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Hill 253.5 ETO (id:#56097)

Multi-Man Publishing (ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition) ID: 132)

Prior Publication: AH: The General #15-6 SL B, AH: The General #27.3 ASL T7

See Also: Hill 253.5 by Avalon Hill Stampede at Hill 253.5 by Heat of Battle Hill 253.5 by Southern California ASL Club Stampede at Hill 253.5 by Bounding Fire Productions

Near Ponyri, Russia 1943-07-09 (29 others)

Designer: Bob McNamara

Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:

Balance:

GermanRussian

Overview:

Operation Citadel had begun, but instead of the desired lightning breakthrough, fighting had taken on the characteristics of World War I trench warfare. In four days of grueling combat, the XLI Panzer Corps had managed to penetrate the defenses of the Soviet 13th Army to only a depth of five miles. The German corps, now being slowly forced onto the defensive by increasing enemy pressure, needed to secure a strong position on which to anchor its left flank and to free the mobile elements. Such a spot was the commanding height of Hill 253.5 near the village of Ponyri. On 9 July, the Germans stormed and captured Hill 239.8 and, to exploit this success, an assault on 253.5 was ordered.

Attacker: German (Panzer Division 18 and Panzerjäger Battalion 653)

Defender: Russian (307th Rifle Division/Mechanized Brigade)

8 turns

Players: 2 OBA: Both Night: No

Unit Counts:

Squads: A:12.0 D:11.0

AFVs: A:5

PzKpfw VD x 2
PzJg Tiger
SPW 251/1 x 2

D:3

KV-1 M42
KV-1 M41
GAZ-MM

Guns: A:0 D:3

76.2mm P obr. 39 x 2
45mm PTP obr. 32

Misc Rules:

Air Support (each side). D: Wire, Mines, MOL capability.

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Overlays:

NONE

Errata (source)

The Germans may set up north of the road that determines the setup areas, but not on it.

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Date	Reporter		Opponent	Result	Comments
2020-09-12	(D) Vilis Pavulans	vs	Santiago Penabella	German win	Made a suboptimal setup whith units on the top of the hill. They of course sucked up the every reappearing OBA and were worn down. My MG nest covering an approach lane recieved snakes from the Nashorn with the first shot. Santiagos germans made a systematic attack which I had no chance against.
2020-07-14	(A) Eben Johnson	vs	Ernie Cameron	German win	Great scenario. Lots going on, so brush up on air support, wire, mines, OBA. My main attack was from the West. First time I climbed anything. Hid in the woods in P6 and then climbed onto one of the victory hexes. He defended the east side early and counted on his reinforcements to take care of the west side. I chose the west side for my attack. One of my Stukas wrecked one of his AFVs and he broke the transmission in the other. Tough. It was back and forth till the last player turn. Dice favored me and not my opponent. Him malfing all three of his FBs hurt as it also let me pin anything my 3 Stukas attacked. He's a great opponent and fun to play and we help each other. So, the game didn't go down to a failed personal MC. Well worth the game.
2020-01-28	(D) Jeff B	vs	Phil Wentworth	Russian win	Germans opted for a strong eastern approach, with only a loaded HT moving up the hill from the west. The fireworks started Turn 2 when the German radio operator got brained by a sniper, while his counterpart rained down destruction in the eastern woods, killing two German squads and a Panther, and starting a fire. Luckily for the Germans, two hexes of wire were also blasted into oblivion. Also a plus for them, their air support arrived the next turn, proving their immediate worth by offing the Russian radio operator (destroying his radio in the process). The Russians also lost their FT, though it was with what turned out to be a faulty LOS that we both somehow managed to miss the previous three turns. This was a pivotal defensive position for the Russians, but I'm not sure how much overall effect this had on our game however, as the Russians ultimately prevailed. For their part, the Germans ended up losing two more leaders that turn, including the 10-2. The next turn the Russians were pretty much forced to hold their ground due to the German planes, while the German assault was severely rebuffed. The next turn saw one of the German planes break its MG, while the other was lost to dogfighting to the newly arrived Russian planes. With a large chunk of their force broken, facing two Russian planes and a firmly entrenched defense on the southern hill, the Germans called it a game on Turn 6.
2018-11-03	(D) Kermit Mullins	vs	Dan Best	German win	Well...as the Russians, I messed up the defense pretty badly and Dan's Schwerpunkt went around my left flank and rolled me up like an old carpet. I went down hard. My reinforcements were too late and then wiped out by the Elefant and Stukas circling overhead. Great win for Dan!
2018-11-03	(A) Dan Best	vs	Kermit Mullins	German win

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Estimated Play time:	8.3 hours
Recorded Games:	22

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Russian	13
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ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
Hill 253.5 [Confirmed]

[A] Russian	11
[D] German	8

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