Early Morning Action ETO (id:#61340)
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Bolshoi-Majatschki, Russia 1943-07-08 ()
ASLUG 1: Beyond the Pakfronts (ASLUG # 1)
MT 4: Citadel Night (Internet)
KE 5: Beyond the Pakfronts (March Madness `97 Pack)
WG 2: Assault on the Teploye Heights (Wargamer # 2.09)
VV47: Les Phalanges de l'Ordre Noir (Vae Victis # 75)
DB084: Pot of Stew (Dispatches from the Bunker #31)
Ponyri #06: High and Dry (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
Ponyri #08: Iron Gustav (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
Ponyri #11: Maskirovka (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
Ponyri #16: Street Fighting Men (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
FT165: Shopino Struggle (From The Cellar Pack # 6)
BFP-91: Death Roamed Freely (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-92: Trenches in Flames (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-93: Klein Stalingrad (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-94: To the Last Shell (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
Ponyri #6: High and Dry (Devil's Domain : Metalgods of Ponyri)
Ponyri #8: Iron Gustav (Devil's Domain : Metalgods of Ponyri)
Ponyri #11: Maskirovka (Devil's Domain : Metalgods of Ponyri)
Ponyri #16: Street Fighting Men (Devil's Domain : Metalgods of Ponyri)
20: Dying of Thirst (Devil's Domain Upgrade Kit)
21: Steel on Steel (Devil's Domain Upgrade Kit)
22: Hill Hell (Devil's Domain Upgrade Kit)
GoH#4: First Of May State Farm (Kursk - Gates of Hell)
GoH#5: Last Light (Kursk - Gates of Hell)
GoH#6: First Of May Dairy Farm (Kursk - Gates of Hell)
GoH#7: Tilting At Windmills (Kursk - Gates of Hell)
GoH#8: Gate Of Hell (Kursk - Gates of Hell)
T-TERROR #6: Action at Hill 272 (Teutonic Terror 1)
NORD#1: Flankers (Thunder At Melikhovo: Hill 216 Nord)
NORD#2: Feline March (Thunder At Melikhovo: Hill 216 Nord)
NORD#3: Pakfront Pause (Thunder At Melikhovo: Hill 216 Nord)
NORD#4: Orders Are Orders (Thunder At Melikhovo: Hill 216 Nord)
NORD#5: Personal War (Thunder At Melikhovo: Hill 216 Nord)
NORD#6: Push On (Thunder At Melikhovo: Hill 216 Nord)
NORD#7: Der Wahr Nord (Thunder At Melikhovo: Hill 216 Nord)
NORD#8: Thunder at Melikhovo (Thunder At Melikhovo: Hill 216 Nord)
Hill 216 Bonus: Zitadelle Soldaten (Thunder At Melikhovo: Hill 216 Nord)
SUD#1: Pionier Push (Kursk: Southern Salient 1 Hill 216 Süd)
SUD#2: Remorseless Werfers (Kursk: Southern Salient 1 Hill 216 Süd)
SUD#3: Missing Pieces (Kursk: Southern Salient 1 Hill 216 Süd)
SUD#4: Backstopped (Kursk: Southern Salient 1 Hill 216 Süd)
SUD#5: Kameraden! (Kursk: Southern Salient 1 Hill 216 Süd)
SUD#6: KG Oppeln (Kursk: Southern Salient 1 Hill 216 Süd)
SUD#7: Combined Arms (Kursk: Southern Salient 1 Hill 216 Süd)
SUD#8: Kamfgruppen (Kursk: Southern Salient 1 Hill 216 Süd)
WO44: Little Village (Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2023)
SaP03: For the Fatherland (HASL 13 - Slaughter at Ponyri)
SaP04: For the Motherland (HASL 13 - Slaughter at Ponyri)
SaP05: Recovery Day (HASL 13 - Slaughter at Ponyri)
SaP06: Rough Recess (HASL 13 - Slaughter at Ponyri)
SaP07: Unholy Trinity (HASL 13 - Slaughter at Ponyri)
Designer: Chas Smith
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Balance:
German (SS)Russian
58.620689655172%

Overview:

The II SS Panzer Corps had made good progress into the heart of the 6th Guards Army defenses. General Vatutin ordered the 5th Guards Tank Corp to prepare to meet this threat. The Russian “counterattack” was not successful in blocking the Germans, but prevented them from exploiting the penetration. The 51st Guards Rifle Division suffered heavily, and was forced into defensive positions around Bolshoi-Majatschki and Iakovlevo. The 1st Battalion, SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 1 was ordered to attack to the west to seize the two towns.
Attacker: German (SS) (Battalion I, SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 1, SS Panzergrenadier Division 1)
Defender: Russian (51st Guards Rifle Division)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:11.5
AFVs: A:2
StuG IIIG x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:1
37mm PTP obr. 30
50mm RM obr. 40 x 2
PTRD-41 ATR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: A: AFVs have Schuerzen w D: set up as if Germans enter from off-board (Exc: Bore Sighting NA)
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
BFP-90: The StuG IIIG should not have a superior side/rear armor factor.BFP errata
BFP-90: The StuG IIIG should not have a superior side/rear armor factor.BFP errata
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-12-05(A) Ingemar Gardell vs Jacob ElmqvistA Russian winSo close to winning, but last round and the russians made the ambush roll and could retreat from CC and thereby stay in the area and win the game.
2024-10-11(A) Seumas Hoskins vs Dean German (SS) win
2021-04-19(D) Tuomo Lukkari vs Matias Dahlbäck Russian win[Imported from ROAR]
2020-09-03(D) Øyvind Jacobsen Bjørkås vs Terje German (SS) winThe Germans attacked straight into the village with a flanking force to the right. The StuGs played it very carefully to avoid being caught by the AT which was placed on the German left flank. The enormous infantry firepower overwhelmed the defenders.
2020-05-28(D) Rob MacGinley vs Ian Willey German (SS) winA simple village attack - rolls went Ian's way so he pushed me out of the village methodically - Good simple Village defence game - may use as a teaching game
2020-03-08(D) Paul Legg vs Mark Blackmore Russian winHeroes 2020 - A pick up game for Mark whilst he sobered up from the night before.
2017-11-26(D) David Garvin vs Pete Maidhof Russian win
2017-11-04(A) David Garvin vs Eric Groo German (SS) win
2017-07-27(A) Tom Kearney vs Al Saltzman German (SS) winCrucible of Steel linked.
2017-06-24(A) David Garvin vs Paul Washington German (SS) win
2016-08-27(A) David Garvin vs Craig Stark German (SS) win
2016-04-30(D) Jeff Waldon vs Tim Brieddy Russian winBitter Ender
2016-04-03(D) Paolo Cariolato vs Massimiliano Colosimo German (SS) winBy the beginning of the last turn my russians were not in bad shape, a couple of melee were holding 2 and 1/2 german squads and the german was left with 3 out of positions squad of SS troopers to eradicate 3 russian squads, Unfortunately for my counters his MMC were able to pass multiple negative modifier fires and getting adjacent (not ADJACENT) to my cardboard heros and breaking all of them (2 were elite) in the advancing fire phase with puny 6+2 fires.
It happens, but I think the russian need to be helped by lady luck in order to bring home this one. that is unbalanced in favor of GErman side.
2015-11-22(D) mark watson vs Christopher Jepson Russian winGermans need to use smoke, move in fast, and CC the Russians to death. A valid Russian tactic might be to hide the AT and try and deny the win that way.
2015-10-06(D) Michael Rodgers vs Jim Burris German (SS) winI gave this game away by making two mistakes. I left out of my OB by accident two 127 crews that could have manned light mortars from a distance and I set up my ATG where a German HS could find it on the first turn. After three turns, most of the town had fallen to the Germans and I had not a whole lot of troops left, so I conceded.
2013-07-27(A) Paul Works vs Doug Kirk German (SS) win
2013-05-13(D) Kevin Killeen vs Chris Doary German (SS) winCouldn't stop the German steamroller.
2013-05-13(D) Will Willow vs M. Evans German (SS) winCASLO
2013-04-30(A) Andy Beaton vs Jeff Wasserman German (SS) winCame close to losing on CVP, but good luck on CC made up for a few clumsy mistakes.
2013-03-09(A) Paul Legg vs Nick Ranson German (SS) winHeroes 2013
2013-03-08(A) David Ramsey vs Craig Benn Russian winLost the Stug against a mortar shot and took too risks with the squads. Created a 8-1 leader with a close combat roll who promptly lost me the game when the sniper whacked him for the CVP.
2013-03-06(D) Simon Staniforth vs Russian win
2013-02-10(D) Steffen Knippel vs Eldon Hemminger Russian win
2012-12-13(A) Eric Partizan Eric vs German (SS) win
2012-05-13(D) Paolo Cariolato vs Federico Corso Russian winMy secondo game resulted in a even more balanced match. I reccomand this one for tournment play.
2012-03-25(D) Richard Jenulis vs Richard King Russian win
2012-02-18(A) Paolo Cariolato vs Massignani German (SS) winVery balanced and finely honed mainly infantry scenario. Tournament size affair. Very enjoiable.
2012-01-19(A) Don Lazov vs Joe Pellam German (SS) win
2011-10-08(D) Jeff Waldon vs Lawrence Davies Russian winASLOK
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lokatt Added a playing2024-12-05 21:33:11
feralhuntsman Added a playing2024-10-11 23:49:05
hoxson1 Modified the unit counts2024-02-08 18:32:00
hoxson1 Modified the Defender's Guns2024-02-08 18:32:00
Bongiovanni Added a playing2022-10-13 11:19:44
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Avg Rating: 6.40Votes: 30
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To-Play list count: 5
Estimated Play time: 3.5 hours
Recorded Games: 29
Archive recorded plays:
German (SS)17
Russian12
Drawn:0

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[D] German 40
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