Cernauti

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

## Briefings

Emergency situation, mein General.

After their failure to break our lines in Romania, the (Sic) Soviets have geared up for a major offensive to strike furthest to the west, here at Cernauti.

All intelligence we have received has shown that the enemy has built up an immense army for this offensive, and their goal seems to be to punch through the Carpathian Mountains and possibly to reach the Hungarian Plain.

There are at least two full Guards Tanks Armies arrayed against us, in addition to innumerable support formations.

The Red Air Force has also been deployed en masse, and they've already begun to soften up the Romanian frontline defenses.

Lucky for us, we have forseen this build up for several weeks now, and as a result, we have finally been brought back to full strength. We have not had this many supplies or the support to deploy this many of our troops in a very long time.

**Primary Objective: Hold at least 3 Victory Hexes at the End of the Battle.**

**Primary Objective: Eliminate at least 12 Soviet Guards Tank Army Units.**

At all costs, we must prevent the Soviets from reaching the Carpathian Mountains.

The first defensive line we could establish is here, behind the Suceava River.

But we should only entrench ourselves here if we are not fast enough to aid in the defense of Cernauti and the Prut River.

As a precautionary measure, the Romanians have destroyed all the airfields along the Prut River, to prevent them from falling into enemy hands.

This means our own aircraft will be forced to deploy defensively, but that is probably for the best. All estimates show the enemy has overwhelming numerical superiority in the skies, so a defensive posture with plenty of ground based air defenses is ideal for our survival.

As the battle progresses, we should also be on the look out for any elite Soviet Guards Tank formations. Destroying these powerful units will be no simple task, but the loss of such prestigious units will be devastating to the enemy's morale.

Even with all the reinforcements we have received, it is unlikely we can stand up to the sheer number of enemies arrayed against us.

We should pick the best defensive positions we can find, and hope we can form a solid wall that the enemy waves will impotently crash against.

To victory, for Germany!

### Debriefing

We have been played for fools.

There is no attack coming to this part of the Eastern Front. All of the intelligence we gathered must be been planted for us to find.

But if not here, then where?

Oberst Wagner is interrupted by an exhausted looking courier handing him urgent message.

Mein gott...

**Historically, the Soviet attempt to deceive the Germans on where their summer offensive of 1944 would strike was a phenomenal success.**

**The Germans were tricked into thinking the attack would be aimed at the newly formed Army Group North Ukraine, and so many reinforcements were stripped from the Eastern Front to reinforce positions near Hungary and Romania.**

**But in actuality, the gargantuan assault of Operation Bagration would fall upon the exposed and now understrengthed (Sic) Army Group Centre.**

## Walkthrough

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## Locations

* Cernauti

* Prut River

* Dornei River

* Suceava River

* Suceava

* Vatra Dornei

* Radauti

* Botosani

* Hotin

* Edinet

* To Iasi

* Kolomea

* Rail Bridge

* Cernauti

* Prut River

* Dornei River

* Suceava River

* Suceava

* Vatra Dornei

* Radauti

* Botosani

* Hotin

* Edinet

* To Iasi

* Kolomea

* Rail Bridge

## Messages

* Mein General, one of our infantrymen has recovered from his injuries and is preparing to rejoin his combat unit. Normally I would not bother you with this, but this soldier, one Matthaus Hetzenauer, has made a name for himself. Beyond his skills as a sniper, he has demonstrated abnormal bravery under fire. If we single him out with special awards, I suspect he will serve us quite well in a squad leadership position.

You have %d Commendation Points.

Would you like to spend 2 Commendation Points to promote this soldier to a unique infantry hero?

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

* You decline the offer. You still have %d Commendation Points

* ***Oberst Wagner:***  Is that tank... made of wood? Some kind of decoy? I am afraid I have no answers for you, mein General, this find has only raised more questions.

* ***Oberst Wagner:***  Our troops have made contact with the main body of enemy troops, or rather what should have been the main body of enemy troops. They are all decoys and fakes; wooden tanks and scarecrow soldiers! We have been tricked!

Mein General, we should quickly destroy the required 12 enemy units, and report back to Army Group Command immediately. The enemy is not here, they must be attacking somewhere else!

* ***Oberst Wagner:***  How strange... the Soviet air attacks are continuing, but there are still no reports of the expected ground assault. Perhaps we can move up to more forward positions? Or should we continue to entrench where we are?

* ***Oberst Wagner:***  I am getting a bad feeling about all of this. Something is not right. Even our most cautious estimates should have had the main Soviet attack arrive by now. I suggest we move up and investigate the situation for ourselves. We should proceed with caution though, this could still be a trap.

* ***Oberst Wagner:***  Mein General, I am utterly convinced something is terribly wrong here. We continue to sit and wait for a massive assault, but it still has not come. We should advance our ground forces immediately and scout the enemy formations with our own eyes.

* Mein General, one of our infantrymen has recovered from his injuries and is preparing to rejoin his combat unit. Normally I would not bother you with this, but this soldier, one Matthaus Hetzenauer, has made a name for himself. Beyond his skills as a sniper, he has demonstrated abnormal bravery under fire. If we single him out with special awards, I suspect he will serve us quite well in a squad leadership position.

You have %d Commendation Points.

Would you like to spend 2 Commendation Points to promote this soldier to a unique infantry hero?

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

* You decline the offer. You still have %d Commendation Points

* ***Oberst Wagner:***  Is that tank... made of wood? Some kind of decoy? I am afraid I have no answers for you, mein General, this find has only raised more questions.

* ***Oberst Wagner:***  Our troops have made contact with the main body of enemy troops, or rather what should have been the main body of enemy troops. They are all decoys and fakes; wooden tanks and scarecrow soldiers! We have been tricked!

Mein General, we should quickly destroy the required 12 enemy units, and report back to Army Group Command immediately. The enemy is not here, they must be attacking somewhere else!

* ***Oberst Wagner:***  How strange... the Soviet air attacks are continuing, but there are still no reports of the expected ground assault. Perhaps we can move up to more forward positions? Or should we continue to entrench where we are?

* ***Oberst Wagner:***  I am getting a bad feeling about all of this. Something is not right. Even our most cautious estimates should have had the main Soviet attack arrive by now. I suggest we move up and investigate the situation for ourselves. We should proceed with caution though, this could still be a trap.

* ***Oberst Wagner:***  Mein General, I am utterly convinced something is terribly wrong here. We continue to sit and wait for a massive assault, but it still has not come. We should advance our ground forces immediately and scout the enemy formations with our own eyes.

## Notes

* If players have at least 2 Commendation Points at the start of the scenario, they will be given the option of exchanging 2 Commendation Points for Matthaus Hetzenauer, an Infantry-exclusive hero that has the Famous, Precision Weapon and Unyielding traits in addition to increasing a unit's Initiative and Speed by +2 and +1 respectively.
* Enemy air reinforcements will appear from the north or the northeast on turns 2, 5, 8, 9, 13 and 17.
* Notable enemy formations:
	+ Soviet Guards 'Tank'
* Notable enemy units:
	+ 97th La-5, which is Level 3 and has 11 Strength points and a hero with the Prudent and Lightning Attack traits.
	+ 106th Yak-9D, which is Level 3 and has 11 Strength points and a hero with the Crippling Blow and Exterminator traits.
	+ 108th, 109th, 110th and 111th Il-2M3, which are Level 3 and have 11 Strength points and heroes with the Artillery Support and AT Support traits.
	+ The Observation Points, Level 3 Strongpoints that have 1 Strength point each.