Klin

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

## Briefings

Herr General, we have just received new orders.

With more Soviet reinforcements arriving, our supply train is in danger of being severed. Orders are to fall back to Rzhev before we are cut off.

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

**Challenge Objective: All 5 Convoy Vehicles survive the Battle.**

Our efforts at Moscow have completed depleted our supply stocks. We can only field half as many troops for this battle.

With that in mind, we may want to focus all of our active forces around Rzhev itself, to make sure we do not lose this vital position.

There is a call for help coming from the nearby city of Klin though. Some auxiliary units have still not evacuated from there.

But it might be too dangerous to try and escort them all to safety. There are Soviet battlegroups that continue to hound our retreat from Moscow.

Oh, I almost forgot.

A new weather report just came in. The skies have finally cleared, but I fear that the Soviet reinforcements will also include the return of their aircraft to the battle.

Good luck, Herr General

### Debriefing

Herr General, your army's withdrawal to Rzhev is complete.

I have heard rumors there is a serious shake-up in command coming as a result of Operation Typhoon's failure.

It might be serious enough that the heads of our Army Groups might be dismissed!

But for now, we have our orders. We are to assume a defensive stance and hold our positions against any Soviet attacks.

I would expect the Soviets to make their move early next year, but I think we are safe here. With our troops recuperating in more permanent quarters now, they should be in a better condition to resist any new threat this winter.

There is one final matter...

*Leutnant Gerhardt hesitates as he tries to find the right words.*

Along with the first resupply shipment we have finally received... there are piles of letters from home for our soldiers. I'm doing my best to distribute the letters to the surviving men... but what do I do with the letters addressed to our dead?

*Amongest the piles of letters, you see that one is addressed to Hauptmann Stefan Wagner.*

Do you decide to open it and read it?

My dearest Stefan,

I'm sorry, I am so terribly sorry. I know that I haven't written to you all year, and that I have selfishly enjoyed your letters without response. I guess this is why your letters have suddenly stopped coming, and I only have myself to blame for it. Please forgive me, I promise to do better.

To explain my silence, well, it turns out that I was not sick after your visit, but pregnant with your child. I would have told you sooner, but it has been a very tough pregnancy. I had been suffering from so much fatigue and blood loss, I do not think the doctors believed either of us would survive. Were it not for your mother taking me in and caring for me so well, I think they might have been right to consider me a lost cause.

But somehow, your daughter was born very strong and healthy. I decided to name her Johanna Wagner, even though I know we are not wed. I hope this does not displease you.

She is so beautiful, I cannot wait for you to meet her. It has taken me several months to recover from her birth, and only recently have I even recovered enough to finally write back to you.

I am aware of your deployment to Russia, but it is hard to know what is really happening out there. The German newspapers print daily stories on the war, but for once, the imminent victory over the Bolsheviks they keep promising never seems to arrive.

So every day now, I pray for your swift victory. I have seen what wars can become when they are drawn out too long, and I would not wish the fate of Spain on any nation.

I am slowly regaining my strength each day now, but there is a growing hole in my heart from not hearing from you. Please write soon.

Your Capitana,

Ana Sofia

**Historically, the Soviet winter counteroffensives were only partially successful.**

**While they did manage to push the Germans back from the immediate vicinity of Moscow, they lacked the strength and coordination to fully encircle and destroy Army Group Centre.**

**As the Germans fell back on their supply lines and quartered in more permanent dwellings, they were better able to stablize their positions in the face of renewed Soviet attacks.**

**As both sides entrenched their defenses and prepared for new offensives, one unmistakeable truth was becoming clear: the War in the East had only just begun.**

## Walkthrough

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## Locations

* Klin

* Rzhev

* Volokolamsk

* Zubtsov

* Pogoreloye Gorodishche

* Staritsa

* Volga River

* Vazuza River

* Lama River

* Klin

* Rzhev

* Volokolamsk

* Zubtsov

* Pogoreloye Gorodishche

* Staritsa

* Volga River

* Vazuza River

* Lama River

## Messages

* Herr General, as we prepare to withdraw, there is one extra task to consider. There still are many captured Soviet vehicles and equipment we have not had a chance to return to working order. Should we spend extra time and energy to retrieve what we can, or shall we just destroy them all so they cannot be reclaimed by the Soviets?

You have %d Commendation Points.

Would you like to use 5 Commendation Points acquire a collection of captured Soviet vehicles and aircraft?

* You choose to accept the offer. You now have %d Commendation Points.

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

* Herr General, the convoy survivors have sent their thanks for your rescue, but now the convoy leader has made an additional request. He has asked if you would be willing to part with a large stockpile of captured Soviet tanks, to improve the haul the convoy will be able to send back to Kummersdorf for testing and analysis. 100 KV1 tank parts, to be exact. While giving up some of our captured equipment brings no immediate benefit, it is very likely that sending so much equipment back to Germany would accelerate our own tank development projects.

Will you agree to give up 100 KV1 tank parts in exchange for a potential reward in the future?

* You agree hand over a haul of captured equipment. You now have 100 less KV1 tank parts.

* You decline the request.

* Herr General, as we prepare to withdraw, there is one extra task to consider. There still are many captured Soviet vehicles and equipment we have not had a chance to return to working order. Should we spend extra time and energy to retrieve what we can, or shall we just destroy them all so they cannot be reclaimed by the Soviets?

You have %d Commendation Points.

Would you like to use 5 Commendation Points acquire a collection of captured Soviet vehicles and aircraft?

* You choose to accept the offer. You now have %d Commendation Points.

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

* Herr General, the convoy survivors have sent their thanks for your rescue, but now the convoy leader has made an additional request. He has asked if you would be willing to part with a large stockpile of captured Soviet tanks, to improve the haul the convoy will be able to send back to Kummersdorf for testing and analysis. 100 KV1 tank parts, to be exact. While giving up some of our captured equipment brings no immediate benefit, it is very likely that sending so much equipment back to Germany would accelerate our own tank development projects.

Will you agree to give up 100 KV1 tank parts in exchange for a potential reward in the future?

* You agree hand over a haul of captured equipment. You now have 100 less KV1 tank parts.

* You decline the request.

## Notes

* If players have at least 5 Commendation Points at the start of the scenario, they will be given the option to exchange 5 Commendation Points for 19 Strength points worth of ZIS-30 Anti-tanks, 18 Strength points worth of BM-13 Katyusha Artillery, 29 Strength points worth of MiG-3 Fighters, and 26 Strength points worth of Petlyakov Pe-2 Tactical bombers.
* If players have captured over 100 Strength points worth of KV-1/40 Tanks by turn 14 and all convoy vehicles survive to turn 15, they will be given the choice of exchanging 100 Strength points worth of KV-1/40s for 1 strength point worth of Jagdtiger Anti-tanks, which can be exchanged for a reward in the Rzhev 1942 scenario.
* Notable enemy units:
	+ 21st SU HW Inf, which is Level 1 and has 18 Strength points and a hero with the Double Attack and Overwhelming Attack traits.
	+ 23rd SU Paratroops, which is Level 1 and has a hero with the No Retaliation trait.
	+ 33rd KV-2, which is Level 1 and has 20 Strength points a hero with the Vigilant and Consolidator traits.
	+ 50th T-38, which is Level 1 and has a hero with the Skilled Recon, Ambusher, and Evasive traits.
	+ 64th MiG-3, which has 12 Strength points and a hero with the Avenger and Rapid Fire 1.5x traits.
* Each of the five Convoy Vehicle units have a hero, which are named Angory Thomas, Dew, Sjin, Simon, and Sips; all five heroes have the No Split trait.