One Last Mighty Hew ETO (id:#61078)
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See Also: One Last Mighty Hew by Death to Fascism
Designer: Peter Struijf and Chris Mazzei
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Balance:
GermanRussian
56.989247311828%

Overview:

After the reduction of the Kiev pocket in early September, the German High Command convinced Hitler that Moscow could still be taken before the winter. The dictator approved Operation Typhoon, a massive offensive aimed at destroying the Soviet forces before Moscow. In a special message to the German soldiers, the Führer urged them to deliver den letzten gewaltigen Hieb ("the last mighty hew") to the enemy and thereby decide the war in the East. On 30 September, Guderian's 2nd Panzer Group hurled itself against the Soviet defenses near Sevsk.
Attacker: German (18. Panzer-Division and Panzer-Abteilung (Flamm) 100)
Defender: Russian (298th Rifle Division and 141st Tank Brigade, 13th Army)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:11.0 D:12.0
AFVs: A:4
PzKpfw IVE
PzKpfw IIIF
PzKpfw III(Fl) x 2

AFVs: D:4
KV-1 M39/40
BT-7 M37 x 2
ZIS-42-AA

Guns: A:0
PzB 39 ATR
D:1
107mm P obr. 10/30
50mm RM obr. 40
PTRD-41 ATR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: A: FTV (D3.6)
Overlays: OW1
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-09-25(D) Jeff B vs Magnus Rimvall Russian win7 hrsI expected a western approach from the Germans, and thus heavily defended against this. I dissuaded Magnus enough that he entered due south. I had left the board FrFA area completely undefended, and moved about 2/3 of my force up into the board 50 hills, an area that would be a bit tough to defend based on the limiting initial Russian setup position. My reinforcing tanks smashed into the eastern hill woods, joined by my infantry. Turn 2 saw me dig a foxhole and work on another, but he had moved his 9-2 onto the level 1 central hill, limiting my ability to dig more as planned. He had positioned one of his tanks with a sneaky LOS to one of mine up in the hills, and Turn 3 saw me lose it to shock/confirmed kill. I killed a couple HS and busted up his 9-2 and company, but he still had a heavy presence on the central hill. Turn 4 saw a lot of casualties, losing two squads and my ATR to a HS and a 7-0 for the Germans. We also traded tanks, with me losing my other tank on the hill, but not before I knocked out one of his FT tanks. Turn 5 saw him breach the VC hill, and without having time to dig many FHs my men would have to hope for the best mostly out in the open. I had a choice to make in bringing my KV-1 up onto the hill to support the area, or have it assist one of my squads to make a move on the undefended board FrFA VC area. I chose the former. My ART failed to hit his other FT tank, but my KV-1 did the job on a low-odds AF shot. The resulting smoke was a bonus for my men. He froze one of my stacks with a Pz, but the other was knocked out by my KV-1. My first good shot on his 9-2 stack was shrugged off (even creating a hero). But when my second shot pinned his 9-2 the rest of his men toppled and it was game. Not my favorite scenario as it felt a bit dicey.
2022-08-30(D) Chuck Dye vs kevinkilleen German win
2022-08-10(A) Chuck Dye vs DD Russian win
2020-01-29(A) patrick palma vs Toze Santos German win
2018-03-07(A) Simon Staniforth vs Russian win
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Avg Rating: 6.80Votes: 25
Views: 4915
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 4.8 hours
Recorded Games: 21
Archive recorded plays:
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One Last Mighty Hew
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[A] Russian 43
[D] German 29
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