Remember, this is a battle report, and will not exactly coincide with the actual historic event...
 
The Russian AT gun hidden in the woods.
 
The lead German tank - a PzII on recon.
 
As the Germans advanced, the opened fire on the Russian light tanks - T26's and BT7's - the the Russian infantry and AT gun located in the woods.
 
The Russians lost no time in opening fire on the Germans, hoping to kill some of their tanks before they could get too close.  Unfortunately for them, all their shots either missed or bounced off the armor of the German tanks!  The Germans, now fully aware of the Russian positions, began to fan out in an attack on the weak Russian armor.
 
The Germans cross the Lisiza!
 
The melee soon became general, as both German and Russian tanks surged forward, hoping to close the range so that their light guns could be more effective.  It was the 50mm guns on the PzIII's that scored the first kill, as a BT7 was taken out by a side shot.
 
Close range tank combat!
 
A BT7 - the first casualty.
 
The Germans quickly gained the upper hand, their armor being supperior to the Russian light tanks that could not seem to penetrate the German's, however, what had at first appeared to be an easy German victory quickly faded as Russian reinforcements arrived from the north - ten T34's and 5 KV1's!
 
A brave PzII sneaks around the T34's!
 
The Germans commit the last of their reserves!
 
The Russians were soon gaining the upper hand.  The Germans could not penetrate the armor on the T34's or KV1's without getting around to the sides or rear, and even then the chances were not great unless they managed to get close.  The Germans fought bravely, however, hoping that their 88's, now deploying on a ridge to the rear, could begin destroying the Russian tanks.
 
The 88's opened fire, but missed with their first rounds!  This alerted the Russians to the threat, and they drove their tanks ahead to the Lisiza, hoping to destroy the 88's with point blank fire.
 
The Russians try to destroy the 88's (just out of shot).
 
At the end, the battlefield was a tank graveyard.
 
The almost suicidally brave attempt on the Russians' part to engage the 88's at close range enabled the 88's to fire at them as they advanced, and soon there were burning T34's littering the battlefield.  The Russians had no choice but to withdraw until they could rearm and equip.
 
Things were no better for the Germans, however, as most of their armor was destroyed, and there was no way they could continue their planned advance to Mtsensk.
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THE CONCLUSION

Our recreation ended in a draw, just like the historical battle did, although the flow of the game varied some from that of the actual battle.  The Russian tanks only carried one HE round each for dealing with the 88's, and that wasn't enough, as they tried to use most of them at long range without much effect besides killing a few crew.  And, although the 88's suffered from some pretty bad dice rolls, in the end they were able to stop the Russians in their tracks (pun intended), but only after the Russians had destroyed virtually all the German tanks.
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HOW WE DID IT:

We used an 8'x8' wargaming table down at the Mangrove Games - thanks Anthony!

The figures are from a variety of manufacturers too numerous to mention.  All are 20mm in scale.  Of course, the rules are Panzer Marsch!

The "battlefield" is an 8'x8' painter's drop cloth originally painted for our Nagashino scenario, but it was made large enough and with enough variety so that it could be used for other engagements, and it worked out fine here.
 
I would like to point out that this event was bashed together at the last minute, hence the variety of painting styles and color schemes.  We ended up borrowing a lot of tanks from Scott Driver of the CGC, and using some older vehicles in my collection.