The fortunes of war had turned full circle. The Reichstag was in flames; the war all but over. Surviving elements of Panzer Division Muencheberg, the final stalwart defenders of Berlin, decided to attempt breakout to the west rather than surrender to the Russians. Believing that the Havel crossings at Spandau in western Berlin were only lightly defended, the few remaining units moved out from Tiergarten after dark on May 2nd.. . . [Mark Nixon, Journal #1]: High quality Russians hold the canal bridges against rag-tag remnants of the Muencheberg Panzer Division, fleeing Berlin in the last days of the war. Scenario parameters force the Germans into a frenzied rush across those bridges and something of those fearful days seems captured here in cardboard.
Attacker: German (Muencheberg Panzer Division)
Defender: Russian (2nd Guards Tank Army)
9 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:18.0 D:15.0
AFVs: A:5
StuG IIIG PzKpfw IVJ SPW 251/1 x 2 Opel Blitz x 3 PSW 222(L)
In SSR 1 change "pre-designate" to "secretly record".
MMP
Q: Re SSRs 1 and 7, which one is resolved first? A: The German secretly records his entry hex, the Russian then places his Rubble counters, and the German reveals his entry hex.
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Initial Russian set up with MGs was good. However, there were multiple instances of poor rolls that led to the MGs breaking. the HMG squad fixed their gun, but in the subsequent turn, their leader went berserk and rallied his men to go with him. Unfortunately, the entire German column was two hexes away and on their mad dash to their target they were mowed down with a snake eye on 36 FP (7KIA). From there the northern part of the board was open and there was little the Russian reinforcements could do to stop the German win.
2021-08-12
(A) David Garvin
vs
Loic Gourdon
Russian win
I didn't make full advantage of the LV in the first few turns. And Loic had a great set up!
2021-06-20
(A) Vilis Pavulans
vs
Kai Glanz
German win
We reversed sides and tried again. This time a lot faster german movement. Few casualties until they hit the canal. Then the first halftrack with passengers got hit without survivors. The germans focused on the right side which looked least defended and managed to get across with few broken. A smaller force went in the center but was bogged by the hedge and the infantry was cut to pieces there. So the main thrust went right and that´s where the russian reinforcements came in. They broke quite a lot of german infantry but enough swarmed by and managed to accumulate enough VCs without the last AFV getting off board.
2021-05-20
(D) Vilis Pavulans
vs
Kai Glanz
Russian win
Pretty good rubbling and a bit slow advance for the germans, being somewhat careful in the beginning. No use in taking any shots with the russians in the first turns because the visibility hindrance. The russians managed to build a solid defence on the other side of the river and the AT-gun knocked out two AFVs rapidly and a Pz IV was taken out crossing the bridge by a valiant CC reaction fire. When the infantry tried to get across the bridges they were mowed down and victory became impossible for the germans.
2020-11-11
(A) Matias Dahlbäck
vs
Erik Grande
Russian win
2019-07-28
(A) David Garvin
vs
Logan Stallings
German win
This was a pretty good match. Logan had a great plan; however, it fell apart when both his tank MA and his AT gun malf'd.
I was able to get my VP off in pretty good order.
Also, his one remaining squad that would have hindered my movement was broken by a sniper shot that opened up an entire flank.
2018-07-17
(D) Will Willow
vs
R. Woloszyn
Russian win
Gettysburg FTF
2017-10-15
(D) Dan Best
vs
Justin Williamson
Russian win
2017-10-02
(D) Kevin Duval
vs
Dwayne Duval
Russian win
Used German balance.
2017-10-02
(A) Dwayne Duval
vs
Kevin Duval
Russian win
2016-11-16
(D) Jeff B
vs
Ryan Ellett
Russian win
I wish they would've modified this scenario from the original version. The pre-dawn twilight in effect here is so much more cumbersome than typical LV hindrances. And, for the life of me, I fail to see the point of having a full 9 turn game when 8.5 would seem to do just fine. Germans didn't push hard enough to cross early and allowed the Russians to set up in their stone buildings and guard the bridges, picking them off en masse when they did make the push.
2014-07-02
(A) Seumas Hoskins
vs
Matthew Clark
German win
2013-12-28
(D) patrick palma
vs
David Hassler
Russian win
2013-10-26
(D) mark watson
vs
Blind Sniper
German win
PBEM. A complete blow-out. Ale crushed me completely by the 5th turn. Poor set-up -- a tiny bit of bad luck (Malfing my HMG on the first turn after creating a German Hero... that sort of thing), but mostly poor play on my part. Instructive.
As for the scenario: I'm not sure. It feels long in the tooth, I think.
2013-10-26
(A) Alessandro Demichelis
vs
Mark Watson
German win
German force must cross the river and exit enough EVP to win, different quality units with several vehicles. Russian setup needs close attention otherwise the German can reach and cross the river before the enemy reinforcements.
2013-10-12
(D) Jeff B
vs
Curtis Brooks
German win
It came down to the last turn but it really wasn't that close. Once the Russian tank malf'd his MA it was clear what the result would be. The gun was a non-factor as the Germans executed used the far bridge to exit.
2013-08-14
(A) Michal Bonaventura
vs
German win
2013-02-15
(A) Richard Agnew
vs
solo
Russian win
The Germans met initial resistance from the MMG, and accurate squad fire from Soviet units in stone buildings. The PzIVJ cleared the way on the north end with a CH on the squad in the stone building, which brought the bdlg down as well. However, most of GE squads were cut broken after crossing the hedges just east of the canal. Only the PWS222 AC made it to the west. The PzIV was brewed up by a frontal hit from the 57mm ATG, while one of the GE HT's tried to bypass the T-34/85, but was quickly set afire with a 0 range hit. Good game, but the result was predictable, considering the amount of 2nd line and Volksgrenadier troops. Penalizing the Road Movement Rate really hurts the Germans in this one.
2012-12-10
(D) Ross Mulcare
vs
Tom Raymo
Russian win
2012-11-20
(D) Luke Sineath
vs
Chip Wertenberger
German win
2012-08-20
(D) Martí Cabré
vs
Eloi Soler
Russian win
My Russian setup was not very good and the Germans exploited it creating a huge wedge in my right. They arrived to the river and with a lucky shot burned my T34. All seemed doomed, but then the Germans, instead of forcing the crossing of the river, spread their forces to attack my left. I had there the AT gun and a HMG that stopped all attacks against them, the German momentum was lost, the scenario turned into a bloody fight inside the stone buildings which the Germans eventually won but with no time left to exit the needed units out of the map. All German vehicles were burned, wrecked or immobilized.