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War of the Rats ETO (id:#56658)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL Starter Kit #1 ID: S02)   [next]   [previous]
See Also: War of the Rats by Critical Hit
Stalingrad, Russia 1942-09-26 (10 others)
HS08: Bailey's Demise (HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower)
HC02: Bailey's Demise (Operations Special Issue #3)
VotG22: Bark You Dogs! (ASL Journal # 9)
VotG23: Heroes of the Soviet Union (ASL Journal # 9)
S66: Bailey's Bridge (ASL Starter Kit #4)
RB#2: Street Wisdom (Stalingrad Baby Bounce 1)
RB#19: Step One (Stalingrad Baby Bounce 2)
RB#36: At The Mouth Of The Tsaritsa (Stalingrad Baby Bounce 2)
HC02: Bailey's Demise (ASL 13 - Rising Sun (2021))
#6: After The Fall (Devil's Grip: To The Volga 3)
Designer: Ken Dunn & Brian Youse
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Balance:
GermanRussian
49.779735682819%

Overview:

German tactics failed inside the confines of Stalingrad as the Russians were able to dig in and fight from every building. The confines of the city stifled manoeuvre, and German superiority in artillery, air power, and armor were rendered ineffective as the infantry of both sides intermingled while fighting for each block of the city. This was Rattenkrieg – the war of the rats.
Attacker: German (94th Infantry Division)
Defender: Russian (62nd Army/Ad Hoc "Shock Group")  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:11.0 D:13.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: German 5-4-8s have +2 Smoke Exponent; make smoke on dr of 4 or less.
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Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-08-19(A) Jan Kärrö vs Fredrik Hi. Russian win3 hrs
2025-08-17(A) Eduardo Rodriguez vs Ripley Russian win
2025-08-07(A) Ian Fox vs Richard Pito German winThe Germans exploited a gap on the Russian left, only to be pushed back, while on the right they got a good foothold and took the two buildings by midgame. The Russians got their shock troops and it turned into a pitched battle for the final building on the left. In the end German firepower won out, ending with a 5KIA on the last of the Russian units.
2025-03-09(A) Maximiliano Estravis Barcala vs DC Russian winGermans swiftly controlled the leftmost building and started moving to help their mates at the center and right flanks, who were having a harder time. When the Russian reinforcements recaptured the left building, which had been all but abandoned, the Germans could not joggle anymore and their offensive collapsed.
2025-02-16(D) Maximiliano Estravis Barcala vs DC Russian winRussians lost their HMG in the middle flank which allowed the Germans to move forward with relative ease. Reinforcements were neutralized but a tactical move in the last player turn (a Russian unit moving out of LOS and then Advancing) prevented the German control of the leftmost building.
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Avg Rating: 6.81Votes: 315
Views: 31724
To-Play list count: 18
Estimated Play time: 3.3 hours
Recorded Games: 235
Archive recorded plays:
German113
Russian114
Drawn:3

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War of the Rats
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[A] German 172
[D] Russian 174
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