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The Darkest Day ETO (id:#60111)
(HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards ID: VotG10)   [next]   [previous]
Central Stalingrad 1942-09-21 (4 others)
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Designer: Tom Morin
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Balance:
GermanRussian
46.428571428571%

Overview:

On 20 September, a civilian informed Lt. Dragan that a massive German buildup was taking place. Fortifications and street barricades were prepared as well as detachments of men armed with anti-tank rifles and molotov cocktails to combat tanks. The storm broke on 21 September, a day which Dragan would recall as "the darkest day" for his battalion.
Attacker: German (Infanterie Regiments 191 & 211, Infanterie Division 71 / Aufklärungs 171 / Abteilung 244 / Pionier Bataillon 171)
Defender: Russian (42nd Guards Regiment, 13th Guards Rifle Division)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:38.0 D:27.0
AFVs: A:7
StuG IIIG x 5
StuG IIIB x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:2
7.5cm leIG 18 x 2
D:2
45mm PTP obr. 42 x 2
PTRD-41 ATR x 3

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: A: Aerial bombardment and Stukas w D: 3 Fanatic Strongpoint buildings
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HASL 7 - Valor of the GuardsMMP: VotG
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-07-12(D) Tuomo Lukkari vs Teemu Lukkari German winOh boy I did screw up my setup as the Russian. The I watched my brother to execute a well tought out attack for 5 turns and Gave up when ran out of Russians.
2018-03-31(A) Tom Kearney vs Al Saltzman German winDespite a rampant Russian sniper the Germans managed to clear the Nail Factory and most of the Rail Station. Good progress was made in nearly all areas and the Russians suffered heavy casualties. Al failed a PMC at the end of turn three and conceded.
2017-02-18(A) Andy Hershey vs Keith Spurlock German win[Imported from ROAR]
2017-02-18(D) keith Spurlock vs Andy Hershey German win[Imported from ROAR]
2012-11-21(A) Will Willow vs David Lamb Russian winFTF
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asloser Added a playing2025-07-12 18:08:20
Minedog Linked the scenario to ROAR2025-04-29 05:33:38
Bongiovanni Added a playing2022-08-15 17:04:17
wwillow Added a playing2020-07-06 18:05:43
Rich Weiley Added a playing2020-06-07 12:05:46
FileDescriptionUserViews
Dave vs Martin AAR (dd-aar.txt)After Action ReportDave2118
The Darkest Day VoTG10 small AAR (This truly was among the darkest of days for the soldat of the Third Reich.rtf)After Action ReportPanzer1670
Set Up for Darkest Day (finalsetup.JPG)ImagePanzer1597
Partway through the German Bombardment (partialprepfire.JPG)ImagePanzer1639
End of German Turn 5 - Blood Fest - Hard going on the German due to CVP cap (End of German Turn 5.JPG)ImagePanzer1666
(!germ-soviet.png)Imagehoxson11070
(stalingrad russ inf stone rubble.png)Imagehoxson1999
The in-play map (darkest-day.jpg)Map ImageDave1461
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End of German Turn 5 - Blood Fest - Hard going on the German due to CVP cap
Set Up for Darkest Day
Partway through the German Bombardment
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.50Votes: 10
Views: 4305
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 12.1 hours
Recorded Games: 11
Archive recorded plays:
German7
Russian4
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
The Darkest Day [Confirmed]
[A] German 6
[D] Russian 11
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