Attempts to push out of Novorossiysk were costly failures .
The Axis also failed to break the defences on the coastal plain from Novorossiysk to Tuapse , having only the strength to stabilise the line .
Attempts to push out of Novorossiysk were costly failures and the Axis also failed to break the defences on the coastal plain from Novorossiysk to Tuapse , having only the strength to stabilise the line .