Totensonntag ETO (id:#65281)
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See Also: Totensonntag by Friendly Fire Ariete on Totensonntag by Kansas City ASL Club
Designer: Mattias Rönnblom
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Balance:
PolishGerman
57.608695652174%

Overview:

After a week of war, the German invasion of Poland ran according to plans. German troops of the 8. Armee were marching eastward on Warsaw, and on the other side of the Bzura river were Polish troops withdrawing in the same direction. Stretched along the Bzura, protecting the army's flank, was the 30. Infanterie-Division. On the morning of 9 September, the Polish Knoll-Kownacki Operational Group launched a large-scale assault across the Bzura. For the first (and would it prove later, only) time during the 1939 conflict the Poles mounted an offensive.
Attacker: Polish (57th Infantry Regiment, 14th Infantry Division)
Defender: German (I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 26, 30. Infanterie-Division)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:11.5 D:8.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
46mm Granatnik wz. 36 MTR
D:0
5cm leGrW 36

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: A: Elite and 1st Line squads Assault Fire capable
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-11-04(A) Don Berg vs Solo German winI used a German set-up found on-line. The MMG was in the P5 woods-mass and the lmg layed down fire lanes when they could. The Poles concentrated on the east flank, but pushed forward in center as well. I rarely blame the dice, as I think a good player can still work around that., but in a small scenario like this it can be too much. I think every Polish squad broke at least once. They rallied and still made a run for it, but the 4's and 5's rolled across the board by the Germans on all of their attacks on turn 6 pretty much sealed the deal, with only 3 German squads eliminated.
2025-02-09(D) Jason Wert vs Gabe Wert Polish win
2025-02-01(A) Herve Duval vs In progress
2025-01-25(A) David Garvin vs Steve Boro Polish winAt Winter Offensive
2024-10-05(A) Jobbo Fett vs JobboFett German winThe Polish side had a disastrous start with none of their initial shots seeing any success. I opted for a spread out attack, and perhaps that was the issue, where I should've focused on one entire flank. As it stood, the first turn only saw the Poles taking losses from assault moves and poor MC rolling.

The Germans took the lead early and never let go, as any attempts to dislodge them from their starting woods met with failure, and the rallies were never able to bring enough men back into the fight. Some tenacious attacking from the Polish side did, eventually, claim 3 squads, but it was still 3 short of the victory condition.

An interesting scenario, though the setup makes it tough to appreciate the breadth of the map available.
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Guru Bob Added a playing2025-11-04 16:06:56
jwert02 Added a playing2025-02-09 21:35:18
strategos Added a playing2025-02-01 21:33:57
strategos Rated the scenario2025-02-01 21:33:21
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2025-02-01 12:29:56
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Scenario setup (BoF13 Totensonntag.vsav)VASL SetupMoriQuessir1241
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VASL Log file (BoF13 Totensonntag_Stew(G)_Dmitry(P).vlog)VASL Game LogMoriQuessir1359
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.00Votes: 41
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To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 2.9 hours
Recorded Games: 37
Archive recorded plays:
Polish18
German16
Drawn:2

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Totensonntag [Confirmed]
[A] Polish 35
[D] German 23
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