Hill 253.5 ETO (id:#56097)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition) ID: 132)   [next]   [previous]
Prior Publication: AH: The General #15-6 SL B, AH: The General #27.3 ASL T7
See Also: Hill 253.5 by Avalon Hill Stampede at Hill 253.5 by Heat of Battle Stampede at Hill 253.5 by Bounding Fire Productions
Near Ponyri, Russia 1943-07-09 ()
D08: The Schoolhouse (DASL 1 - Streets of Fire)
T07: Hill 253.5 (AH:The General # 27.3)
CH 56: The "Stalingrad" of Kursk (Critical Hit # 3.1)
HG! 8: Stampede at Hill 253.5 (High Ground!)
SC6: Gela 1: Force X Arrives! (ASL Digest # 2.07)
SC7: Gela 2: The Relief of Company F (ASL Digest # 2.08)
SC8: Gela 3: Seize the Cathedral! (ASL Digest # 2.09)
T7.875: Hell 253.5 (Hit the Beach # 3.8)
TOC 2: Eine Kleine Berg (Tournois Oeuf Cube `95)
TOC 3: Ponyri's Day (Tournois Oeuf Cube `95)
HG-10: Stampede at Hill 253.5 (High Ground 2)
Ponyri #04: Heavyweights (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
Ponyri #05: The Quarry (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
Ponyri #09: Cocktail Hour (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
Ponyri #10: School Haus (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
Ponyri #15: Bears on the Prowl (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
Ponyri #17: Squall of Fire (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
BFP-95: Obian Highway (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-96: Hotly Contested Town (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
C: The Stalingrad of the Kursk Salient (Combat History of the Schwere Panzerjäger Abeilung 653)
Ponyri #5: The Quarry (Devil's Domain : Metalgods of Ponyri)
Ponyri #9: Cocktail Hour (Devil's Domain : Metalgods of Ponyri)
Ponyri #10: School Haus (Devil's Domain : Metalgods of Ponyri)
Ponyri #15: Bears on the Prowl (Devil's Domain : Metalgods of Ponyri)
Ponyri #17: Squall of Fire (Devil's Domain : Metalgods of Ponyri)
23: Little Stalingrad (Devil's Domain Upgrade Kit)
GoH#9: The Devil's Road (Kursk - Gates of Hell)
SS-01: Wounded Tiger (SS-BAR Enterprises)
D08: The Schoolhouse (Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader)
GDx24: Crippled Tiger (Generic Playtesting Log)
HazMo08: The Devil's Descendants (HazMo Scenario Pack 1: A World at War)
CH 56: The Stalingrad Of Kursk (Critical Hit #3.1 2022 Reprint)
GD24: Crippled Tiger (Großdeutschland Pack 3: High Tide at Kursk)
Sap08: Pukhov's Push (HASL 13 - Slaughter at Ponyri)
SaP09: Schoolhouse Rock (HASL 13 - Slaughter at Ponyri)
SaP10: Apples to Oranges (HASL 13 - Slaughter at Ponyri)
SaP12: The Onslaught Resumes (HASL 13 - Slaughter at Ponyri)
Designer: Bob McNamara
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Balance:
GermanRussian
46.031746031746%

Overview:

Operation Citadel had begun, but instead of the desired lightning breakthrough, fighting had taken on the characteristics of World War I trench warfare. In four days of grueling combat, the XLI Panzer Corps had managed to penetrate the defenses of the Soviet 13th Army to only a depth of five miles. The German corps, now being slowly forced onto the defensive by increasing enemy pressure, needed to secure a strong position on which to anchor its left flank and to free the mobile elements. Such a spot was the commanding height of Hill 253.5 near the village of Ponyri. On 9 July, the Germans stormed and captured Hill 239.8 and, to exploit this success, an assault on 253.5 was ordered.
Attacker: German (Panzer Division 18 and Panzerjäger Battalion 653)
Defender: Russian (307th Rifle Division/Mechanized Brigade)  
8 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: Both     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:11.0
AFVs: A:5
PzKpfw VD x 2
PzJg Tiger
SPW 251/1 x 2

AFVs: D:2
KV-1 M42
KV-1 M41
GAZ-MM

Guns: A:0 D:3
76.2mm P obr. 39 x 2
45mm PTP obr. 32

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Air Support (E7) D: Wire, Mines, MOL (A22.6)
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
The Germans may set up north of the road that determines the setup areas, but not on it.MMP
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-04-18(A) Eric Partizan Eric vs Aaron Cleavin Russian win

(VASL Log)		eASL Open 2026 Round 5
2024-03-17(A) Todd Cox vs Russian winGermans were just devastated by mines and wire. Probably should have set back and let OBA soften up the positions for a few turns.
2021-11-13(D) Pascal Boileau vs Karim Drici German winThe German troops helped with the OBA devastated the Russian initial OB. Russian reinforcements tried to hold the two last hill 3 hexes not in German possession. However, it was hopeless, the last Russian MMCs and AFVs were destroyed in the last turn. Well played Karim !
2021-05-06(D) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne Duval German winUsed German balance. Germans attack was very effective in every sense and Russians were quickly beaten back & off the hill in a humiliating loss.
2021-05-06(A) Dwayne Duval vs Kevin Duval German winA very aggressive attack by the Germans from the Eastern side of the hill gained much ground. It was then just a matter of attacking targets of opportunity until the Russians gave up in turn 5.
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Estimated Play time: 8 hours
Recorded Games: 35
Archive recorded plays:
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Russian18
Drawn:0

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Hill 253.5 [Confirmed]
[A] Russian 13
[D] German 16
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