Elephants Unleashed ETO (id:#60022)
See Also: Elephants Unleashed by Multi-Man Publishing
North of Ponyri, Russia 1943-07-05 ()
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PBP 23: Panzerkeil (Aussie `98 Pack)
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O115.3: Tank Buster: Kursk (On All Fronts #115)
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4: With Burning Liquid (Stavka Archives - Scenario File #1)
Designer: Martin Svärd
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanRussian
51.094890510949%

Overview:

The battle for Kursk had begun. After breaching the first line of defense, the 86. Infanterie-Division supported by the gigantic Ferdinand tank destroyers of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 654 continued toward the Russians' second defensive belt. But the Russian 27th Guards Tank Regiment supported by engineers was about to mount a counter-attack. The Germans would pay in blood for every inch gained of Russian soil.- - - - In the mid-sized 5.5-turn "Elephants Unleashed", a German combined arms force fight their way through minefields, wire, Russian infantry and counterattacking T-34s. Find out for yourself if the lack of a bow machine gun was really the Ferdinand's Archilles' Heel.
Attacker: German (Panzer-Division 18, Infanterie-Division 86 and schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654)
Defender: Russian (81st Rifle Division and 275th Separate Engineer Battalion and 27th Guards and 1442nd Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:9.0 D:8.0
AFVs: A:6
PzKpfw IVH
PzKpfw IIIN x 2
PzJg Tiger x 3

D:7
T-34 M43 x 5
SU-152 x 2

Guns: A:0 D:0
PTRD-41 ATR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: A: Shellhole placement could eliminate Russian fortifications that were placed
Map Board(s): 44 33
Overlays: X9
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2020-10-22(A) Jonathan Kapleau vs Arthur, Joe German win
2020-03-29(A) Doba Serge vs Russian win
2019-02-09(A) Richard Jenulis vs Julius Wirhhlin German winNWASL Championship 2019
2017-12-19(D) Jeff B vs Martin Marquis German winI knew going into this it looked tough for the Russians. I setup making taking the buildings as attractive an option as possible, but my opponent did exactly what I would have done and ignored this, going exclusively for a west board edge exit. Any German that plays this otherwise is foolish in my mind, as the Russian setup limitations prevent much defense of this route. This also relegates the minefields and wire absolutely useless (other than quite possibly restricting Russian moves). Despite the seemingly short nature of the scenario there is still more than enough time for the Elephants to creep forward under protection of the infantry and other tanks. His infantry got ripped to shreds. Didn't matter. The Elephants alone have enough points to satisfy the VP. The Germans also have excellent smoke potential. Add to this that, under the best circumstances, the Russians outnumber them in vehicles by a whopping one. Oh, and most of them are RST, and the ones that aren't get low ammo at 10. It certainly didn't help my Russian cause when three of my MAs Malf'd. I will chalk this one up as yet another overrated FrF scenario relegated to the dustbin.
2017-10-06(D) Jason Wert vs Joe Celebiski Russian winGreat scenario at ASLOK. Joe marched his Monsters straight down the board and flamed the Russian tanks that dared to take them on. The Russians managed to get their infantry into reinforce and delay the German troops. A lucky immob'd on one of the Monsters knocked out the option for a German win and the Russians held the buildings for a win.
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igycrctl Added a playing2020-10-22 16:05:28
Hutch Updated the Victory Conditions2020-10-11 15:40:36
Hutch Modified the Defender's Guns2020-10-07 10:19:17
Hutch Modified the unit counts2020-10-07 10:19:17
Paul Legg Added a playing2020-06-17 00:35:19
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.87Votes: 30
Views: 675
To-Play list count: 5
Estimated Play time: 5 hours
Recorded Games: 23
Archive recorded plays:
German13
Russian10
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
Elephants Unleashed [Confirmed]
[A] German 57
[D] Russian 57
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