Hill 253.5 ETO (id:#56097)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition) ID: 132)   [next]   [previous]
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 Stampede at Hill 253.5 by Bounding Fire Productions
Near Ponyri, Russia 1943-07-09 ()
D08: The Schoolhouse (DASL 1 - Streets of Fire)
T07: Hill 253.5 (AH:The General # 27.3)
CH 56: The "Stalingrad" of Kursk (Critical Hit # 3.1)
HG! 8: Stampede at Hill 253.5 (High Ground!)
SC6: Gela 1: Force X Arrives! (ASL Digest # 2.07)
SC7: Gela 2: The Relief of Company F (ASL Digest # 2.08)
SC8: Gela 3: Seize the Cathedral! (ASL Digest # 2.09)
T7.875: Hell 253.5 (Hit the Beach # 3.8)
TOC 2: Eine Kleine Berg (Tournois Oeuf Cube `95)
TOC 3: Ponyri's Day (Tournois Oeuf Cube `95)
HG-10: Stampede at Hill 253.5 (High Ground 2)
Ponyri #04: Heavyweights (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
Ponyri #05: The Quarry (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
Ponyri #09: Cocktail Hour (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
Ponyri #10: School Haus (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
Ponyri #15: Bears on the Prowl (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
Ponyri #17: Squall of Fire (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
BFP-95: Obian Highway (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-96: Hotly Contested Town (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
C: The Stalingrad of the Kursk Salient (Combat History of the Schwere Panzerjäger Abeilung 653)
Ponyri #5: The Quarry (Devil's Domain : Metalgods of Ponyri)
Ponyri #9: Cocktail Hour (Devil's Domain : Metalgods of Ponyri)
Ponyri #10: School Haus (Devil's Domain : Metalgods of Ponyri)
Ponyri #15: Bears on the Prowl (Devil's Domain : Metalgods of Ponyri)
Ponyri #17: Squall of Fire (Devil's Domain : Metalgods of Ponyri)
23: Little Stalingrad (Devil's Domain Upgrade Kit)
GoH#9: The Devil's Road (Kursk - Gates of Hell)
SS-01: Wounded Tiger (SS-BAR Enterprises)
D08: The Schoolhouse (Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader)
GDx24: Crippled Tiger (Generic Playtesting Log)
HazMo08: The Devil's Descendants (HazMo Scenario Pack 1: A World at War)
CH 56: The Stalingrad Of Kursk (Critical Hit #3.1 2022 Reprint)
GD24: Crippled Tiger (Großdeutschland Pack 3: High Tide at Kursk)
Sap08: Pukhov's Push (HASL 13 - Slaughter at Ponyri)
SaP09: Schoolhouse Rock (HASL 13 - Slaughter at Ponyri)
SaP10: Apples to Oranges (HASL 13 - Slaughter at Ponyri)
SaP12: The Onslaught Resumes (HASL 13 - Slaughter at Ponyri)
Designer: Bob McNamara
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Balance:
GermanRussian
50.847457627119%

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

AFVs: D:2
KV-1 M42
KV-1 M41
GAZ-MM

Guns: A:0 D:3
76.2mm P obr. 39 x 2
45mm PTP obr. 32

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Air Support (E7) D: Wire, Mines, MOL (A22.6)
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
The Germans may set up north of the road that determines the setup areas, but not on it.MMP
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-03-17(A) Todd Cox vs Russian winGermans were just devastated by mines and wire. Probably should have set back and let OBA soften up the positions for a few turns.
2021-11-13(D) Pascal Boileau vs Karim Drici German winThe German troops helped with the OBA devastated the Russian initial OB. Russian reinforcements tried to hold the two last hill 3 hexes not in German possession. However, it was hopeless, the last Russian MMCs and AFVs were destroyed in the last turn. Well played Karim !
2021-05-06(D) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne Duval German winUsed German balance. Germans attack was very effective in every sense and Russians were quickly beaten back & off the hill in a humiliating loss.
2021-05-06(A) Dwayne Duval vs Kevin Duval German winA very aggressive attack by the Germans from the Eastern side of the hill gained much ground. It was then just a matter of attacking targets of opportunity until the Russians gave up in turn 5.
2020-10-24(A) Scott Fischbein vs Will Thatcher German winThe Russians set up pretty far forward, and despite the threat of hidden wire and minefields, the Germans were able to make good progress on the western flank, avoiding most of the infantry on the hills and using the three German tanks to lay down covering fire while the halftracks and infantry probed the defenses... Before long, the Russians were withering under heavy fire and encircled, and conceded. Fun scenario with some tricky LOS on the hill. Another great game with Will.
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Estimated Play time: 8 hours
Recorded Games: 31
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Hill 253.5 [Confirmed]
[A] German 16
[D] Russian 13
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