Kempf at Melikhovo ETO (id:#56498)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL Journal # 6 ID: J94)
Prior Publication: On Top Scenarios: ON6
See Also: Kempf at Melikhovo by Ola Nygards
Melikhovo, USSR 1943-07-10 ()
53: A High Price to Pay (ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (2nd Edition))
AD 8: Gruppo Mobile (AH:ASL Annual `91)
J 52: Dress Rehearsal (ASL Journal # 3)
KURSK CG: Broadway to Prokhorovka (ASL Journal # 3)
T 9: The Niscemi-Biscari Highway (AH:The General # 28.1)
S9: Ambitious Assault (ASL Starter Kit #2)
S11: A Long Way To Go (ASL Starter Kit #2)
HB CG 3: Hell's Bridgehead CG 3 (Critical Hit # 6.4)
CH 18: Raging Furnace (Critical Hit # 2)
HB 1: Psel River Line / Last Line Before Oboyan (Hell's Bridgehead)
HB CG 1: Hell's Bridgehead CG 1 (Hell's Bridgehead)
Buck1: Welcome to the Jungle (Buckeyes!)
: Apenas Nos Hablamos (Lider)
WP 1: First Blood (Winpak #1)
MM 37: Ninety Night (March Madness 2017 Hollis Partisans Pack)
O73.2: Mission Accomplished (On All Fronts # 73)
O104.2: Send More Pigeons (On All Fronts #104)
ON06: Kempf at Melikhovo (On Top Scenarios)
SP12: Piano Lupo (Schwerpunkt # 1)
MT 5: SI1 version 1.0 (ASL Digest # 7.08)
S22: Another Summer's Day (ASL Starter Kit #3)
26: Diabolical Shrapnel (Dezign Pak 3)
BR1: Ponte Drillo Taking (Biazza Ridge)
BR3: Hunting the Wolf (Biazza Ridge)
BR2: Gorham Assault (Biazza Ridge)
BR CG: Biazza Ridge (Biazza Ridge)
S31: Going to New York! (Operations Special Issue #1)
ASSKB2: Hill Sweet Blues (Battles Magazine #2)
Ponyri #12: Little Katy (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
S47: Not So Disposed (ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1)
BFP-97: Renewed Pressure (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
HB3 #1: Last Line Before Oboyan (Hell's Bridgehead 3)
VV 76: X-Men (Vae Victis # 101)
Ponyri #12: Little Katy (Metalgods of Ponyri Devil's Domain)
24: Pressured and Pinned (Devil's Domain Upgrade Kit)
#10: Big Trouble in Little Stalingrad (Major Upham Scenario Pack)
WO18: A Quick Strike (Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2016)
WO19: Through the Dragon's Teeth (Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2016)
178: The Niscemi-Biscari Highway (ASL 3a - Yanks (2nd Edition))
LFT240: Commando Beach 1 (Franc-Tireur #14)
LFT241: Commando Beach 2 (Franc-Tireur #14)
LFT242: That Bridge Again! (Franc-Tireur #14)
LFT243: Send More Pigeons II (Franc-Tireur #14)
ASL GCA 2: Tra Le Spighe Dorate (A25.6 Issue 1)
Designer: Ola Nygårds
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Balance:
GermanRussian
44.444444444444%

Overview:

Operation Citadel had been underway for five days and things were not going well for the German attack. The original plan to seize the town of Korocha was scrapped and 6th Panzer Division was tasked with breaking through the Soviet defenses and driving as hard as possible towards Prokhorovka to link up with II SS-Panzer Corps. In the vicinity of Melikhovo, the last defense line, 6th Panzer attacked with flamethrower tanks and the battle of Melikhovo had begun. . .
Attacker: German (6th Panzer Division, III Panzer Corps)
Defender: Russian (7th Guards Army)  
4.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:6.5 D:6.5
AFVs: A:2
PzKpfw III(F1)
PzKpfw IVH

D:1
KV-1 M41

Guns: A:0 D:1
45mm PTP obr. 42
PTRD-41 ATR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Hills are Grain, bldgs single story. A: FTV1 w D: variable KV-1 entry
Map Board(s): 3 4
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2020-03-27(D) X von Marwitz vs Lars-Peder Jensen Russian winA quick 4 1/2 turn scenario set in Russia, July 1943. The Russians Guards unit has to defend some village buildings with some infantry aided by a 45LL ATR. A KV-1 M41 will appear to reinforce either turn 1-4 based on a dr. The Germans have the same number of squads as the Russians. Their main assets are a Flamm-Pz III, a 9-2 leader and a PzIVH. The potential weakness of the scenario is the SSR that defines the arrival of the Russian KV tank. If you are lucky and it arrives on turn 1, it might be too good for the Russians. If it arrives late on turn 4, then it might be too good for the Germans. If used for tournaments, I would set in place a special rule defining entry of the KV tank on either turn 2 or 3.

I had the defending Russians and decided to defend the village and resist the attempt for a front-line defence despite the German having to cross Open Ground. The reason for that is that the TEM in the village is better, Russian infantry is scarce and the VC require the buildings to be held. With only two Russian Leaders, rallying would be tricky in any case and falling back from a forward position difficult. Maybe placing an outpost there could be an option but likely, it would be quickly overwhelmed. The Germans attacked with their Schwerpunkt on their right, which is probably the best route to take. My opponent was somewhat cautious, however, fearing the HIP ATG taking out his FT-tank on the approach. Good for me because this cost him some time. The Russians were lucky rolling a 1 for their reinforcement dr, so the KV tank entered at the earliest possible time, trundling into the village to settle between the Walls in U4. Since I did not count on the tank arriving early, I set up my HIP ATG in S3 with CA towards T1. In Y6 a HIP 237+ATG was laying in wait for the German PzIV in case of a flanking attempt. In X3 I had positioned a 447+LMG with the 7-0 to cover that flank. Intention was for the 7-0 to fall back into the U6 victory building if possible while the 9-1 initially placed there would move forward to the R6 building to rally broken Russians falling back from the cluster of buildings within that road net. Two 447s with the MMG would make the last stand in the U6 victory building with some FireLane possibilities.

During German Turn 2, the Germans moved into a line of attack east of the R2-Y2 road, while the PzIV prepared to flank me via teh AA6 road. Russian Turn 2 saw me skulking leaving the Germans hardly any fire option with all Russian HIP units still HIP.

In German Turn 3 the Germans began to attack in earnest, moving his tank to attack S3 where a squad of mine was in view and my ATG still hidden. Hoping for ROF, I changed CA to fire at the FT-tank figuring I'd die anyway during the MPh or AFPh if I kept HIP. No Hit, no ROF. But I unnerved the FT-tank which smashed into the R1 woods where he bogged. I fired again at better odds despite going for Intensive Fire and APCR (Russians are Guards). No APCR. Another shot, miss and Malfed the ATR. Uh-oh... German "volunteer" HS took to the road on U3 and T2 but I managed to pin one and break the other. Two 467+LMG+LMG just reached R1 beneath the bogged FT-tank, after the 9-2+friends in T0 had broken the Russian defending 447 in R3. My HIP ATR popped up to shoot the PzIV in the back to no effect, which continued on to freeze the X3 position after surviving another TK shot to the side by the LMG. The Russian Sniper lethally wounded the German 8-1. Because the FT-tank had bogged, it was not able to fire during its MPh but was now eagerly doing so in the German AFPh. He rolled an ill-fated 11 to X-out the FT on the first shot, still breaking the Russian 447 in S3 while the ATG crew passed. A 467 ADJACENT to X3 broke and ELR'ed the 447+LMG while the leader had previously sneaked out in time. During the APh, a 467+LMG each advanced into the Road in S2 and R2. Besides the bad luck of the Germans with ragard to their vital FT-tank, my KV-tank sat firmly in U4.

Russian Turn 3 predecided the game. My glorious crew managed to repair the ATG. I was not able to rally any broken Infantry, though. Luckily, the German infantry had taken some punishment as well having lost two HS and the 8-1, two HS broken, an most importantly the FT-tank X'ed and bogged. During Russian PrepFire, the Russian ATG crew handled its Gun magnificently, breaking the two ADJACENT 467+LMG and afterwards calmly shrugging of the fire of the very concerned 9-2 and seemingly winning the war all by itself. The KV-tank added a bit to the havoc. Altogether, the German attack was in a shambles.

In German Turn 4, his Panzer IV attempted to have a go at my KV-tank from the flank but as I had Wall Advantage and he could not circumvent the Wall without using ESB, I let him approach and stop ADJACENT despite having to turn my turret two hexspines. My first shot missed as expected, tried Intensive Fire with APCR needing a 6 for both but rolled to high. Again with normal AP but this time I hit and killed the Panzer IV. When I broke a German 467 Assault Moving into T3, the Germans conceded.

Altogether, I have been very lucky in this game:

My KV-1 M40 came in on Turn 1.
The Germans X'ed their vital FT-tank on the first shot.
My ATG performed just gloriously.

Given these circumstances no one will be surprised about the German win. Kudos to my opponent who endured the dice with dignity.
2020-02-08(A) Richard Jenulis vs Bill Owen Russian winNWASL Championship 2020 - open play
Over by the end of turn 2. Everything that could go wrong for the Germans did. Both AFV's malfunctioned their MA on the first shot. Random selection on a critical hit ended with a roll of 4/4/4, taking out the 9-2 leader and two squads. 12 on rally attempts, etc. Please don't make me relive this. Not to take anything away from Bill's play. He played flawlessly and is always a good opponent. If I had to have one of these games, I was glad it was against Bill.
2020-02-04(D) davide galloni vs Raffaele Russian win
2019-08-05(A) Jonathan Kapleau vs Sidhu, Paul German win
2019-01-20(A) Louis Langdeau vs Andrew S Russian winI called this one ahead of time. I told Andy that any time I have a flamethrower, it goes dead on the very first shot of the game. Lo and behold, I rolled my tank up to his front line unit and immediately rolled boxcars.
I still tried to make a play of it, but Andy had good positioning on his ATR and AT gun. I managed to get a couple very good shots with my PzIV, but after it got double tapped by his AT, I was needing a big run of luck to save the day and did not get it.
Not my favorite scenario in the world. There's too many small rolls that can have a huge effect on the game, and if any of them line up against one side, the game is pretty much over. I think there are better small scenarios to play if you only have a few hours.
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Set up, 28/01/07
 
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Estimated Play time: 2.2 hours
Recorded Games: 48
Archive recorded plays:
German18
Russian30
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ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
Kempf at Melikhovo [Confirmed]
[A] German 114
[D] Russian 135
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