The Black Ravens are Flying ETO (id:#61454)
Designer: Bill Cirillo
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Balance:
RussianGerman (SS) / Hungarian
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Overview:

By February 5, the Soviets had reached the area around Királyhágo tét. Strongly opposed by a mix of German and Hungarian forces, the Soviets would be forced to fight for every building. In addition to their military strengths, the Soviets had initiated psychological warfare tactics, including the use of propaganda leaflets, to wear down the defender’s resolve.
Attacker: Russian (297th Rifle Division and 3rd Tank Brigade, 23rd Tank Corps)
Defender: German (SS) / Hungarian (SS-Kavallerie-Division 8 "Florian Geyer", Panzer-Division "Feldherrnhalle" and Hungarian Central Hungarist Combat Group)  
5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:9.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:3
T-34/85 x 3

AFVs: D:3
PzKpfw IVH
StuG IIIG (L)
SPW 251/9

Guns: A:1
76.2mm PP obr. 27
D:1
7.5cm PaK 40

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Both: Variable OB. Simultaneous (recorded) setup. D: AS Level 4 (A19.131)
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-04-19(A) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne Duval Russian winGermans won the dr for first Turn and caused devastation on the Russians. But the Level 4 Ammunition Shortage took it's toll on his weapons quickly there after. Initial Melee during setup remained in play for 3 Turns, adding element of uncertainty. Russians luckily took the final building away and Germans could not retake it on final Turn.
2023-05-13(A) Ian Morris vs Simon Staniforth German (SS) / Hungarian win
2023-05-12(D) Simon Staniforth vs Ian Morris German (SS) / Hungarian winThe random dr gave my Germans the first move, used the 3PP to buy another squad and was soon up to the required 5 Victory Locations. 2 turns later a Panther was purchased and despite being immobilised this was able to hold one flank whilst the Panzer IV remained in the back field and protected the other. StuG and HT were lost early. Russian assaults had to cross roads or even WCB to get at the Victory Locations and the Germans were just able to hold on with enough GO Units to break the attackers.
2022-06-19(A) Tuomo Lukkari vs Teemu Lukkari Russian win[Imported from ROAR]
2022-05-15(D) Asad Rustum vs Magnus Söderberg German (SS) / Hungarian winFestung Budapest ASL Tournament
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Hutch Modified the misc. rules2025-04-21 11:17:19
asloser Linked the scenario to ROAR2025-04-21 04:29:35
Kydder Added a playing2025-04-20 23:54:05
Kydder Rated the scenario2025-04-20 23:49:01
Simonstan Added a playing2023-05-18 16:40:37
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.24Votes: 21
Views: 4977
To-Play list count: 6
Estimated Play time: 3.5 hours
Recorded Games: 17
Archive recorded plays:
Russian7
German (SS) / Hungarian 9
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
The Black Ravens Are Flying [Confirmed]
[A] Russian 29
[D] German/Hungarian 33
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