War of the Rats ETO (id:#56658)
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)
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
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
GermanRussian
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 |
| 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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| Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Time | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | (D) Russell Martin | vs | Chris NL | German win | |||
| 2026-06-04 | (A) Brian Linacre | vs | Todd | Russian win | |||
| 2026-06-04 | (D) Todd G | vs | Brian | Russian win (VASL Log) | Russians lost F8 building early, but managed to hold off the Germans from crossing the streets to threaten the L6/O6 building complexes until Gt4. Russians didn't get ad hoc shock troops until turn 4 at which point they rushed to retake the F8 building. A German counterattack on F8 forced the ad hoc units out and soon F8 was back in German hands, but the Russian delay tactic worked. By Gt6, it was a mad dash for the Germans to throw everything they had at the Russians in L6/O6 forcing close combat, but, while the Germans took out units in L7, Russians in two other locations (M6 & O6) were able to lock them up in melee to end the game | ||
| 2026-05-10 | (A) Maximiliano Estravis Barcala | vs | DC | German win | Return leg of the revisiting after one year. The Russian set up all forward, which led to a rapid collapse against the strong German fire. At the end of Turn 3, reinforcements hadn't arrived and the Germans controlled two buildings, with the third having only a Russian 447 and a Conscript HS to defend it. When the task group arrived, it was too late. | ||
| 2026-05-02 | (D) Maximiliano Estravis Barcala | vs | DC | German win | Revisited this scenario after one year of playing several more SK and full ASL scenarios. As a Russian, I set up the 447s in the front and the 426s further back, which worked in delaying the German advances without losing too many units. Reinforcements arrived early, in Turn 2, so up to the end of Turn 4 the situation was pretty balanced. At the beginning of Turn 6, the Germans still didn't control the bottom left building, but with only some conscripts remaining, the Russians could not hold on. Enjoyed it more than the first time around, I recommend revisiting! |
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| Action | Date |
|---|---|
| toddgrx Added a playing | 2026-06-10 16:49:52 |
| Doc Martin Added a playing | 2026-06-09 17:30:41 |
| Doc Martin Rated the scenario | 2026-06-09 17:29:43 |
| sparkyxc9 Added a playing | 2026-06-04 22:40:43 |
| mestravis Added a playing | 2026-05-20 19:25:01 |
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| S2- VASL Setup-v670 (ASL Scenario S2 - War of the Rats.vsav) | VASL Setup | Bugbear501 | 864 |
| S2- VASL Setup-v671beta5-(Corrected) (ASL Scenario S2 - War of the Rats - v671beta5.vsav) | VASL Setup | Bugbear501 | 635 |
| Game Setup (DSCF2413.JPG) | Image | cryophobia | 4753 |
| S2 Board Set-Up Prior to Turn 1 (AAR S2.2 1 Set-Up.jpg) | Image | scrub | 4182 |
| (!germ-soviet.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 2369 |
| (germ stalingrad smoke.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 2447 |
| VASL Log file () | VASL Game Log | owenedwards | 1758 |
| VASL Log file (S2_FULL VLOG_MGT_JonP_20211018.vlog) | VASL Game Log | Jplott94 | 2037 |
| VASL Log file (SK1S2_037_RT5_CCPh.vlog) | VASL Game Log | Stumpy82 | 2022 |
| VASL Log file (045-SK1-SC2 for Simon.vlog) | VASL Game Log | ctcharger | 1429 |
| VASL Log file (S2- War of the Rats (Brian v Todd).vlog) | VASL Game Log | toddgrx | 9 |
| (war rat map A-P.png) | Map Image | hoxson1 | 2668 |
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| Avg Rating: 6.82 | Votes: 332 | Views: | 33562 |
| To-Play list count: | 20 | |
| Estimated Play time: | 3.3 hours | |
| Recorded Games: | 251 | |
| Archive recorded plays: | ||
| German | 121 | |
| Russian | 122 | |
| Drawn: | 3 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of today) War of the Rats [Log in to Confirm or Edit] |
| [A] German | 174 |
| [D] Russian | 174 |