War of the Rats ETO (id:#56658)
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See Also: War of the Rats by Critical Hit
Designer: Ken Dunn & Brian Youse
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Balance:
GermanRussian
50%

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

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: German 5-4-8s have +2 Smoke Exponent; make smoke on dr of 4 or less.
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-06-25(D) Todd G vs Frank German win

(VASL Log)		Teaching session for German player. Russians made some tactical errors like trying to stay in L7 and Prep Fire vs vacating to fight another day. Additional tactical error to run Cx all across the map to attempt to regain control F8 building-- better to have attempted O7 building
2026-06-16(A) Todd G vs Eric German win

(VASL Log)		The Germans' main attack came from the northeast in an attempt to get an early foothold into the VC buildings. Out west, a diversionary force kept the Russians from shifting reinforcements to the east. An early push from the Germans was met with well place fire from Russian 1st line squads forcing the Germans to temporarily fall back. Russian conscripts attempted a mad dash to try and bolster their positions, but the German counterattack arrived before they could get to the front lines and soon they had a foothold across the street. The Russians withstood withering fire and were able to lock the Germans in melee in several buildings. It was the Germans who first broke out of melee and began to push west to envelope the Russians currently engaged with a small force of Germans still across the street. The Germans broke another melee and moved to establish a defense in anticipation of the expected Russian ad hoc shock group to come... but for the Russians, the reinforcements, late to arrive, we forced to through everything at the eastern building. Despite surviving much residual fire, a well timed flamethrower cooked their chances of victory. (vlog missing turn 1)
2026-06-15(D) Todd G vs Joe Russian winRussian conscripts rallied well. Kept the German advance stalled north of the street. Ad hoc reinforcements entered Rt3 and covered the south. Germans managed to get into close combat in O6 building but the Russians eliminated both squads
2026-06-09(D) Russell Martin vs Chris NL German win
2026-06-04(A) Brian Linacre vs Todd Russian win
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Views: 33570
To-Play list count: 20
Estimated Play time: 3.3 hours
Recorded Games: 254
Archive recorded plays:
German123
Russian123
Drawn:3

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War of the Rats
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[A] German 174
[D] Russian 174
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