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SHOT LIST: 1.00 Black screen to insert windows and information tables 1.10 Map: Dynamic, European map as background to focus on southeast corner 1.11 Insert window: Frozen, wind-swept landscape cluttered with destroyed vehicles, buildings, and carcasses 1.12 Insert info: February 2, 1943- 300,000 Germans of 6th and part of 4th Panzer Army surrender at Stalingrad 1.13 Insert window: Packets of Soviet infantry darting across the snow; explosions in the background 1.14 Insert window: Retreating German infantry in a snow storm with a Soviet T-34/76 burning in the background 1.20 Map: Southern front- Stalingrad to Kharkov, February- April, 1943; including Manstein’s “backhand” blow 1.21 Insert window: Mud setting in; German vehicles slowing to a stop 1.22 Insert window: Waterlogged/impassable road and terrain 1.23 Insert window: Low-angle shot up at a tired, wet German soldier in a trench 1.30 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths 1.30 Map: Superimposition of England over the forming salient along with distance legends, pull back to show the possible Mediterranean invasions 1.31 Insert info: German offensives- 1941 (Operation Barbarossa) 11 armies along 1200 miles -3,332 tanks/assault guns 1942 (Operation Blue/Brunswick) 6 armies along 450 miles -3,000 tanks/assault guns 1943 (Operation Citadel) 3 armies along 150 miles -2,528 tanks/assault guns 1.32 Insert info: May 30, 1943 Height of German strength in the war: 9.5 million 1.33 Insert window: Disorganized Soviet infantry walk past friendly tanks being abandoned by their crews 1.40 Insert window: Split-screen of a brooding Hitler at a window and Stalin on the phone 1.50 Map: The proposed/assumed German intent at Kursk plus smaller operations & possibly Moscow 1.51 Insert info: January, 1943- German armored strength (eastern front)- Only 485 tanks among 18 Panzer divisions 1.52 Map: Soviet main defensive lines with unit dispositions *Main line of defense *Second line of defense *Third line of defense *First front line *Second front line *Third front line *Steppe front defense line 1.60 Insert window: Soviets amassing huge reserves while building defenses with civilian labor 1.61 Map: Defensive lines with superimposed soviet and German units being funneled in to list final dispositions (corps and above) 1.62 Insert info: Soviet civilian laborers mobilized- May- 105,000 June- 300,000 1.63 Insert info: Allied/Axis war production figures and losses to July, 1943 1.64 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths 1.70 Insert window: Soviet partisans (some children and women) blowing up railroad tracks and monitoring German activity 1.71 Insert window: Soviet engineers preparing a position 1.72 Insert window: German units training 1.80 Insert window: German troop movement by rail/ Panthers and Tigers on some trains 1.90 Main title graphic as camera slowly moves towards the southern end of the map 2.00 “Desperate Gamble (Sunday, July 4, 1943)” fading into 2.10- (Intermittent, heavy rain and road travel is difficult) 2.01 Map: Stop to detail XXXXVIII Panzer Corps zone to show division-sized units and smaller 2.02 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths 2.10 “(0400) GERMAN 2nd ENGINEER COMPANY, PANZER GRENADIER DIVISION GROSSDEUTSCHLAND, FORWARD POSITIONS (SOUTH)” over the sights and sounds of a heavy downpour as 2.10 blends into the southern sector 2.11 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s location overall marked with a blinking dot 2.20 Closer, aerial, mid-shot of Grossdeutschland engineers creeping through a rain-soaked sunflower field as an occasional lightning strike illuminates their position 2.30 CU, ground shot as a probing engineer snakes into view to efficiently dig out a mine 2.40 As dawn breaks the German sappers are seen among piles of mines and marked, water-soaked trails leading back to friendly lines 2.50 CU, over the shoulder shot of a lieutenant marking cleared lanes on a hand-held situation map amid waterlogged terrain that sticks to everything 2.60 Fixed, mid-shot from behind lieutenant as the squad moves into view from the right and then passes out of view to the left; troops and vehicles deploy in the background as a colonel addresses a cluster of soldiers. In addition, tank crewmen are not in their customary black uniforms and a few infantrymen, extra pairs of shoes over their shoulders, are chastised for wearing cloth hats and quickly replace them with steel helmets 3.00 “(1440) SOVIET 73RD GUARDS SEPARATE ANTITANK ARTILLERY BATTALION, 67TH GUARDS RIFLE DIVISION, BUTOVO (SOUTH)” over a panoramic “Soviet viewpoint” showing the forward trenches filled with waiting Soviet antitank rifle platoons together with a few camouflaged, dug-in 45mm Model 1942 antitank guns and crews; the extremely dark topsoil contrasting noticeably with the deeper dirt 3.01 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s location overall marked with a blinking dot 3.02 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths 3.03 Insert window: 45mm Model 1942 (Antitank Gun) Weight kg(lbs): 572(1,260) Rate of Fire, shots/ min.: 20 Muzzle Velocity mps(fps): 1,066(3,500) General: Effective against most German armor at normal ranges; ineffective against heavy armored vehicles 3.04 Insert window: 14.5mm PTRS 1941 protivotankovoye ruzhe Simonova (Antitank Rifle) Weight: kg(lbs): 21(46) Rate of Fire, shots/ min.: 15-20 Muzzle Velocity mps(fps): 1,011(3,320) General: In the hands of determined soldiers an effective weapon at close range against soft skinned vehicles or in ambushes and urban areas 3.10 Mid-shot of officers from behind as they look to the German lines in the distance; the rough terrain making depth perception difficult 3.20 Torso-shot of both officers from the front 3.30 Same mid-shot from behind as aircraft become visible in the distance 3.40 Mid, side-shot of Stukas in level flight to the start of their run 3.41 Insert window: Junkers Ju-87 D-3 Stuka (Ground-Attack) Max. speed kmh(mph): 410(255) Service Ceiling m(ft): 7,310(24,000) Operational Range km(miles): 806(500) Armament: 2x7.9mm MG, 2x7.9mm MG (rear) Bomb Load, normal kg(lbs): 500(1,100) Crew: 2 General: Near obsolete dive-bomber but mid-war, but modifications allowed it to function in the ground attack role until the end of the war 3.50 Among the exploding trenches 3.51 Map: The 3 kilometer X 500 meter Luftwaffe targeted box around Butovo 3.52 Insert info: 2,500 bombs dropped within 15 minutes 3.60 With the advancing German units as they rise up and rush the chaos of the forward Soviet trenches 3.70 Panoramic, side-shot of the unfolding attack 3.80 With the German lines, again, as Soviet Il-2m3’s strafe the scene; their bombs exploding near the camera 3.81 Insert window: Ilyushin Il-2 Type M3 Shturmovik (Ground-Attack) Max. Speed kmh(mph): 410(255) Service Ceiling m(ft): 6,000(19,700) Operational Range km(miles): 685(425) Armament: 2xSh-37 37mm cannon/ 2x7.62mm MG, 1x12.7mm MG (rear) Bomb Load, normal kg(lbs): 400(881) or 8x82mm RS82 (or 132mm RS 132) rockets Crew: 2 General: A veritable “flying tank”; virtually invulnerable to light weapons 4.00 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the general advance of German units against the hills of Buotovo 4.10 With the German troops as they advance up the hills and trench works, 250’s and 251’s milling about 4.20 Aerial shot of the clearing of Soviet positions 4.30 Twilight, wide-shot of German artillery (105’s and 150’s) and observation posts being emplaced, sporadic fighting in the background 4.31 Insert window: 105mm le FH 18M (Medium Artillery) Weight kg(lbs): 1,985(4,377) Rate of Fire, shots/ min.: 6-8 Maximum range m(ft): 12,325(40,463) General: Although having less range than the opposition it was a reliable and stable weapon that remained in production throughout the war 4.32 Insert window: 150mm s FH 18 (Heavy Artillery) Weight kg(lbs): 5,512(12,154) Rate of Fire, shots/ min.: 4 Maximum range m(ft): 13,250(43,500) General: Standard heavy field howitzer used throughout the war 5.00 “Mailed Fist- The Battle opens (Monday, July 5)” on black screen fading into 5.10- (Clear and dry, but still muddy) 5.10 “(0200) SOVIET CENTRAL FRONT HQ (NORTH)” over a mid- shot pulling back from Rokossovsky as he enters the CP- “Army General Konstantin Rokossovsky, Commander of the Central Front”, “Lieutenant General M.S. Malinin, Chief of Staff of the Central Front” and “Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgi Zhukov, Deputy Commander of the Red Army” under each man respectively 5.20 Static, wide-shot containing the two officers; one at each end 6.00 “(0220) GERMAN 292ND INFANTRY DIVISION ASSEMBLY AREA (NORTH)” over a panoramic-shot of assembling Germans and horse transport 6.01 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths 6.02 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s location overall marked with a blinking dot 6.10 Mid-shot of German Nebelwerfers being readied 6.11 Insert window: 150mm Nebelwerfer 41 (NbW 41) (Rocket Launcher) Armament: 6x34kg(74.8lbs) Wurfgrenate Rockets Weight kg(lbs): 770(1,694) Rate of Fire, salvos/5 min.: 3 Maximum range m(feet): 6,900(22,659) General: A high-explosive rocket system used to deliver a heavy and concentrated barrage; lightweight and mobile 6.20 Similar panoramic-shot now including the Soviet line in the distance as it erupts in large-caliber, muzzle- flashes and katyusha rocket fire 6.21 Insert info: 0220- 13th Army’s initial counter-bombardment: 30 minutes, 595 guns 0430 German artillery response: 80 minutes 0435 2nd Soviet counter-bombardment: 30 minutes, 967 guns 6.22 Insert window: 122mm A-19 Model 1931/1937 (Heavy Artillery) Weight kg(lbs): 7,250(15,968) Rate of Fire, shots/ min.: 3-4 Maximum range m(ft): 21,017(69,000) General: Used primarily in large operations for counter battery fire or long-range targets 6.23 Insert info: Half of the 100 or so German batteries were temporarily surpressed 6.30 Among German units as the Soviet artillery shells blanket the area with explosions 7.00 “(0225) GERMAN I/KG 100 BASE- POLTAVA (SOUTH) ” over static, panoramic-shot of He-111’s preparing to take off 7.01 Insert window: Heinkel He-111 H-6 (Bomber) Max. speed kmh(mph): 406(252) Service Ceiling m(ft): 8,500(27,900) Operational Range km(miles): 2,065(1,280) Armament: 6x7.9mm MG Bomb Load, normal kg(lbs): 2,000(4,410) Crew: 4 General: Main, twin-engine, medium bomber of the Luftwaffe throughout the war 7.02 Map: Locations of major Soviet and German airfields; real and dummy 8.00 “(0230) GERMAN FREYA LONG RANGE RADAR STATION (SOUTH)” over establishing, wide-shot of Freya radar station 8.10 Cramped, hand-held shot amongst the station’s crew 8.20 CU of large, radar signatures 8.30 Same as 8.1 only in chaotic activity 9.00 “(0235) GERMAN I/JG 52 MOLDERS BASE- BESONOVKA (SOUTH)” over panoramic shot of Bf-109G base as pilots and ground crew rush to get the planes up; mechanics help start the fighter’s engines 9.01 Insert window: Messerschmitt Bf.109 G-4 (Fighter) Max. speed kmh(mph): 653(406) Service Ceiling m(ft): 12,000(39,370) Operational Range km(miles): 851(528) Armament: 2x7.9mm MG Bomb Load, normal kg(lbs):- Crew: 1 General: Standard German fighter throughout the war 9.02 Insert window: Luftwaffe fuel shortage stipulations- Bombers- 2 sorties/ day Ground attack- 3-4 sorties/ day Fighters- 6+ sorties/ day 9.10 3/4, mid-shot a few Me-109’s and their pilot’s being readied 9.20 To the side of the lead aircraft as they taxi and get airborne 10.00 “(0240) SOVIET 2ND AIR ARMY, YAK-9D (SOUTH)” over an establishing shot of a Yak-9D in formation 10.01 Insert window: Yakovlev Yak-9D (Fighter) Max. speed kmh(mph): 591(367) Service Ceiling m(ft): 9,062(29,750) Operational Range km(miles): 906(562) Armament: 1x20mm cannon, 1x12.7mm MG Bomb Load, normal kg(lbs): - Crew: 1 General: More maneuverable than contemporary German fighters; used primarily in low altitude interception and bomber escort 10.10 Pilot view of the planes interior and out of the canopy showing much of the Soviet air armada 10.20 Reverse shot showing pilot’s pleased expression suddenly go to horror 11.00 Chaotic up/down shots of planes exploding, banking and shooting 11.10 A few Soviet Pe-2’s break from the fight to attack the closest German airfields 11.11 Insert window: Petlyakov Pe-2 (Bomber) Max. speed kmh(mph): 488(303) Service Ceiling m(ft): 8,894(29,200) Operational Range km(miles): 1,242(770) Armament: 3x12.7mm MG, 2x7.62mm MG (rear) Bomb Load, normal kg(lbs): 600(1,322) Crew: 3 General: Versatile aircraft serving in the heavy fighter, reconnaissance, and night fighter roles 11.20 Wide shot as Soviet bombers make a haphazard attack through anti-aircraft fire, then peel away 11.30 Panoramic-shot of the battle as the Germans begin to get the upper hand and the Soviets attempt to vacate 11.31 Insert info: Largest, single air battle of the war involving over 500 aircraft 12.00 “(0330) GERMAN FOURTH PANZER ARMY ARTILLERY POSITIONS (SOUTH)” over a few wipes of German artillery batteries preparing to open up with 105’s and 150’s 12.10 Rapid, static shots of individual guns being fired 12.12 Insert info: More artillery shells discharged in 50 minutes than the Germans used in the Polish and French campaigns combined 13.00 “(0810) GERMAN 10TH PANZER BRIGADE NORTH OF MASCHTSCHENOJE (SOUTH)” over a panoramic-shot with German assault guns, mounted infantry and running infantry as they advance up the ridge against enemy positions 13.01 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths 13.02 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s location overall marked with a blinking dot 13.10 Mid-shot with engineers as they dismount a 251 to clear land mines and obstacles; 250’s nearby 13.11 Insert window: SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. C (Medium Armored Personnel Carrier) Weight (tons): 8 Max. speed kmh(mph): 53(33) Crew: 2+ 10 passengers Armament: 2x7.92mm MG Armor: 6-14.5mm Range km(miles): 300(186) General: Although difficult to steer and underpowered this vehicle remained the standard armored personnel carrier for the armored support role 13.12 Insert window: SdKfz 250/1 Ausf. C (Light Armored Personnel Carrier) Weight (tons): 6 Max. speed kmh(mph): 60(37) Crew: 2+ 4 passengers Armament: 2x7.92mm MG Armor: 6-14.5mm Range km(miles): 300(186) General: Designed to transport half a squad this fast and well-powered vehicle suffered from poor cross-country performance 13.20 Wide-shot from a rear Panther’s cupola forward to show scores of Panthers snaking toward the front 13.21 Insert window: PzKpfw V Ausf. D Panther (Medium Tank) Weight tons: 43 Max. speed kph(mph): 46(29) Crew: 5 Armament: 1x75mm KwK42/70, 2x7.92mm MG Armor: 16-100mm Range km(miles): 200(124) General: Designed to challenge the Soviet T-34 by adopting thick, sloped armor and a powerful main gun; first used at Kursk 13.30 Mid-shot from behind the lead Panthers as they engage and destroy a group of Soviet Mark III Lee tanks 13.40 Side view of Panthers bunching up under fire and moving into the undiscovered minefield with little support from other arms 13.50 With the Panthers as they try to extricate themselves from direct enemy fire 13.51 Insert info: Stats on Panther losses for the battle 13.60 Different angle as a few stricken Panthers take hits while distant 88’s give support 13.61 Insert window: 88mm Flak 37 (Antitank Gun) Weight kg(lbs): 3,348(10,992) Rate of Fire, shots/ min.: 15 Muzzle Velocity mps(fps): 819(2,690) General: Well known, duel purpose gun used in the antiaircraft and antitank roles with great effectiveness 13.70 Wide shot of a Befehls-Panther moving up behind the event 13.80 Rotating, mid-shot focusing on the Befehls- Panther’s commander ”Major Meinrad von Lauchert, Commander Panzer-Regiment von Lauchert” with the chaotic battle in the background 13.81 Closer, rear 3/4 shot blurring background somewhat then flip to clear background with slightly blurry Lauchert in the foreground 14.00 Map: Dispositions and opening moves in the northern sector 14.10 “(1210) SOVIET 81ST RIFLE DIVISION NEAR BUTYRKI (NORTH)” over a panoramic-shot from Soviet lines looking north 14.11 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths 14.12 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s location overall marked with a blinking dot 14.20 Zoomed-in shot of Tigers moving through the dust and debris and head shimmers “505th Heavy Panzer Detachment” over top; Soviet infantry falling back in confusion 14.21 Insert window: PzKpfw VI Ausf. E Tiger (Heavy Tank) Weight tons: 57 Max. speed kmh(mph): 38(24) Crew: 5 Armament: 1x88mm KwK36 L/56, 2x7.92mm MG Armor: 25-110mm Range km(miles): 140(87) General: Thickly armored with a powerful armament, but underpowered and poor maneuverability 14.30 Blurring pan to a cluster of T-34’s as one is hit by a Tiger shell, Soviet antitank packets giving a fight nearby “129th Armored Brigade” over top 14.31 Insert window: T-34 Model 1943 (Medium Tank) Weight tons: 30.9 Max. speed kph(mph): 55(34) Crew: 4 Armament: 1x76.2mm F-34 Model 1942 L/42, 1x7.62mm MG Armor: 20-70mm Range km(miles): 465(288) General: A well-balanced combination of firepower, maneuverability and armor protection make this tank one of the premiere tank designs of the war 14.40 Wide-shot of Brummbars in the attack “Sturmpanzer Battalion 216” over top 14.41 Insert window: Sturmpanzer IV Brummbar (Assault Infantry Gun) Weight tons: 28.2 Max. speed kph(mph): 40(25) Crew: 5 Armament: 1x150mm StuH43 L/12, 1x7.92mm MG Armor: 10-100mm Range km(miles): 210(130) General: Built in small numbers as infantry support in street fighting this was underpowered and lacked a bow machine gun; first used at Kursk 14.50 Pan to wide shot of a Soviet antitank rifle squad entrenched and lurking in the underbrush; the 80 meters of trench including a dug-in, covered position, an ammunition “niche” and a narrow communications trench to the rear 14.60 Wide-shot from no-man’s land toward German lines as Goliaths are released; the camera moving slightly overhead and around as one of the vehicles passes by 14.61 Insert window: SdKfz 303b Goliath (Expendable Demolition Charge) Weight tons: 0.43 Max. speed kph(mph): 12(7) Crew: - Demolition charge kg(lbs): 100(220) Range m(ft): 650(2,134) General: Used in the clearance of mine fields via remote control; its light armor made it vulnerable to small arms fire 14.70 Debris/underbrush cluttered shot from a Soviet forward lines as a Goliath drops into a nearby trench and detonates 14.80 Pan to a wide shot toward German lines as Elefants rumble forward and pass very close “654th Antitank Detachment” over top 14.81 Insert window: Jagdpanzer Tiger (P) Elefant (Tank Destroyer) Weight tons: 65 Max. speed kph(mph): 30(19) Crew: 6 Armament: 1x88mm PaK43/2 L/71 Armor: 20-200mm Range km(miles): 150(93) General: Modified version of the Porsche Tiger’s hull with extremely thick armor and powerful main gun, but lacking any secondary armament and poor mobility 14.90 With the Soviet tank hunters as they attack the vehicles and accompanying infantry 15.00 “(1500) SOVIET CENTRAL FRONT HQ (NORTH)” over a wide shot of the CP 15.10 Overhead and behind the men to show the maps on the table “Lieutenant General N.P.Pukhov, Commander 13th Army,” and “Lieutenant General A.G. Rodin, Commander 2nd Tank Army) 16.00 Map: II SS Panzer’s accomplishments on the first two days 16.10 “(1600) GERMAN 3RD SS PANZER GRENADIER DIVISION TOTENKOPF NEAR GREMUCHII (SOUTH)” over a wide-shot with Totenkopf troopers as they crouch for a German air-to- ground attack 16.11 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s location overall marked with a blinking do 16.12 Insert info: German high-fragmentation bombs- SD-1: 180 2-kg sub-munitions SD-2: 360 1-kg sub-munitions 16.20 Insert window: Fieseler Fi 156D Storch (Air Observation) Max. speed kmh(mph): 175(109) Service Ceiling m(ft): 5,270(17,300) Operational Range km(miles): 384(238) Armament: 1x7.9mm MG (rear) Bomb Load, normal kg(lbs): - Crew: 1 + 2 passengers General: High-lift, (STOL) aircraft used for reconnaissance, staff transport, rescue and casualty evacuation 16.30 Shot among the men as they rise up and move forward, explosions and gun fire in the distance 16.40 Wide, side-shot of the hunched men as they enter the depression 16.50 German flamethrower teams clear a strip of trenches a short ways off 16.60 Centered camera pans 360 degrees as the men talk; dead Soviets and their effects scattered about and a “Pervitin benzedrine” container is passed around 16.70 Fire-fight and the Soviets cautiously emerge to surrender; “Safe passage” papers in their hands 16.80 Artillery rains down on the combatants 16.90 Low-angle, slightly fish-eyed shot near the ground as the Germans advance; Tigers let off their main guns nearby 17.00 “...The Wolf by the Ears... (Tuesday, July 6)” on black screen fading into 17.10- (Dry, but still muddy) 17.10 “(0400) GERMAN 13TH COMPANY, 1ST SS PANZER GRENADIER DIVISION LIEBSTANDARTE SOUTH OF IAKOVLEVO (SOUTH)” over a mid-shot of Tigers being replenished 17.11 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths 17.12 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s location overall marked with a blinking dot 17.20 Closer, mid-shot of the commander ”SS- Hauptsturmführer Heinz Kling, Commander 13th Company” mounting his command Tiger and “SS-Untersturmführer Michael Wittmann” 17.30 Over and slightly behind the commander as they finish talking 17.40 Wide, side-shot of the Tigers moving out 17.50 Wipe to a wide-shot of the Tigers advancing with support 17.60 Low, front shot of a Tiger taking a deflected shot 17.70 Overhead-shot as the Tigers move into the attack 18.00 Interior, fish-eyed shot from the turret rear 18.10 CU of commander peering from open cupola 18.20 CU of the loader slamming a round home 18.30 Behind the driver as the mirror shatters 18.40 Fish-eyed shot from the turret side as a round hits the tank 18.50 CU of the gunner’s foot pushes forward on a foot pedal, the turret turns to the right...:Gunner “Ready” 18.60 Commander CU- “Fire”, the tank jolts, view through the scope as a T-34 explodes 18.70 Fish-eyed shot of the Tiger and then to the next target 19.00 Panoramic-shot slightly above the Tigers as they engage enemy armor/ camera drops lower to the ground as the Soviet positions are attacked by German aircraft 19.10 Wide shot with the Tigers as they pursue the withdrawing enemy tanks 20.00 “(1200) GERMAN MANSTEIN’S RAILROAD COMMAND CAR (SOUTH)” over an establishing shot of Manstein’s rail/command car 20.10 Wide, static-shot of the proceedings: “Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, Commander Army Group South” and “General Theodor Busse, Chief-of-Staff Army Group South” over each man respectively 20.20 Low angle, mid-shot of Manstein as he reads the note 20.30 Full shot of the map on a table, figures in a semi- circle 20.40 Wide shot of the conversation 20.50 Mid-shot of Manstein as he finishes 21.00 Map: Troop movements in the northern sector 21.10 “(1300) GERMAN XXXXVII PANZER CORPS (NORTH)” over a wide, low-angle shot of Nebelwerfers being shot into a smoky sky; 20th Panzer Division’s Hummels at the ready 21.11 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths 21.12 Insert window: 15cm Schwere Panzerhaubitze Hummel (Self-propelled Heavy Howitzer) Weight (tons): 24 Max. speed kph(mph): 42(26) Crew: 6 Armament: 1x150mm sFH18/1 L/30, 1x7.92mm MG Armor: 10-30mm Range km(miles): 215(134) General: Initially designed as an “interim solution” to provide armored units with tracked artillery support 21.20 Wide-shot of Mark IV H’s “2nd Panzer Division” over top, being funneled into a waiting, Soviet “Pak-front” to be destroyed or driven off 21.21 Insert window: PzKpfw IV Ausf. H (Medium Tank) Weight (tons): 25 Max. speed kph(mph): 38(24) Crew: 5 Armament: 1x75mm KwK40 L/48, 2x7.92mm MG Armor: 10-80mm Range km(miles): 210(130) General: The only German tank produced throughout the war and in a variety of versions 21.30 With the advancing German infantry 21.40 Wipes of intense fighting 22.00 “The Second Line (Wednesday, July 7)” on black screen fading into 22.10- (Warm and sunny with good roads) 22.10 Camera slowly moves along the ground among sleeping, German troops 22.20 Wipe to camera panning along a section of a Soviet trench, a burned out Elefant, and a sliver of moon visible in the night sky 22.30 Mid-shot of the awake soldier smiling 22.40 Shot from behind the soldier and down the trench as the Germans rush in 22.50 Overhead-shot as the fight erupts 22.60 Wide-shot facing after the Germans as they continue on 23.00 Map: Focusing on the center of the northern sector 23.10 “(1000) SOVIET 70TH GUARDS RIFLE DIVISION NEAR OLKHOVOTKA (NORTH)” over a panoramic-shot of hundreds of German tanks attacking 23.11 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths 23.12 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s location overall marked with a blinking dot 23.20 Wide-shot from the Soviet lines as reserves pour in 23.30 Mid-shot of Su-122’s and Su-76’s forming up 23.31 Insert window: SU-122 (Heavy Self-propelled Gun) Weight (tons): 31 Max. speed kph(mph): 56(35) Crew: 5 Armament: 1x122mm M-30S L/22 Armor: 20-65mm Range km(miles): 270(168) General: Self-propelled gun based on the T-34 chassis 23.32 Insert window: SU-76 Suka (Self-propelled Gun) Weight (tons): 11 Max. speed kph(mph): 45(28) Crew: 4 Armament: 1x76.2mm ZiS-3 L/41 Model 1942 Armor: 7-30mm Range km(miles): 320(199) General: Thin armor relegated this vehicle to a supplementary role at Kursk 24.00 Map: Center of the northern sector moving to the east around Ponyri 24.10 “(1200) SOVIET 307TH RIFLE DIVISION NEAR PONYRI (NORTH)” over a sweeping pan of fighting along the attack on Ponyri, Katyusha fire in the background 24.11 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths 24.12 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s location overall marked with a blinking dot 24.13 Insert window: BM-13 Katyusha (Rocket Launcher) Armament: 16x132mm Rockets Range m(ft): 8,500(27,906) General: Called “Stalin’s organ” by the Germans, this mobile system lays down an intense and concentrated barrage of rocket fire 24.20 Wide, side-shot of tanks hitting mines and engineers dismounting to clear them 24.30 In the town as the German attack is pushed back by the additional Soviet reserves including a few KV-I’s 24.31 Insert window: KV-I Model 1941 (Heavy Tank) Weight (tons): 45 Max. speed kph(mph): 35(22) Crew: 5 Armament: 1x76.2mm F-34, 3x7.62mm MG Armor: 30-90mm Range km(miles): 251(156) General: Armed with the same gun as the T-34, this heavily armored vehicle was fazed out soon after Kursk 25.00 “(1500) GERMAN LIEBSTANDARTE ADVANCED COMMAND POST (SOUTH)” over a wide-shot of Soviet prisoners materializing in the dust to walk past the camera, Fw- 190’s zooming past overhead 25.01 Insert window: Fw-190 A-2 (Fighter) Max. speed kmh(mph): 626(389) Service Ceiling m(ft): 10,592(34,775) Operational Range km(miles): 802(497) Armament: 2x7.9mm MG, 2x20mm MG, 2x20mm MG FF Bomb Load, normal kg(lbs):- General: Powerful and agile interceptor; superior to it’s rival the Bf-109 25.10 Wide, static-shot of Hausser and company with “SS- Obergruppenführer Paul Hausser, Commander II SS Panzer Corps” and “SS-Brigadeführer Theodore Wisch, Commander “Liebstandarte” which ends by following a few Me-109’s out of the shot 26.00 Map: Breith’s III Panzer Corps and its initial progress 26.10 Panoramic-shot of the developing fight (”6th, 7th, and 19th Panzer Divisions”) 26.11 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths 26.20 Wide-shot of engineers clearing mines and obstacles 26.30 Panoramic-shot toward the rear of the German units, nearby a German tank commander views the scene with binoculars 26.40 Through panning binoculars of the German relief column (”25 Panzer Regiment” over top) 26.50 Camera with the lead German armored units as the Soviets are pushed back 26.60 Wide-shot, zoom of 6th Panzer Division’s Mark III flamethrowers in action 26.61 Insert window: PzKpfw III (Fl) (Medium Flame-Thrower Tank) Weight (tons): 23 Max. speed kph(mph): 40(25) Crew: 3 Armament: 1x14mm Flammenwerfer, 2x7.92mm MG Armor: 10-70mm Range km(miles): 155(96) General: Modification to the Mark III M tank; for use in close-order fighting

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