Poland: 3 Battle of Piotrkow
3 Battle of Piotrkow (Rules: Arras to Ardennes) Battle Turn Zero and Start The successfully crossing of the River Warta gave the Germans the opportunity to press the attack. Under the campaign rules the Poles were not allowed field defences on the day after a river crossing, representing the surprise and uncertainty effect; and on the second day of battle the Germans had also overrun the supply centre, reducing available support assets (fewer support assets), and the communication headquarters (a further malus on rolling for orders). The wall of blinds going down masked the German bunching of three units on their left flank and one tank battalion on the far right (stage right and left in the picture). The Poles were clustered on their left flank with their right filled with dummy blinds. No national flags in these photographs. Battle Turn One The first move was the single German tank battalion advancing on the extreme flank, which promptly resulted in the far-left Po