Down by the River ETO (id:#66356)
(ASL Journal #13 ID: J202)   [next]   [previous]
Demyansk, Russia 1942-04-20 ()
Designer: Michael Koch
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
German/German (SS)Russian
50%

Overview:

In February, two German Armeekorps -- six divisions -- were stuck in the area around Demyansk. The harsh winter had hit the unprepared Germans hard and, combined with stiff Soviet resistance, forced them into defensive positions. On 8 February, the Soviets closed the ring around the Germans, forming the Demyansk pocket. Nearly 100,000 Germans soldiers were trapped an the only way to supply then was by air. To solve this the Germans launched Operation BRUCKENSCHLAG on 29 March to crack open the Demyansk pocket and relieve their trapped comrades there.
Attacker: German/German (SS) (Leichte Infanterie-Division 8, Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 184, and Kampfgruppe Eicke, SS-Panzer-Division 3)
Defender: Russian (384th Rifle Division, 11th Army)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:19.5 D:19.5
AFVs: A:2
StuG IIIB x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
5cm leGrW 36
D:1
45mm PTP obr. 42
50mm RM obr. 40
PTRD-41 ATR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Flooded river, Soft Ground. H-t-H can be declared by both sides
Map Board(s): 7 32 62
Overlays: Wd5 Wd12
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2023-05-22(A) Ian Morris vs Ian Ainsworth Russian win
2023-05-09(A) Øyvind Jacobsen Bjørkås vs Tuomo Russian win
2023-03-23(A) Andy Bagley vs Neil Brunger German/German (SS) winReally interesting situation, with Germans trying to reach two sides of the river with Russian defenders on each side. Almost two separate battles, except of course that fire across the river is possible for both sides.
VCs are based on the Germans reaching the river anywhere along both banks, and this gives the Russians a very wide front to defend. My attack in the west rolled forward fairly smoothly; a StuG ran out of smoke when I needed it but otherwise I reached the river without too much difficulty. The east bank however was a different matter, with more restrictive terrain and mines and wire helping the defenders, For a while I thought I was going to fail, particularly when his HMG went on a rate tear against my 9-2 leader and a couple of 468 squads. The damage wasn't as bad as it might have been however (one 468 went fanatic), and I eventually managed to break the final Russian defenders. My opponent conceded on his final player-turn when it became clear that I would reach the river on my last turn.
Not an easy one for the Russians to defend, although dice analysis showed that the luck was definitely in my favour, so it's probably a balanced scenario overall.
2023-02-24(D) Paolo Cariolato vs Federico Corso German/German (SS) win
2023-02-04(D) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins Russian win
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hoxson1 Modified the misc. rules2023-09-20 22:36:54
nicotum Modified the gps location2023-09-09 13:20:15
hoxson1 Modified the overlays2023-08-04 21:02:03
Gamer72 Added a playing2023-05-22 05:57:56
oybj Added a playing2023-05-09 18:59:28
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Avg Rating: 7.13Votes: 8
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To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 5.5 hours
Recorded Games: 6
Archive recorded plays:
German/German (SS)3
Russian3
Drawn:0

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