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
66.666666666667%

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:
Map Board(s): 7 32 62
Overlays: Wd5 Wd11
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2023-02-24(D) Paolo Cariolato vs Federico Corso German/German (SS) win
2023-02-04(D) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins Russian win
2023-02-04(A) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best Russian winMy Germans advanced cautiously on Turn 1 with not much action. The Russian 45LL AT Gun would reveal itself, and my STUG's would reverse course and head to the other flank. Russian resistance was very strong. The Russian HMG went on a Rate of Fire Tear for the ages. It would kill my 8-1 and then the Sniper would kill the 8-0. The HMG fired so many times, that one of the 4-6-8 SS squads broke twice and rolled snakes twice to go Fanatic and create two Heroes. It was flat out ridiculous and highlights the somewhat absurd results that occur from rate of fire. I very nearly conceded the game then and there. Probably should have. My dice were stone cold. My units broke early and often. Dan's dice were on fire with an average roll between 4 and 6. He managed to get results with nearly every shot. After he immobilized a STUG with the ATR (needed a 4 to hit)...I threw in the towel and conceded. His Russians were too well dug in and taking too much energy to break...if they even broke. As usual the Flamethrower was gone on the second shot. It's just predictable that you'll get nothing from your flamethrower. Even my DC failed to do anything...rolling 10's and 11's makes everything impossible. Yeah....rough game. I think the scenario is a good one...but poor rolls took the joy out of for me.
2023-01-28(A) Eric Partizan Eric vs German/German (SS) win
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Estimated Play time: 5.5 hours
Recorded Games: 3
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