Escape from Velikiye Luki ETO (id:#56515)
Prior Publication: SL 6, AH: The General 24-1 ASL H(Revision: MMP Website (Download))
Velikiye Luki, Russia
1943-01-12 (7 others)
F: The Paw of the Tiger (Classic ASL)
F: The Paw of the Tiger (AH:The General # 23.5)
H: Escape from Velikiye Luki (AH:The General # 24.1)
OF6: Veritable Giants (Ost Front Pack)
: Breaking Through the Trap (OrcCon `92)
WTM #4: Bolter's Tiger (Winter Lords of the Steppe )
LS #1: Recon In Force (Little Saturn)
F: The Paw of the Tiger (AH:The General # 23.5)
H: Escape from Velikiye Luki (AH:The General # 24.1)
OF6: Veritable Giants (Ost Front Pack)
: Breaking Through the Trap (OrcCon `92)
WTM #4: Bolter's Tiger (Winter Lords of the Steppe )
LS #1: Recon In Force (Little Saturn)
Designer: Unknown
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
GermanRussian
Overview:
As in Stalingrad, many pockets of Germans had been encircled. At Velikiye Luki, artillery and armor punctured through the German perimeter and as the headquarters was overrun, orders went out to save yourselves if you could. At night, isolated groups of Germans tried to breakout. The weakest part of the Soviet corridor lay to the southwest in the area of the 129th Rifle Regiment.Attacker: German (Company 1, Battalion II, Infantry Regiment 277)
Defender: Russian (3rd Battalion, 129th Rifle Regiment)
9.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: Yes| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:5.0 D:13.0 |
| AFVs: A:0 |
| AFVs: D:0 |
| Guns: A:0 D:0 |
| Misc Rules: | Night (E1), Ground Snow (E3.72), WC (E3.712) |
| Map Board(s): |
| Overlays: | NONE |
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Last Played:
| Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Time | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-05 | (D) Douglas Leslie | vs | Gregg Patrick | D | Russian win (VASL Log) | Played in the third round of the "Because the Night" mini-tournament. The scenario was tweaked slightly by making both sides normal for straying purposes and lowering the Russian sniper activation number by one. Gregg and I both bid for the Germans and he won the deciding dr. As balance, I chose to give the Russians an extra LMG. I anticipated that the Germans would come up one of my flanks and positioned the defenders accordingly. There was very little in the board three village but I had units in place at six hex intervals to activate star shells. The attack came up the Russian right and ran into two concealed squads with a leader and LMG. Gregg made the mistake of moving a squad in to an illuminated location on a hill which activated four squads on the hills behind the village. The Russian defences proved strong enough to prevent all but one squad getting beyond board two and Gregg conceded on turn nine. This is a fun and tense scenario and it was great to play this blast from the past! | |
| 2026-07-05 | (D) John Garlic | vs | Jamie Westlake | German win | Interesting scenario, The Germans did a good job finding an exploiting a weak seam in the Russian defenses. Discord "Because of the Night" Mine | ||
| 2026-06-06 | (A) Tripp Killin | vs | Mark Thompson | German win | Germans did a board-edge creep to avoid activating Russians. The 10-2 blew away the Russians he encountered and Mark didn't make a Freedom of Movement dr <3 in 7 tries. So, the Germans exited more than enough VP with the bulk of the Russians still under No Move restriction. Not a good representation of this scenario, me thinks. | ||
| 2025-05-31 | (A) Craig Renier | vs | Dave Mareske | Russian win | Close game won by a serious blunder by the Germans early on. The German 10-2 leader was pinned in the open and the accompanying squad broke. Rather than voluntarily break and rout to the 9-1 leader, the leader was left in the open and subsequently eliminated in CC on the Russian turn. The squad never rallied and was taken prisoner soon after. This loss of 5 VPs put the German effort in serious jeopardy. The remaining forces were able to thread their way through the defenders, but the Russians were able to slowly close in from multiple directions. The Germans had enough VP remaining but moved two HSs carelessly offering -1 shots that could have been avoided. Those careless moves resulted in broken HS leaving the Germans with a deficit of VPs. The Germans conceded on Turn 8. | ||
| 2023-03-06 | (D) Rich Weiley | vs | Neil MacPherson | Russian win |
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| Action | Date |
|---|---|
| jgarlic79@gmail.com Added a playing | 2026-07-06 12:10:32 |
| Dougban Added a playing | 2026-07-05 22:57:59 |
| ubertripp Added a playing | 2026-06-06 14:06:09 |
| gekko_66 Linked the scenario to ROAR | 2026-05-09 03:47:24 |
| Babyear Uploaded a VASL file | 2025-06-22 23:10:01 |
| File | Description | User | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASL H Map (ASL H Map.jpg) | Image | BigAl737 | 2296 |
| Russian soldier January 17, 1943. Velikiye Luki (v luki.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 2022 |
| VASL Log file (Game Log.vlog) | VASL Game Log | Dougban | 15 |
| (night germ-sov.png) | Map Image | hoxson1 | 1844 |
| Description | Uploaded by |
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| An Old-Timer's Favorite Scenarios by Module | richfam |
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| Description | Uploaded by |
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| MMP download web page containing Classic ASL scenarios (opens in new window) | Jim Rupp |
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Russian soldier January 17, 1943. Velikiye Luki
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| Statistics: | ||
| Avg Rating: 6.72 | Votes: 43 | Views: | 12973 |
| To-Play list count: | 8 | |
| Estimated Play time: | 5.9 hours | |
| Recorded Games: | 34 | |
| Archive recorded plays: | ||
| German | 22 | |
| Russian | 12 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of today) Escape from Velikiye Luki [Confirmed] |
| [A] German | 35 |
| [D] Russian | 25 |