Lenin's Sons ETO (id:#59651)
Yudinki, Russia
1941-10-14 (14 others)
NEWS21: The Shortest Way (ASL News # 13)
ATP01: The Shortest Way (At the Point # 6)
ASL News 21: The Shortest Way (ASL News Pack #1)
EP21: The Shortest Way (Euro-Pack I - Early War Actions)
FF9: Ghost of Napoleon (Waffen-SS II: The Fuhrer's Fireman)
NFNH 8: Wounded Three Times in One Day (Waffen-SS III: Neither Fear Nor Hope)
FT32: Lenin's Sons (Franc-Tireur #7)
Mission 16: First Snow (Barbarossa)
RBF-45: Lone Bridge over the Volga (Recon by Fire! #4)
#2: Red Cocktails (To Battle By Air 1)
42: Battle at Borodino (Dezign Pak 4)
SRN2: Bautismo de Fuego "Baptism of Fire" (Sir Roger Mercenario Online Magazine)
#4: The Shortest Way (Retro Pak III)
ASLN21: The Shortest Way (Critical Hit #8.1)
ATP01: The Shortest Way (At the Point # 6)
ASL News 21: The Shortest Way (ASL News Pack #1)
EP21: The Shortest Way (Euro-Pack I - Early War Actions)
FF9: Ghost of Napoleon (Waffen-SS II: The Fuhrer's Fireman)
NFNH 8: Wounded Three Times in One Day (Waffen-SS III: Neither Fear Nor Hope)
FT32: Lenin's Sons (Franc-Tireur #7)
Mission 16: First Snow (Barbarossa)
RBF-45: Lone Bridge over the Volga (Recon by Fire! #4)
#2: Red Cocktails (To Battle By Air 1)
42: Battle at Borodino (Dezign Pak 4)
SRN2: Bautismo de Fuego "Baptism of Fire" (Sir Roger Mercenario Online Magazine)
#4: The Shortest Way (Retro Pak III)
ASLN21: The Shortest Way (Critical Hit #8.1)
Designer: Xavier Vitry
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
German (SS)Russian
Overview:
To the south of Borodino, the SS Das Reich was committed to several actions aimed at breaking the Soviet lines in order to rush towards the east. The Der Fuhrer Regiment, fighting on the southern flank of the Division, had regrouped and was to seize the village of Yudinki, whose forward defense consisted of some of the finest Russian youth - the Lenin Cadets.Attacker: German (SS) (Panzergrenadier Regiment Der Führer, Das Reich Division)
Defender: Russian (II Battalion, Lenin Cadets)
6.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: NoUnit Counts: |
Squads: A:13.5 D:8.0 |
AFVs: A:0 |
AFVs: D:0 |
Guns: A:0 D:1 50mm RM obr. 40 |
Misc Rules: | Grain NOT in season; all buildings are wooden |
Map Board(s): |
Overlays: | NONE |
Errata (source)
Hexes D-Z are playable | LFT |
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Scenario info
Last Played:
Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Comments | |
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2024-03-23 | (D) Paolo Cariolato | vs | Riccardo Rinaldi | Russian win | This is a classic scenario that I always like to play in order to show to newbies how to conduct a fighting retreat. | |
2024-03-02 | (D) Peter Albrechtsen | vs | German | D | Russian win | |
2023-11-16 | (D) Camille Garek | vs | Éric WALMETZ | Russian win | Too straightforward. But if you're looking for a simple and small scenario, that's perfect. | |
2023-10-06 | (D) Jonathan Plott | vs | Joe Devine | German (SS) win | ASLOK 2023 match. | |
2023-09-05 | (A) Craig Renier | vs | Steve Boro | German (SS) win | The Germans pushed in force through the forest with a side force skirting the forest edge, forcing the Russians to use the slower forest terrain to maneuver. On Turn 1, a stack of Germans aggressively advanced moving adjacent to a HIP'd Hero and HS. The Russians DFF'd, with no effect. They SFF'd for a 1 MC. The stack turned into a Berserk 8-1, 3 Berserk MMCs 5-4-8's (one of which became fanatic), and a Hero. The Russian Hero and HS were quickly eliminated. The Russian forces remained largely intact as they slowly withdrew through the forest. The Germans continued to push hard using their 8 morale to shrug off any Def Fire forcing the Russians to the edge of the forest by Turn 4. The German attackers shifted their advance to the south side of the battlefield in attempt to flank the majority of the Russians. The Russians were finally able to inflict some casualties, eliminating 3 1/2 squads over the next 2 turns. However, the Russians suffered casualties in kind. The German flanking force was able to capture the buildings on the south side while the remaining Germans pushed through the center on the left. On Turn 6, the Russians were unable to inflict any damage using their DCs while the Germans either broke or KIA'd the Russians. The question was settled after the German Turn 6 AFPh. | |
2023-08-14 | (D) Jack Wilson | vs | Eric Zagdan | Russian win | This is a well-designed scenario with multiple attack/defense options. Despite my posting 1 MMg, 1 HMG, and my Lt.Mtr to cover the open ground attack route, Eric had a methodical attack plan and was able to get a significant force across to the village with almost no damage. It also didn't help when my Hero back in the forest was killed on the very first German turn. He never even had a chance to fire, much less move. My MMG got taken out early, and my Lt. Mtr was practically worthless. It had four shots. Never hit. Never made rate. However, the 2-2-8 crew survived numerous IFT attacks, including a CC, and ended up helping me keep control of a key VC building on the last turn. The game came down to the last turn. Eric needed three VC buildings to win. He was able to run a single MMC through FOUR 4 -2 shots to be in a position to win by CC the most difficult building. Fortunately for me, my DF kept him from getting into position to take the other two. As noted by others, this is a great all-infantry scenario that is worthy of more than one playing. | |
2023-06-24 | (D) Andy Bagley | vs | Wayne Baumber | Russian win | Another playing of this classic scenario. I got off to a bad start as the Russians when, having tempted the Germans to advance across the open ground to the south, my HIP mortar rolled boxcars and my HIP HMG rolled an 11 on my first DFPh. The dice turned more favourable later however, and at one point enabled my hero to (temporarily) capture the German FT, which helped push their casualties up. So although a squad and a half of Germans reached the southern side of the village, others made slower progress against my fighting withdrawal. It was still very close on the last turn, when the Germans needed three more buildings to win. One was certain to fall, a second might have done subject to CC, but the third needed his 9-2 leader and squad to double-time to reach it. At which point my sniper came to the rescue, with a '2' result hitting that stack and making it impossible for the Germans to reach that last building. An exciting and extremely close game. | |
2023-06-22 | (D) Yuqi Xiong | vs | Warf | Russian win | A tense small infantry-only scenario! Armed-to-teeth Lenin cadets VS SS Das Reich Division. The battlefield was divided into 2 parts, PTO-like forest in the north and Open Ground in the south. WF moved with some caution, any casualty could be very padinful, but in turn spent much time running through the jungle. On my left wing, I deployed my MMG, HMG, hero and targeted MTR here. But I didn't put enough fire to the open ground, so WF quickly pushed to the hedgerow, but stopped by MG FG till the end. Some lucky dice rolls did help me hold the ground. We saw some lucky SAN, BH and hero creation at the same time, and CH by 50mm MTR! | |
2023-06-19 | (A) Andy Bagley | vs | Johan Vrijdaghs | German (SS) win | An excellent infantry-only scenario, very good training for less experienced players. In our game the Russians set up a strong up-front defence in the woods, and my strategy was to try to destroy these forces rather than advance across the open ground to the south, where I was sure the Russians had HIP units waiting (I was right!). At first things went badly for me with three HSs KIA's in my first turn. But then the luck began to shift and the Russians took losses as they fell back through the woods. Overall the dice luck was probably even, but my good rolls, and my opponent's bad ones, came at the right time for me, and I was eventually able to get round the back of the Russian defenders in the village. The last Russian stronghold in J5 and K5 was collapsing and I was about to capture my eighth building anyway when my opponent conceded at the end on German turn 6. | |
2023-04-30 | (A) davide galloni | vs | Marco Bria | German (SS) win | ||
2023-04-01 | (A) fabio aliprandi | vs | Matteo Belingheri | German (SS) win | ||
2022-10-16 | (A) Dmitry Klyuykov | vs | Slava Zipunov | German (SS) win (VASL Log) | Stiff close quarters fight with several "heart skipped a beat" moments when Russian Hero and Commissar tried to place the DCs on 3 squads+Leader stack. | |
2022-04-22 | (D) Richard Jenulis | vs | Dave Ginnard | German (SS) win | Bitter Ender 2022 (Round 1). | |
2022-02-17 | (A) Dmitry Klyuykov | vs | Fedor Melnikov | German (SS) win | Excellent scenario for teaching basics of ASL infantry. Germans slowly advanced through the woods milling Soviets squad by squad to reach the final shoot-out against Russian machinegunners in the last building. DC and flamethrower made the day. | |
2022-01-31 | (D) Alex Ashton | vs | Martin Barker | German (SS) win | Excellent Scenario for a newbie. Germans came through the woods but made slow progress against a retreating Russian defence. Game turned in German favour on a Russian heat of battle roll of 12. Loss of the squad to disruption resulted in the defensive line being overwhelmed by the Germans Game went to the wire and was eventually won by the Germans on the last three close combat rolls all of which they won. Despite losing I came away thinking this is why ASL is so great! | |
2021-09-26 | (A) Vic Lauterbach | vs | Ben Lootens | German (SS) win | Ben's German juggernaut proved irresistible in this one. I needed some low DR kill shots from my MGs and didn't get them. Once the Germans exited the woods and pushed through the grain to close on the buildings, the 9-2 directed fire, DCs and FT were too much. CC was bloody but Germans can afford to trade MMC. In retrospect, I needed to place more fire lanes and do more skulking in the woods to keep a larger force in being that could fall back and hold out longer in the last building. Still a fun game! | |
2021-09-06 | (D) patrick palma | vs | Jay Dragonetti | German (SS) win | ||
2021-07-28 | (D) Doba Serge | vs | Laurent Brocheton | Russian win | ||
2021-07-26 | (A) Patrik Cedergren | vs | Vilis Pavulans | Russian win | My first full ALS scenario for learning the game. I chosed to go in the woods to consentrate my forces. The 2 first rounds where good and I took som ground and my tactic where to try to go around the russians in the open areas in the woods. But in turn 3 my luck with the MC was bad and with bad tactic the russians made a wall that I couldnt forced. I made a broken engeneer go througt, but he died soon when a hidden halfsquad turned up. Fun scenario and I learned a lot! | |
2021-07-26 | (D) Vilis Pavulans | vs | Patrik Cedergren | Russian win | Training and learning scenario for my opponent. The germans went a bit spread out in the woods without a real schwerpunkt. Despite their enormous morale that tactic along with poor MCs took it´s toll and by the end of turn four it looked really hard and the assault had ground to a stop in the central woods. When the rally phase of turn five was over and a large stack of broken germans couldn´t muster the guts to assault Lenins sons, they gave up. | |
2021-03-26 | (A) Asad Rustum | vs | Grant Linneberg | German (SS) win | ||
2021-03-26 | (D) Grant Linneberg | vs | Asad Rustum | German (SS) win | ||
2021-01-31 | (A) Shane Pask | vs | German (SS) win | I can see why this scenario has so many playings. Thoroughly enjoyed it. My advance was slow and steady and I was happy with my tactics. On the last turn, however, I thought I may have been too cautious but a few lucky rolls broke the Russian MMG squad and let the Germans grab a total 9 buildings for the win (last building was in melee). Russians only managed 7 CVP (but did kill the German sniper) | ||
2020-11-18 | (A) David Garvin | vs | Nick Faryna | German (SS) win | ||
2020-08-27 | (D) Mike Grogan | vs | Dale Wetzelberger | German (SS) win | An enjoyable game with the Russians falling back largely intact until the final 2 turns when DCs, the Flamethrower, skilled attack and poor morale checks contributed to a German Victory. | |
2020-01-02 | (A) Pascal Boileau | vs | Doba Serge | Russian win | A very nice game. The Germans were too shy in the first turns so they have to take major risks in the last turns. But the Russians were astutely placed by Serge and the German final rush (and their hope) was definitely stopped and buried... | |
2020-01-02 | (D) Doba Serge | vs | Pascal Boileau | Russian win | ||
2019-12-15 | (D) Miikka Sohlman | vs | Matti Holsti | German (SS) win | ||
2019-10-12 | (D) James Lowry | vs | Mark Simon | Russian win | ||
2019-10-09 | (D) patrick palma | vs | Mike Ziementz | German (SS) win | ||
2019-08-24 | (D) Jonathan Kapleau | vs | Schoenen, Rob | Russian win | ||
2019-07-04 | (D) Tom Abromaitis | vs | David D. | German (SS) win | ||
2019-04-14 | (A) Jonathan Kapleau | vs | Rosso, Victor | Russian win | ||
2019-04-06 | (D) Jonathan Kapleau | vs | Markham, Joe | German (SS) win | ||
2018-05-20 | (A) Michael Rodgers | vs | Paul Suderman | German (SS) win | Played without balance. Only 1 HS and an MMG covered the right side while the rest of the Germans pushed through the woods. Germans took most of there buildings on the second to last turn. Final building taken on last turn. | |
2018-01-23 | (A) X von Marwitz | vs | Stephan Jacobi | Russian win | A much played infantry only scenario which pits a crack German force vs. a crack Russian one. I had the Germans in this one. With regard to the general tactic, there's no magic in this one: Woods on the German left flank, open ground to the right, victory buildings in the back. The Russians must cover the open ground to deny the Germans any quick route and force him to punch through the woods. In the woods, the Russian needs to stage a classic fall-back defense and to prevent the Germans from piercing the line anywhere, while at the same time always have in mind covering the open ground even when he begins to take losses. With Russian elite troops and woods all around, the Russian 10-0 will stage as the "Instant-Rally" station. Following this plan, the Germans will hopefully run out of time to take all buildings. My Germans figured out the deployment of the Russian troops quick enough. As the general path of action is pretty clear in this one, the challenge lies in the order in which every single move is conducted and in instantly taking advantage of DRs that shift the game this way or the other. By this, the Germans might eventually prise open the Russian block and force him to fall back more quickly than planned. The Germans won't be able to avoid moving up ADJACENT to Russian units lurking to dish out punishment. Unfortunately for my Germans, they received rather serious punishment quite early in German Turn 2, losing 2 squad equivalents to K/# and KIA results and having a further 3 squad equivalents and the 8-1 Leader broken. This might have been ok, if the ensuing Advancing Fire would have provided some revenge, but until the end of German Turn 2 the Russian was unscathed execept for a loss of 2 squads due to a FT & DC & Advancing fire combo on a single hex. Instead of Rallying, my second best leader decided to roll boxcars and to round it off another HS did the same. Together with the previous run of events, this had me a bit annoyed, as it became forseeable, that the scenario had turned into an uphill-fight for the Germans very early, further burdened by the impact this had on the CVP cap. What followed was a bit of Germans having to move ADJACENT, Russians taking PB-shots, Germans hoping for some exploits by Advancing Fire, then Russians falling back to regain concealment and their brokies running for the 10-0 Commissar. Rinse & repeat. Eventually, the Germans were getting the upper hand in the Woods, but at considerable cost. The Russians taking a Prisoner HS did not help either. The German FT had X'ed out on its second shot. Before emerging from the woods, the Germans had already suffered 14CVP, so there was noch much leeway for fancy moves. While Russians had taken considerable losses, the Germans could not sufficiently outflank them to prevent escape. The Russians had their 10-0, their 8-1 and 3x628s left on the woods flank and a 228+MMG and 8-0, 328+MTR on the open flank. My Germans took 4 buildings close to the woods and managed to cross the road to the "open" flank where they took out the 228+MMG and two more buildings. Due to time pressing, I had to take the chances of a 1-1 Melee in the 7th building and was in position to reach the 8th one in my final MPh, though the odds were not exactly looking inviting. On top of that, one single more CVP would bring a Russian win. This exactly happened in the 1-1 Melee of the 7th Building which ended the game with a Russian win. Given the bad situation the Germans were in from early on, I can be content with what they managed to archive in the end. | |
2017-10-08 | (D) jon smith | vs | germans | German (SS) win | Russian defence was holding strong even if they couldn't stop the germans piling through the woods... but at a critical moment a snake eyes for an nmc on a ldr made him beserk and he took my HMG and MG team with him... removing me of all cover on the left flank and giving Germans the space to take the village... ouch. | |
2017-09-02 | (D) Rich Weiley | vs | James Wolstenholme | Russian win | ||
2017-08-11 | (D) David Garvin | vs | Mark Kalensky | German (SS) win | ||
2017-07-08 | (A) David Garvin | vs | James Montgomery | German (SS) win | ||
2017-02-06 | (A) davide galloni | vs | Paolo Cariolato | Russian win | ||
2017-02-06 | (D) Paolo Cariolato | vs | Davide Galloni | Russian win | ||
2017-01-31 | (A) Milton Soong | vs | Mark Pandori | Russian win | It came down to the wire, and the Ge lost by one building. The Ge made early gain through the woods, but then got stuck on the edge of the village. The Ge had a kill stack on the lvl1 bldg but did little damage, and finally lost the 9-2 leader to a sniper on turn 3. Later had two Ge squad broke out and went around and took two of the bldg, but timely Ru counter attack took them back by turn 5. By the end of the game the Ru had a kill stack (leader + hero + HMG) that defies any attack. Great scenario... | |
2016-10-05 | (D) Andy Joy | vs | Rich Domovic | German (SS) win | Fun game with Rich. My first game played at ASLOK. Came down to the wire with the Germans getting control of the 8th building on the final turn with the last CC attempt... For the win! | |
2016-09-03 | (A) Dan Best | vs | Paul Lauger | Russian win | Sioux City ASL Tournament 2016. | |
2015-08-19 | (A) Doba Serge | vs | Russian win | |||
2015-06-06 | (A) patrick palma | vs | Jim Traver | German (SS) win | ||
2015-01-25 | (D) Bill Brodie | vs | Malcolm Cameron | Russian win | Cancon 2015. I played this for the win of a mini repocharge, after loosing the first game of the tournament. Boy was this one tight, the Germans just slowing forced the Russians back through the woods without loosing a man. On turn 4 I had to decide to skulk back from the forest or counter attack with the modest forced I had left. In they went! 2 player turns later I had smashed the Germans, killing 9 CVP and breaking 6 other squads. The German player conceded! Victory from the jaws of success! | |
2014-10-08 | (A) Michael Focht | vs | Andrea Pagni | Russian win | ||
2014-04-29 | (A) Lee Hyde | vs | Eoin Corrigan | Russian win | Struggled with this one. Wasn't aggressive enough for first two turns and then left chasing. Didn't help that Russian fire tended to miss or Kill. I was prepared for Rallying but just didn't happen. Tied up in Melees too despite 2:1 advantage or better. Russkies even managed a self rally under DM. The Russian Bear gave a mauling. | |
2014-02-21 | (A) Stanley Neo | vs | Peter P | Russian win | Malaya Madness 2014 | |
2014-01-11 | (D) Stanley Neo | vs | Vladimir S | Russian win | ||
2013-09-28 | (D) Luis Felip | vs | R | Russian win | ||
2012-11-29 | (A) Simon Staniforth | vs | Russian win | |||
2012-08-20 | (A) Chuck Dye | vs | patrick palma | German (SS) win | ||
2012-06-11 | (D) patrick palma | vs | Chuck Dye | German (SS) win | ||
2012-06-09 | (D) Frank Tozier | vs | LDavies | Russian win | ||
2011-10-15 | (A) Jeff Waldon | vs | Frank Tozier | Russian win | VASL | |
2011-09-24 | (A) Steffen Knippel | vs | Paul Suderman | Russian win | ||
2011-06-18 | (D) Jeff Waldon | vs | Dale Wetzleberger | German (SS) win | FtF ATL - I ignored the recommended Russians deployed forward in the woods set-up and paid the price. Good game with a well known SL & ASLer. | |
2011-04-22 | (A) Ian Willey | vs | MacRob | German (SS) win | Good game that luck gave me the inside track which allowed me to take advantage and push for the win | |
2011-04-16 | (D) John Van Natta | vs | Tycho | German (SS) win | I got schooled in this one. | |
2010-02-12 | (D) Andy Beaton | vs | German (SS) win | Lost a teaching scenario by a close margin - very exciting | ||
2009-07-16 | (A) Allen Evenson | vs | Luca Adena | Russian win | ||
2009-03-20 | (A) Michael Rodgers | vs | Bob Tufano | German (SS) win | Played without the balance. Decided on last turn. | |
2008-06-09 | (D) Paolo Cariolato | vs | Claudio Corradini | Russian win | ||
2007-07-07 | (D) Slyvanian Frog | vs | Lizochek Frog | German (SS) win | ||
2007-04-28 | (D) Eric Partizan Eric | vs | Lionel Dondé | Russian win | ||
2007-03-08 | (D) David Ramsey | vs | Phil Draper | German (SS) win | ||
2007-01-27 | (D) Aaron Sibley | vs | Gerard Burton | Russian win | ||
2006-12-09 | (A) Allen Evenson | vs | Paul Hart | Russian win | ||
2006-11-30 | (D) Aaron Sibley | vs | Andy McMaster | German (SS) win | ||
2006-10-28 | (D) Eric Partizan Eric | vs | Hennie van der Salm | Russian win | ||
2006-10-03 | (D) Bill Brodie | vs | Scott Byrne | Russian win | Tight all infantry affair. Germans have to cover ground fast in the face of fire, but SS troops can do that. Watch out for the hidden half squds. | |
2006-09-13 | (A) Fred Ingram | vs | Dave McLee | Russian win | ||
2006-09-13 | (D) Fred Ingram | vs | Dave McLee | German (SS) win | ||
2006-09-12 | (D) Fred Ingram | vs | Dave McLee | Russian win | ||
2006-09-07 | (A) Fred Ingram | vs | Dave McLee | Russian win | ||
2006-08-13 | (A) Michael Pierzchala | vs | John Richards | Russian win | Excellent scenario that cam down to the last CCPh, and could of gone either way. Plenty of chrome and toys, like Commisars and FT/DC to make it intersting. |
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GOUREAU Added a playing | 2023-11-16 18:58:15 |
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Statistics: | ||
Avg Rating: 7.02 | Votes: 95 | Views: | 15872 |
To-Play list count: | 18 | |
Estimated Play time: | 3.3 hours | |
Recorded Games: | 69 |
Archive recorded plays: | ||
German (SS) | 32 | |
Russian | 37 | |
Drawn: | 0 |
ROAR Data: (as of October 2023) Lenin's Sons [Confirmed] |
[A] German | 143 |
[D] Russian | 145 |