Lenin's Sons ETO (id:#59651)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL Journal # 7 ID: J103)   [next]   [previous]
See Also: Lenin's Sons by Le Franc Tireur
Designer: Xavier Vitry
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
German (SS)Russian
48.192771084337%

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: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:13.5 D:8.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:1
50mm RM obr. 40

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Grain NOT in season; all buildings are wooden
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
Hexes D-Z are playable LFT
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Scenario info

Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-04-09(A) Andrea Noia vs Andrea Manzoli German (SS) win3 hrsGreat Scenario - very useful to build tactical experience. Use your Assault engineers to cross with smoke, deploy hard and run as a German. I was lucky to break the defence in the open on the south part of the map. Forest is great for defence but the russian player (IMHO) should avoid at all costs to make the german come from the open ground. Very fun scenario with FT and DC !
2025-03-26(A) manzoli andrea vs andrea noia German (SS) win
2024-10-22(D) M T vs V.K. Russian winVery good and intense infantry-only scenario. Our game could have gone either way, decided only on the last CCPh roll.
2024-10-16(D) Jeff B vs Scott Sherer German (SS) win6 hrsDespite me having a wall of bodies in his way, Scott came on mostly through the northern woods. I like 8ML vs 8ML scenarios, and this is one such game. Turn 2 saw first contact after I failed to extract a batch of my HIP units, and he was able to get the better of them in CC after they bungled their advantage. The rest of my troops just pulled back to their next line of defense, and I really thought this was going to be a boring body block scenario (especially with a commissar backing me up). He exposed a few dummies and captured my MMG on Turn 3, but I was able to eliminate his sniper (a constant worry to my exposed commissar in the rear). Turn 4 saw him make some inroads in the south as a couple HS crossed the hedgerow with only my mortar-bearing crew to hold them off. The rest of my men, once again, continued their steady fallback defense. Turn 5 saw me start to run out of room to retreat, and he was able to sneak a squad into my backfield with some more aggressive movement. Turn 6 saw him take his 6th building, with another easily obtainable in Turn 7, and it would all come down to my defense of the unoccupied H5. A couple units were broken in their attempt to take it, but he survived a 2-2 shot with a HS to secure it and the victory. A pretty nice, simple scenario that is obviously well suited for tourney play.
2024-10-02(A) Scott Sherer vs Jeff B Russian winStraight-forward but very fun scenario.
2024-08-08(A) Eric Partizan Eric vs Michel Bongiovanni German (SS) win
2024-03-23(D) Paolo Cariolato vs Riccardo Rinaldi Russian winThis 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 GermanD Russian win
2024-01-13(D) g db vs Russian win
2023-11-16(D) Camille Garek vs Éric WALMETZ Russian winToo 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) winASLOK 2023 match.
2023-09-05(A) Craig Renier vs Steve Boro German (SS) winThe 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 winThis 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.
2023-08-11(D) Peter Palmer vs Tim Osborne Russian win[Imported from ROAR]
2023-06-24(D) Andy Bagley vs Wayne Baumber Russian winAnother 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 winA 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) winAn 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) winBitter Ender 2022 (Round 1).
2022-02-17(A) Dmitry Klyuykov vs Fedor Melnikov German (SS) winExcellent 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) winExcellent 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) winBen'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(D) Vilis Pavulans vs Patrik Cedergren Russian winTraining 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.
2021-07-26(A) Patrik Cedergren vs Vilis Pavulans Russian winMy 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!
2021-03-26(D) Grant Linneberg vs Asad Rustum German (SS) win
2021-03-26(A) Asad Rustum vs Grant Linneberg German (SS) win
2021-01-31(A) Shane Pask vs German (SS) winI 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) winAn 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.
2020-01-26(A) Tuomo Lukkari vs Oggdeir Drevdal German (SS) win[Imported from ROAR]
2020-01-02(D) Doba Serge vs Pascal Boileau Russian win
2020-01-02(A) Pascal Boileau vs Doba Serge Russian winA 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...
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) winPlayed 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.
2018-03-25(A) Andy Hershey vs Tim Deane German (SS) win[Imported from ROAR]
2018-01-23(A) X von Marwitz vs Stephan Jacobi Russian winA 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) winRussian 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(D) Paolo Cariolato vs Davide Galloni Russian win
2017-02-06(A) davide galloni vs Paolo Cariolato Russian win
2017-01-31(A) Milton Soong vs Mark Pandori Russian winIt 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) winFun 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 winSioux 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 winCancon 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 winStruggled 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 winMalaya Madness 2014
2014-01-11(D) Stanley Neo vs Vladimir S Russian win
2013-09-28(D) Luis Felip vs R Russian win
2013-07-25(D) Savo Barbero vs Andrea Martinelli German (SS) win[Imported from ROAR]
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
2012-05-14(A) Peter Palmer vs Lee Thornton German (SS) win[Imported from ROAR]
2011-10-15(A) Jeff Waldon vs Frank Tozier Russian winVASL
2011-09-24(A) Steffen Knippel vs Paul Suderman Russian win
2011-06-18(D) Jeff Waldon vs Dale Wetzleberger German (SS) winFtF 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) winGood 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) winI got schooled in this one.
2010-03-14(A) James Rimmer vs Kyle Weltner Russian win[Imported from ROAR]
2010-02-12(D) Andy Beaton vs German (SS) winLost a teaching scenario by a close margin - very exciting
2009-12-11(A) Andy Hershey vs Anthony Kryfka German (SS) win[Imported from ROAR]
2009-07-16(A) Allen Evenson vs Luca Adena Russian win
2009-03-20(A) Michael Rodgers vs Bob Tufano German (SS) winPlayed 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
2007-02-17(A) Peter Palmer vs John Knowles Russian win[Imported from ROAR]
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 winTight 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(D) Fred Ingram vs Dave McLee German (SS) win
2006-09-13(A) Fred Ingram vs Dave McLee Russian 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 winExcellent 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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