A Bloody Harvest ETO (id:#56230)
(Revision: MMP Website (Download))
Pabianice District, Poland
1939-09-07 (5 others)
Designer: Kevin Meyer
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
German (SS)Polish
Overview:
From the very beginning of the invasion, Polish defenses had proven to be woefully unprepared for the German onslaught. The blitzkrieg tactics employed by the German armored columns allowed great territorial gains in just a few short days. As the panzers raced across the Polish countryside conducting their breakthrough-and-pincer maneuvers, it ultimately fell upon the German infantry to mop up areas of bypassed Polish resistance. One such operation occurred in the farm community of Pabianice, just outside the city of Lodz. As the German Eighth Army advanced along the eastern and western flanks of Lodz, the grenadiers of Die Leibstandarte were sent into Pabianice to clear out its staunch garrison.Attacker: German (SS) (SS-Regiment Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler)
Defender: Polish (2nd Infantry Division, Army Lodz)
7 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: NoUnit Counts: |
Squads: A:12.0 D:9.0 |
AFVs: A:0 |
AFVs: D:0 |
Guns: A:0 D:0 |
Misc Rules: | A: Leibstandarte units treated as non-SS German w D: Elite and 1st Line squads Assault Fire |
Map Board(s): | 43 |
Overlays: | NONE |
Errata (source)
Delete the two Allied Minor LMG and give the Polish Elite and 1st Line squads Assault Fire. | MMP |
Players wanting to play this game/Request a match:
Scenario info
Last Played:
Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Comments | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023-04-27 | (D) Steven Cummings | vs | Eric Zagden-Gross | D | Polish win | |
2023-04-11 | (A) Camille Garek | vs | Oleksii Tarasenko | Polish win | ||
2023-03-27 | (A) Craig Renier | vs | Mark Thompson | Polish win | Despite taking little risk, the Germans were cut down on the first 3 turns, losing 2 1/2 squads and a leader before Turn 3. The Poles followed this up by breaking the German 9-2 leader and 2 MMCs with MGs on Turn 3. The Germans pressed on, a now tiny flanking force moving around the Polish left and a paltry strike force pushing up the right. Finally having closed the distance, the Germans were able to make some attacks. The Poles were slowly whittled down and the Germans scratched their way forward. On the final turn, the last two good order Polish MMCs were surrounded in the stone building. But, on the RPh, a broken Polish MMC within the 2 hex radius rolled snakes, the only possible roll to rally. With no German unit in LOS, the Germans had no choice but to concede. | |
2023-03-26 | (D) Mark Thompson | vs | Germans (Craig Renier) | Polish win (VASL Log) | The Polish MMG/8-1 in Level 1 of Building 07 severely attritted the German's flanking force to the East and blunted the German's Schwerpunkt in the West with RoF tears and hot dice, eliminating the 8-0 and breaking the 9-2 leaders, respectively. When the MMG malf'd, accurate long-range inherent from Level 1 of 07 and 008 further stymied the Western thrust. By mid-game, the Germans began to turn both flanks, with the Poles retreating the village, with several DM'd, FTR'd, or No Quartered. The Poles entered their Player Turn 7 with the one remaining GO MMC in O7 facing enormous FGs and long odds of remaining intact, but a leader rally and freak HoB rally by a HS just outside the village but within 2 hexes of N8 sealed the game. An absolute nail-biter than would likely not have been this close absent the Poles' hot dice in Turns 1 and 2. | |
2023-01-29 | (D) Rob Tyson | vs | Brian Sielski | Polish win |
View all or balance report
Action | Date |
---|---|
Cuddles McDeath Added a playing | 2023-05-12 22:11:36 |
usmcwo1 Added a playing | 2023-04-27 01:43:36 |
GOUREAU Added a playing | 2023-04-07 07:13:56 |
Heloanjin Added a playing | 2023-03-27 04:25:23 |
Thompsonmg(MGT) Added a playing | 2023-03-27 04:15:13 |
File | Description | User | Views |
---|---|---|---|
(AAR AP8 The bravest Polish squad in the World.doc) | After Action Report | King Billy | 2423 |
(AP8 - A Bloody Harvest.vsav) | VASL Setup | RocketMan | 352 |
(leibstandarte poland 39.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 979 |
(ss-pole new.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 546 |
VASL Log file (ASL - AP8 - A Bloody Harvest (MGT v Heloanjin).vlog) | VASL Game Log | Thompsonmg(MGT) | 40 |
VASL MAP (Bloody Harvest.jpg) | Map Image | Fre20741 | 1221 |
(VASL Setup-RocketMan.png) | Map Image | RocketMan | 373 |
Description | Uploaded by |
---|---|
Scenarios I've Completed | ramatheson |
Title | Author | Date |
---|
Description | Uploaded by |
---|---|
MMP downloads web page (opens in new window) | Jim Rupp |