Voronezh (PC2)

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

## Briefings

Our troops have finished their deployment to Kursk, and the new orders we have been waiting for have just come in.

High Command wants to see if they can confuse the Soviets as to our intended goal for this year's summer offensive, and so we're being dispatched to seize control of Voronezh.

This strike towards central Russia will also provide our forces with a strong defensive barrier in the form of the Don River, once we secure this major crossing point.

**Primary Objective: Capture all Voronezh Hexes.**

**Bonus Objective: Eliminate Soviet 18th Tank Corps HQ before capturing Voronezh.**

The terrain between Kursk and Voronezh is relatively clear, so we should have plenty of room to maneuver our forces as they advance.

Attacking straight over this river might present a challenge...

But there are plenty of avenues around it if you favor a less direct approach.

We do know of at least one very powerful formation of Soviet armor in the region, but their precise location is unknown.

I recommend we keep a strong vanguard in front of our forces in case we encounter them.

But if we do encounter them, perhaps destroying their Headquarters will prove effective in disrupting their mobility.

To victory, for Germany!

### Debriefing

Voronezh is under our control, and by extension, we have secured a strong position along the western bank of the Don River.

As is seemingly customary by now, congratulations from High Command have been paired with orders for a new deployment.

While our Hungarian allies take up positions to hold our conquests, you will need to decide what task your force is best suited to engage in.

A smaller, more tactical force has been requested to reinforce a renewed assault against besieged Leningrad.

Or we have an option to send a much larger force advancing across the vast distances of Southern Russia.

**Historically, the German advance to Voronezh encountered only minimal opposition. This was mostly due to the Soviets have exhausted their forces on their own offensives, many of which had led to disasters such as those at Kharkov.**

**But determined resistance within Voronezh itself caused the battle for the city to devolve into fierce street fighting.**

**German panzers, ill-suited to this form of combat, would be delayed by this fighting before finally being relieved by other Axis infantry forces.**

## Walkthrough

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## Locations

* Don River

* Kursk

* Oskol River

* Livny

* Stary Oskol

* Gorshechnoye

* Gubkin

* Rogovatoye

* Seym River

* Tuskar River

* Don River

* Kursk

* Oskol River

* Livny

* Stary Oskol

* Gorshechnoye

* Gubkin

* Rogovatoye

* Seym River

* Tuskar River

## Messages

* ***Oberst Wagner:*** Mein General, some of our forces have captured a number of Soviet fighters and heavy bombers on the ground and intact. We've commandeered them all and you can access them as captured equipment.

* ***Oberst Wagner:*** Mein General, our troops have made contact with a powerful force of Soviet armored vehicles. I believe this is the Soviet 18th Corps we were looking out for. If you choose to fight them, we should bring our strongest formations up for the engagement. Anything less would be an invitation for an unacceptable casuality list against such a powerful force.

* Bonus Objective to Eliminate Soviet 18th Tank Corps HQ before capturing Voronezh completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* ***Oberst Wagner:*** Mein General, some of our forces have captured a number of Soviet fighters and heavy bombers on the ground and intact. We've commandeered them all and you can access them as captured equipment.

* ***Oberst Wagner:*** Mein General, our troops have made contact with a powerful force of Soviet armored vehicles. I believe this is the Soviet 18th Corps we were looking out for. If you choose to fight them, we should bring our strongest formations up for the engagement. Anything less would be an invitation for an unacceptable casuality list against such a powerful force.

* Bonus Objective to Eliminate Soviet 18th Tank Corps HQ before capturing Voronezh completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

## Notes

* Destroying the 18th Tank Corps HQ will award 1 Commendation Point.
* Capturing the village at (33,4) will grant players 25 Strength points worth of Captured Yakovlev Yak-1 Fighters, 10 Strength points worth of Captured Lavochkin La-5 Fighters, and 21 Strength points worth of Captured Ilyushin Il-4 Strategic bombers.
* Notable enemy units:
	+ An 18th Tank Corps T-26 that is Level 1 and has a hero with the Readiness trait.
	+ An 18th Tank Corps T-34/42 that is Level 1 and has a hero with the AT Support trait.
	+ 18th Tank Corps HQ, a BA-64 that is Level 4 and has 25 Strength points and a hero with the Avenger trait.
	+ An 18th Tank Corps Regular that is Level 3 and has a hero with the No Retaliation trait.
	+ Ivan Chernyakhovsky, a KV-1/42 that is Level 5 and has 17 Strength points and a hero with the Tank Killer, Butcher, and No Surrender traits.
* Notable enemy formations:
	+ 18th Tank Corps