After the hole in the minefield was discovered, I ordered the platoon team to move through and take OBJ R1 (area 5 in the satellite image).
The attack continued through, with the CVs and Leopards neutralizing enemy infantry that were trying to take shots at our infantry and then pull back. My gunner
also spotted some AT men and opened up with coax. The attack continued nicely, though at one point the formation was getting too staggered with one CV being
in front of the advancing infantry, so I ordered a quick straightening of the attack formation and then we moved again.

Moving thorugh Valkeala north, the road ran through OBJ R1 from where our attack would continue south east (top left in this image).

Platoon team vehicles taking positions at OBJ R1, after the infantry had cleared the area. BTW the building on the foreground, with the brick wall belongs to Hairysteed from ARRC.
I put some 30mm inside just in case he was home 
Once we reached OBJ R1, the attack was stopped. The attacking units started to reload and reorganize. While doing so we received enemy fire from the top floors
of the school building and Eisenschwein's tanks opened up with HEAT rounds on my command, silencing the AGL.
While our attack was flowing through the minefield, B platoon leader reported he has an opening ahead and could flank the OBJ R1 from north east if allowed to
continue. I gave the green light and the platoon moved south from Valkeala north. In front was a small opening before OBJ R1 (area 6 in satellite image)...
B platoon advanced dismounted on our left. It looked like they had no enemies to slow them down, so it looked like they would teach OBJ R1 before the main body.
I informed C and D about the flanking move so they would be sure to identify targets before firing.
Unfortunately the enemy had a small unit overwatching the open terrain, and once the CVs from B platoon rolled into view, they detonated their IED and pulled out.
The IED damaged 2 of the CVs, making them immobile and also two teams of infantry were wiped out. This reduced B platoon to only 1 operational CV and
two-three squads of infantry. Because of the ambush B platoon's momentum was lost and they were forced to mop up the area with infantry before moving out again.
This single incident rendered B so weak that I ordered it to form up with the rest of the main body. This meant I had no reserve at the moment, but the attack
was flowing otherwise well and A had reached Highway 15 intact, so I thought we will continue according to plan.
Packhorse moved in to assist the CV crews in the damaged vehicles.

B platoon ambushed! Area 6 in the satellite image...

OBJ R1, with Hairysteed's house and a destroyed T-72 behind it. At this point even the CO vehicle needed to load more MP ammunition and change a fresh box of coax ammunition.
At the objective C platoon reloaded the longest. During our pause, swedish company rolled forwards and BG CO was eager to get us moving again. I gave the order
to continue once reloaded. We would move with B platoon joining the attack formation's left side and C taking the sports center with D supporting both platoons.
A was consolidating at Highway 15 after the well conducted flanking move. Now that the road was cut we would have no surprises from that direction!
And soon swedish company would cut the highway from our west so the enemy in the town would be cut off!

A platoon turning south towards Highway 15 moments earlier. The powerline can be seen in the satellite image, leading to area 9 that was A's objective.

During our pause, the enemy quick reaction reserve was moved in the town as well. We didn't know of this at the time, but they moved in the hill of Harjunmäki
(area 10 in the satellite image) with 1 tank platoon, 1 BMD platoon, 1 infantry platoon in trucks and 1 Tunguska. 1 BMD platoon and 1 tank moved near the town center and
ran into the swedes, but the main body of the reserve was to be confronted by the Finns...
Taking the sports center:
After reloading was done, C platoon moved out again with the infantry screening and the CVs and Leopards following. Our next objective was the sports center just
north of the hill of Harjunmäki. Moving in more abatis was discovered, and going around C platoon lost 1 CV immobilized.
Moving closer to the sports center (area 8 in the satellite image) an enemy T-72 was spotted near the ice rink. I ordered D platoon to move in for the kill. Some
shots were exchanged and the T-72 was left burning, though Ricopico's Leopard suffered damage when they took 2x 125mm rounds. Their turret was jammed,
but the vehicle continued supporting the attack, Sturmgeschütz -style.

C platoon and tanks of D platoon deploying to support the taking of the sports center. The destroyed T-72 can be seen in the middle of the open.
After the threat was removed, I ordered C platoon and D platoon to deploy at the north side of the sports center open and prepare to cross the open to Harjunmäki.
While they were deploying, B platoon infantry spotted an enemy tank closing in from the east along the main road leading to us. I ordered Eisenschwein to kill it,
and after a cheerful "roger!" and few cannon roars, another T-72 was burning and the Leopards returned in the attack formation, shooting one Tunguska in the process.

C platoon infantry crossing the open with CVs and Leos supporting. To the right is the sports center main building, that has gyms and swimming pools and such in it.
The attack to our final objective began in good order. The swedish company was again ahead of us and they were already clearing the cemetary west of the hill,
cutting Highway 15. The hill was up for the taking and after the infantry had passed the open, CVs and Leopards stormed past the open ground to climb the hill.
I followed close by...
After I got to the other side I took position behind the ice rink building. At this point the firing began on top of the hill, just a hundred meters from me.
The firing was infernal in intensity and more CVs moved in with autocannons firing. I tried to contact D platoon, but all I got back was "In contact, wait!".
I knew they were busy staying alive, so I moved up myself to take a look what was happening.
I arrived in the fight just in time to see what was going on...

D platoon Leopard finds itself inside the enemy platoon's defences. A knifefight begins!

View from the AAR. The Leopards, CVs, infantry and BMDs are mixed on top of the hill, where the ski tracks run.
I quickly realized that this close quarter engagement needed to be sorted out before the main body could do anything else. So the mopping up started. The enemy
was all around so artillery could not be used, and pulling back was impossible. The fight was in control though, so I was confident. At the same time B platoon that
was moving towards A platoon ran into more enemies on the hill's east side.
The enemy had some trucks and infantry with AT weapons and B platoon was ordered to pull out his last CV. I contacted Goblin and he fired artillery on the trucks
and infantry, a few hundred meters away from the knifefight...
While waiting for the rounds to land I ordered B platoon to hold position and support, while A platoon would turn west with half of the platoon and flank the enemy
infantry. A quickly moved up and after the artillery strike hit home, the troops of A started moving up the hill.

A platoon storming the infantry positions from their flank. These were the closing shots of the intense battle for Harjunmäki. After the hill was ours, the mission was over and the
remaining enemies surrendered.
The fighting on the hill continued with the enemy managing to take out 2 CVs from close range, using RPG-29 Vampir. The other CV was the last operational vehicle
from B platoon and the other one was from C platoon. After Alpha's attack the enemy turned tail and ran or surrendered. The hill was secured.
I gave the sitrep to BG CO: "OBJ taken, 2 vehciles down, enemy company destroyed around the hill." Packhorse 1 reported to me that of the 5 damaged vehicles
1 Leopard was heavily damaged and couldn't be quickly repaired (turret jammed) and that one of the Bravo's ambushed CVs had engine down. The other 3 were
soon good to go. So in total of the 17 vehicles in my company, 2 were KO and 2 heavily damaged. That leaves 13 fully functional vehicles, so we were strong enough
to continue the attack after rearming.
And that was a good thing! Soon I heard the attack would continue towards Highway 6 and Utti airfield. The enemy attacking along Highway 15 was cut off and short
on supplies, and the enemy was forced to react to our actions. Taking Utti airfield and cutting Road 6 would stop the enemy attack on its tracks! That would open up
an opportunity to turn our attack west towards Kymijoki -river!