Operation Panzerschreck

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

## Briefings

Herr General, I must speak with you, it is urgent.

Apologies, Oberstleutnant, but it will have to wait just a moment. I was about to brief the General on the situation we are deploying our forces for. Is it more urgent than that?

Oberstleutnant Fuchs thinks for a moment.

No, but it is very much related. I will wait.

Very good. As I was about to say, mein General, our special detachment has completed their secret deployment to Hungary.

Shortly after our arrival at the designated coordinates, we received a coded signal. Prepare yourself, sir, this is a most unusual mission we have been tasked with.

**Primary Objective: Assassinate General Miklos.**

**Bonus Objective: Clear Hungarian Rebel Camp.**

**Bonus Objective: Resupply Hungarian Forces.**

To say our orders appear to be contradictory would be an understatement, but I shall explain.

Our ultimate goal is to make sure our Hungarian partners continue to stand fast against our Soviet enemies.

German Intelligence believes this requires more than just additional supplies, they want us to, and I quote, "remove dissidents who threaten the Hungarian resolve".

The primary dissident appears to be Hungarian General Miklos. As soon as he has been dealt with, our mission will effectively be complete.

Getting to him, however, might be a little tricky. Especially with the Soviets probing the passes through the Carpathian Mountains as we speak.

Directly north of us, a Hungarian reinforcement column is enroute to help prevent a Soviet breakthrough.

We should wait for them to pass, it will raise too many questions and probably lead to a fight for them to encounter German forces in the region who apparently aren't here to help them with their own mission...

Once they pass, we can deliver these Supply Convoy vehicles...

to any of these Kassa city hexes. The ammunition and fuel contained within the convoy will keep the Hungarians fightings on the frontline in good supply.

Our orders permit us to engage any Hungarians that stand in the way of our objectives, but remember, we need the regular Hungarian forces to continue the fight.

That is everything we need to discuss for the mission ahead, General %playername%. I'll go get Oberstleutnant Fuchs now.

Oberst Wagner quickly returns with Oberstleutnant Fuchs in tow.

General %playername%, early in the Afrika campaign, do you know how I was able to best my numerically superior opponent time and again?

We are well aware of Rommel's campaign in Afrika, of course. Is there some aspect in particular you are referring to, Oberstleutnant Fuchs?

Oberstleutnant Fuchs winces as he realizes his mistake.

Right. My apologies. What I meant was, one of Rommel's classic maneuvers was to take his forces deep into the desert, where there was no one and nothing around, and then wheel them north towards the Mediterranean coast. It was a very long and arduous path to take, but it consistently bypassed the prepared defensive lines the British would set up.

I believe this is what the Soviets are up to, but on a much larger scale.

What makes you so sure?

I've been reviewing the casualty reports from all our Army Groups, and there is a clear trend. For the scope of operations taking place, losses on both sides have been suprisingly light. Over the past few months of action, there have been less casualties than the short but brutal fight for Kursk last year.

Don't remind me. So you think the Soviets are still just maneuvering, the decisive blow has yet to land?

Precisely, and this situation in Hungary confirms it.

How?

It occured to me that perhaps the Soviets are looking for easier prey. Rather than force a second showdown over the Caucasus after losing the Battle of Kursk, they leveraged their strength in northern Russia to overwhelm Finland and our holdings in the Baltic States. I think they are chasing more 'easy' successes such as those.

I think I understand. In this case, they are taking the 'long way' by directing their efforts towards Hungary, instead of just directly attacking the Caucasus.

And presumably Romania is next, if the Soviet line of advance continues to move southward, instead of in the westward path we assumed it would.

If we somehow lost Hungary and Romania as allies, the Carpathian Mountains would stop being a shield for us to keep the Soviets out of Europe, and instead form a barrier between us and our distant holdings in the Caucasus.

We had best finish our mission here quickly, Romania is going to need all the help it can get.

As soon as we are finished here, I will arrange for the main body of our forces to make for Romania.

To victory, for Germany!

### Debriefing

If I wasn't sure about what Frederick was saying before, I sure believe it now.

We recovered evidence from General Miklos's HQ that confirms he was in contact with the Soviets.

I've sent everything we found back to Berlin, along with a report detailing Oberstleutnant Fuchs's assessment of the situation.

I hope it is enough to convince High Command to send us to Romania quickly.

**In this alternate history, the Soviet Union attempted to breach the Carpathian Mountains and reach the Hungarian Plain during the autumn of 1944. Knowing a full scale assault over the mountains would be fruitless, they instead opted to try subterfuge.**

**Russian agents were able to get in contact with a disillusioned Hungarian General, who they convinced to defect. It was hoped that this defection would have crippled the Hungarian border defenses long enough for a Soviet invasion force to cross the mountains unmolested and establish a solid bridgehead on the other side before a German response could be organized.**

**The plan was thwarted when German intelligence operatives discovered the defection. The resulting mission to assassinate the Hungarian General was swift and merciless.**

**To make sure this incident did not harm relations between Germany and Hungary, the assassination of the Hungarian General was widely publicized, except the newspapers were told it was Russian assassins who struck down the Hungarian General.**

**This secret lie massively bolstered the Hungarian resolve to remain in the war, ensuring the Carpathian Mountains would remain vigilantly guarded against any invasion from the east.**

## Walkthrough

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## Locations

* Ungvar

* Kassa

* Tisza River

* Ungvar

* Kassa

* Tisza River

## Messages

* Bonus Objective to Clear Hungarian Rebel Camp completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to Resupply Hungarian Forces completed.
10,000 Prestige added to Hungarian Faction.
Earned Commendation Points: 2.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to Clear Hungarian Rebel Camp completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to Resupply Hungarian Forces completed.
10,000 Prestige added to Hungarian Faction.
Earned Commendation Points: 2.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

## Notes

* Destroying all Rebel Camp units will award 1 Commendation Point, while resupplying the Hungarians will award 2 Commendation Points.
* Each of the two Supply Convoy units have a hero, which are named Sjin and Sips; both heroes have the No Split trait.
* Notable allied formations:
	+ Supply Convoy
* Notable enemy formations:
	+ Rebel Camp
* Notable enemy units:
	+ General Miklos, a Level 4 Tiger I that has a hero with the AT Support, Artillery Support, Low Profile and Double Attack traits.
	+ 1st Guards, which is Level 2 and has 20 Strength points and a hero with the Fast Retreat and Overwhelming Attack traits.
	+ 14th IS-2, which is Level 2 and has 15 Strength points and a hero with the Leadership and Fearsome Reputation traits.
	+ 44th 41M Turan II, which is Level 1 and has 12 Strength points and a hero with the Avenger trait.
	+ 45th 41M Turan II, which is Level 1 and has 13 Strength points and a hero with the Tank Killer trait.
	+ 53rd Panther A, which is Level 1 and has a hero with the Leadership and Fierce Fighter traits.
	+ 68th 43M Zrinyi II, which is Level 1 and has 11 Strength points and a hero with the Double Support trait.
	+ 92nd 80mm 18M, which is Level 1 and has a hero with the Double Attack trait.