Grab and Go ETO (id:#62915)
(ASL Journal #12 ID: J188)
Kalupnovka, Ukraine 1943-08-20 ()
Designer: Pete Shelling
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Balance:
RussianGerman
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Overview:

In the aftermath of Operation CITADEL, Soviet attacks in the Ukraine followed the usual pattern: masses of med and machines thrown at the lines of Panzerkorps III, only to be thrown back by German counterattacks. However each time the new front line would be further west. In an effort to flank the SS divisions defending west of Kharkov, Major General Ivan Galanin’s 4th Guards Army threw more fresh troops at Hoernlein’s “Grossdeutshland” Division.
Attacker: Russian (5th Guards Airborne Division)
Defender: German (Bataillon II, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 'Grossdeutschland')  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:21.5 D:12.5
AFVs: A:0 D:2
SPW 251/2
SPW 251/sMG

Guns: A:0
50mm RM obr. 40
PTRD-41 ATR
D:1
8cm GrW 34

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: All buildings are ground level only. D: SPW 251/2 enters with all armaments removed
Map Board(s): 17 q
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2019-03-28(A) Jeff B vs Ivan Kent Russian winMy attacking Russians split their force equally on each flank, with a substantial supporting force in the center to prevent easy German shifting and to provide pressure on the two closest buildings (which I intended to grab for the extra VPs). I was quite concerned about locating his mortar as early as I could as its presence prevented me from doing too much stack movement. It took a shot toward the end of my Turn 1 moves and immediately was gone for good, having rolled a "12" being manned by non-qualified personnel (Ivan choosing to place the crew back in the village to allow easier escape once the AFVs entered). Ivan used a lot of foxholes and chose to retain concealment for the most part, which made my job of exposing units/dummies a bit daunting. He held me up in the middle of the board for a good turn or two with what proved to be dummies. He had positioned some key units on the flanks in some solid defensive positions. The eastern flank was a bit easier to crack as it had more cover, but the theme of the attack turned out to be swarm, surround, and CC. With 8 morale the defenders should definitely consider FPF. If it wasn't for the ability of the Russians to deploy I think it would be a pretty insurmountable job for them, but the Germans are outnumbered by a decent margin and need to cover a fairly wide initial front. Fun scenario that I would play again from either side.
2018-01-21(D) David Garvin vs Magnus Rimvall German win
2018-01-14(A) Andy Beaton vs Richard Hooks Russian winRussians went entirely down their left flank, lost a few squads but overran the mortar and gunned down the HMG crew before they could escape the village. Germans had a choice of exiting through the woods and abandoning the buildings or trying to fight their way past Russians overlooking the road, and chose to concede instead.
2017-10-06(D) Jason Wert vs Rich Domovic Russian winGreat game with Rich in Rnd 2 of the Mother Russia Mini. The Germans strung out along the woodline with hopes of slowly withdrawing, but the Russians got the edge on the right flank and rolled to victory.
2017-08-28(A) Stephen dedier vs Holt, Jim German winVery close run game. I think I spent too much time worrying about the building VP when I might have exploited a breakthrough and pushed much more of my force to the exit end. I could not stop the 2 halftracks from getting on and off and a rate tear tore up a 4.5 squad group + a leader keeping them from getting off the board.
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Avg Rating: 7.58Votes: 12
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To-Play list count: 3
Estimated Play time: 6.2 hours
Recorded Games: 9
Archive recorded plays:
Russian5
German4
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
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[A] Russian 15
[D] German 18
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