The Backhand Blow ETO (id:#58978)
Kharkov, USSR
1943-03-11 (10 others)
LSSAH-22: Usual Nerve (Leibstandarte Pack 3 - Clash at Kharkov!)
LSSAH-23: "His Men" (Leibstandarte Pack 3 - Clash at Kharkov!)
O91.1: Kharkov #1: Battle for the Square (On All Fronts # 91)
O92.2: Kharkov #3: Fight for the Anti-Tank Ditch (On All Fronts # 92)
O120.4: Apartment Hunting (On All Fronts #120)
KBFS4: A Walk in the Garden (Kharkov: Battle for the Square)
KBFS6: The Hammer of Pravda Street (Kharkov: Battle for the Square)
SP 269: Retaking Kharkov (Schwerpunkt #23)
DB155: Fury On The Logging Trail (Dispatches from the Bunker #50)
YASL 18: Recon On The Logging Trail (Nor'easter Scenario Pack II)
LSSAH-23: "His Men" (Leibstandarte Pack 3 - Clash at Kharkov!)
O91.1: Kharkov #1: Battle for the Square (On All Fronts # 91)
O92.2: Kharkov #3: Fight for the Anti-Tank Ditch (On All Fronts # 92)
O120.4: Apartment Hunting (On All Fronts #120)
KBFS4: A Walk in the Garden (Kharkov: Battle for the Square)
KBFS6: The Hammer of Pravda Street (Kharkov: Battle for the Square)
SP 269: Retaking Kharkov (Schwerpunkt #23)
DB155: Fury On The Logging Trail (Dispatches from the Bunker #50)
YASL 18: Recon On The Logging Trail (Nor'easter Scenario Pack II)
Designer: Vic Provost
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
German (SS)Russian
Overview:
The Russians captured Kharkov in mid-February, and Hitler himself immediately ordered a counter-offensive to regain the city. Von Manstein put together the plan that would use the 2nd SS Panzer Korps as the spearhead in the assault. Circling around the perimeter of the city for more than a week, the SS troops fought skirmishes in many villages in the suburbs around the city. Then in the second week of March, Lieutenant General Paul Hausser, commander of the 2nd SS Panzer Korps, went with his gut instincts and delivered the ‘Backhand Blow’, crashing into the city from the north.Attacker: German (SS) (Elements of SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 1 and Kampfgruppe Meyer)
Defender: Russian (Elements of the 69th Army and 3rd Tank Army)
7.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:13.0 D:18.0 |
| AFVs: A:7 PzKpfw VIE x 3 PzKpfw IVH x 2 PzKpfw IIIN Marder III(t)H |
| AFVs: D:4 T-34 M41 x 2 T-34 M43 x 2 |
| Guns: A:0 D:2 45mm PTP obr. 42 57mm PTP obr. 43 50mm RM obr. 40 x 2 |
| Misc Rules: | GS, Sappers, No Quarter, Fortified Building, Molotov capability, Fanatic |
| Map Board(s): | 23 | 49 |
| Overlays: | NONE |
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| TomAbromaitis Added a playing | 2021-12-05 22:12:09 |
| ChuckD Added a playing | 2020-04-08 12:28:48 |
| ChuckD Added a playing | 2020-04-02 14:39:08 |
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| hoxson1 Modified the Unit Elements | 2018-09-18 18:22:18 |
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| Avg Rating: 5.33 | Votes: 3 | Views: | 3072 |
| To-Play list count: | 1 | |
| Estimated Play time: | 9 hours | |
| Recorded Games: | 3 | |
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| German (SS) | 0 | |
| Russian | 2 | |
| Drawn: | 1 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of November 2021) The Backhand Blow [Confirmed] |
| [A] German | 3 |
| [D] Russian | 13 |