In October 1941, the Germans broke through the main Soviet defense line and began a race along the major roads that led to Moscow.The two separate battles shown in this game are named for the main objective city on each map, Mozhaysk to the west of Moscow and Mtsensk to the south.Perhaps the most dramatic of the many desperate battles fought in front of Moscow, these two battles combined all the elements of the great struggle.The Germans have an excellent fighting machine, but they are short on fuel and time.They must capture their objectives on a tight schedule or snow and mud will end their offensive.The Soviets are down to remnants of their once immense armies.If the Soviets can avoid being encircled by the fast moving German forces, high quality reinforcements soon to arrive from the Far East may finally allow them to stop the German Advance..