Into Vienna Woods ETO (id:#60405)
Designer: Chris Olden
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Balance:
German (SS)Russian
50.205761316872%

Overview:

On April 12 STAVKA declared Vienna clear of German forces. The 3rd Ukrainian Front was issued new orders, one of which was to take the town of St. Polten, south-west of Vienna, in the strategically located Vienna Woods. St. Polten was taken on the 16th, but the attempt to clear the Vienna Woods of the defending Germans turned into a sersies of see-saw battles for the hills which dominated the region.
Attacker: German (SS) ("Kampfgruppe Hauschild", SS-Panzer Division 12 "Hitlerjugend")
Defender: Russian (39th Guards Rifle Corps, 3rd Ukrainian Front)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:11.0 D:15.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:2
SU-85
SU-76M

Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Pine woods, Alpine Hills. D: Trench defenses
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-10-15(A) Maximiliano Estravis Barcala vs RA Russian winFirst experience with alpine hills and with pine woods for the attacker. Following advice from here, I prioritized taking some positions in the trenches by the time the Russian reinforcements arrived. This was successful, and the cavalry took some loses, including a blazed SU-85 (which generated smoke on the hill because we got a mild breeze!). At the beginning of the last half-turn, all level 3 hexes were actually controlled by the Germans, but what a difference who wraps up the scenario makes! The OT Russian vehicle made a run to the hill, reaching one of the empty hexes, and also a lot of Russian infantry advanced into close combat against weakened Germans (which didn't matter, because just the OT vehicle occupying one hex would make the Germans lose). Very enjoyable scenario, the alpine hills and pine woods mechanics make it extra interesting.
2024-02-04(D) Brian Lazewski vs Jeffrey Malter Russian winSS strategy was to come on and hammer a hole with death stacks and flood up the hill.

This seems like a good balanced scenario with some seesaw action. I think the key for the Germans is deploying the max (4 half squads) then attempting more deployments after setup in the Rally Phase. I think with 8 half squad SS (which are not bad) to rush on the board bump stripping. Then flood the fire-groups on with the 10-2 death stack. If the Germans, on Turn 2 can rush the trenches and clear them by turn 3 it'll be a match. At the very least the Germans need a strong foothold in the trenches otherwise they'll have a near impossible time winning by T6

I think if the Russians setup in force in the trenches they'll be in trouble. I think the Russians need to setup far forward. Some of the Russian initial force was preserved and rallied back into the fight, which was a bonus. In the end time (as always) became the enemy of the attacker in this one.
2024-01-13(D) Camille Garek vs Éric WALMETZ Russian win
2023-05-06(D) Indy Lagu vs Chris Pavle Russian winAs the Russian, your PMC is tested as a seemingly
overwhelming number of armed-to-the-teeth SS
squads are coming at your five 527 squads on a hill.

Chris' SS made good progress and captured two trenches
on the German right before the cavalry arrived.

As others have said, the Germans need to get a trench on
both ends of the trench line. Otherwise, it's a tough time for
them.

A _bit_ static for the Russian, but only for three turns.

Well worth a playing.

2022-10-15(A) David Garvin vs Mark Chapman German (SS) winFor Tanksgiving 2022
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Into the Vienna Woods (view)kevin kenneally2009-11-19 16:15:29
AAR (view)Count_Zero2012-05-02 15:12:34
http://countzeroscorner.blogspot.com/2009/05/enfilade-aar-in-brief.html

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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.52Votes: 66
Views: 9993
To-Play list count: 6
Estimated Play time: 4.1 hours
Recorded Games: 61
Archive recorded plays:
German (SS)28
Russian33
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Into Vienna Woods [Confirmed]
[A] German 94
[D] Russian 88
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