet reinforcements began their counteroffensive in full. The German positions around Orel would collapse in just a month as they found themselves suddenly outnumbered almost 5 to 1 while also suffering from resurgent partisan attacks behind their lines.**

## Walkthrough

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## Locations

* Bryansk

* Karachev

* Orel

* Mtsensk

* Naryshkino

* Oka River

* Bryansk

* Karachev

* Orel

* Mtsensk

* Naryshkino

* Oka River

## Messages

* Mein General, I have been looking over our personel (Sic) reports again, and one of our new machine gunners seems to be especially adept at concealment tactics. Apparently he carries an umbrella with him at all times, but with the cloth removed and replaced by local foliage. I think if we single out this individual for a promotion and extra training, they could prove to be a very effective infantry officer for our corps.

You have %d Commendation Points.

Would you like to exchange 3 Commendation Points for this unique infantry hero?

* You decide to use some of your influence to promote this soldier. You now have %d Commendation Points.

* You choose to reject the offer. You still have %d Commendation Points

* ***Oberst Wagner:*** Mein General, Intelligence has confirmed the main Soviet force is arriving from the east. We must withdraw any forces we have left in the region and complete our retreat to Bryansk before we are overrun.

* Bonus Objective to Eliminate 12 Soviet Partisan Units completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 2.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to Eliminate 15 Soviet Vanguard Units completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 2.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Mein General, I have been looking over our personel (Sic) reports again, and one of our new machine gunners seems to be especially adept at concealment tactics. Apparently he carries an umbrella with him at all times, but with the cloth removed and replaced by local foliage. I think if we single out this individual for a promotion and extra training, they could prove to be a very effective infantry officer for our corps.

You have %d Commendation Points.

Would you like to exchange 3 Commendation Points for this unique infantry hero?

* You decide to use some of your influence to promote this soldier. You now have %d Commendation Points.

* You choose to reject the offer. You still have %d Commendation Points

* ***Oberst Wagner:*** Mein General, Intelligence has confirmed the main Soviet force is arriving from the east. We must withdraw any forces we have left in the region and complete our retreat to Bryansk before we are overrun.

* Bonus Objective to Eliminate 12 Soviet Partisan Units completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 2.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to Eliminate 15 Soviet Vanguard Units completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 2.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

## Notes

* If players have at least 3 Commendation Points at the start of the scenario, they will be given the option to exchange 3 Commendation Points for Josef Allerberger, a hero that can only be assigned to Infantry units and has the Famous and Low Profile traits in addition to increasing a unit's Initiative and Speed by +1 and +2 respectively.
* The defeat of 12 Partisan units and the destruction of 15 Soviet Vanguard units will each award 2 Commendation Points.
* Notable allied units:
	+ HQ Halftrack, a Level 5 SdKfz 250/1 with Stefan Wagner, a hero with the Leadership, No Split, Artillery Support, and Survivor traits.
* Notable enemy units:
	+ A Soviet Vanguard SU-152 that is Level 3 and has a hero with the Aggressive Counterattack trait.
	+ A Soviet Vanguard T-34/43 that is Level 3 and has a hero with the Overwhelming Attack and Evasive traits.
* Notable enemy formations:
	+ Soviet Vanguard