The Soviets Bridge Too Far, Arnhem, August 1985

41 years after the British disaster, the British this time are defending the area from a Soviet Airborne attack.
The Soviets suffered heavy casualties on the last battle with the British that it is taking a few days for their forces to regroup.
The British however are very hard pressed to form and effective defence having also taken so many casualties in the last battle.
The scenario for this comes from the Battlefront Minatures website.
pictures to follow
I used the Corona pandemic AI rules for the Soviet orders.
Soviet forces
Mi 24 HQ 1 Ak74 team
2 Air Assault companies:
14 Ak 74 teams
12 RPG 7 teams
4 PKM MG teams
1 AGS 17 Grenade launcher team
2 AT 4 Spigot missile teams
1 SA 14 Gremlin aa missile team

Reserves:
BMP-1 Motor Rifle Company
4 Ak74 teams
3 RPG 7 teams
4 BMP 1s

Mi 24 Helicopters x3

Tank Battalion
3 T62, 3 T80
Anti tank company

Soviet deploying 

objective area

British advance 

initial Soviet hold on both ends of the bridge 

eventually the Soviets reinforcements will arrive along this road

Soviet paras move up

Queens Own Dragoon Guards Scimitar section clears the hedges of Soviets

Irish guards pushed out of the wood by heavy Soviet fire

Soviet paras move along the river banks

 the beginning casualties 

Royal Irish Rangers arrive in Humber pig APCs straight from Belfast

Irish Guards take position along the hedge

Royal Irish Rangers arrive to bolster the Irish Guards 

the Soviet Tank Division begins to arrive

Gordon Highlanders land on opposite banks to the river

this team went t ground, firing when they could, but were out of radio communication 

 the Rangers begin to take casualties 

Then

The Rangers continue to take fire

the Soviet grenade launchers are

taken out by Irish Guards mortars

And the LMG fire from across the river

FV432 move forward to engage the paras who had charged the tree line to clear the dismounted infantry

Gordon Highlanders hang on to the fence at the river, despite being flanked by Soviet tanks

 the Gordon's Milan team stayed so close to ground the battle rages about them

And were able to halt a T-80 section

A final push by the Soviets see their Hind 24 company destroy the Royal Artillery Rapier battery

a second helicopter attempts to take out the FV432s but misses.

The Soviets achieve a total victory in this campaign. 

The British will have to regroup, falling back in order to escape total destruction.