Sharkbait, if you think the first mission is tough try the last one now!Repikhovo's Last Stand has become one for the Russkies.I used to win that mission fairly often.It was tough but I could do it.Now with those Stugs and Panzer IV that just don't look cute and let themselves be shot anymore it's a killing field for T34s.Now thanks to ZW's new improved Tank Ai they fight and they kill most of the attacking T34s.And there's lots of Stugs and PZ IVs not to mention the AT guns.That mission has become extremely difficult but again I don't mind being burnt as a Soviet....
The first mission I won after 4 attempts juts taking the right patch and staying behind( just as ZW advised) while my comrades were taking the heat.Then hidden behind a destroyed T34 I saw the 2 tigers and in 6 shots I was able to destroy them. Mind you the last one gave me a big scare as it took me 4 shots to kill it and I came close to being killed myself.