Wintergewitter ETO (id:#56326)
Avalon Hill (AH:ASL Annual `95 Winter ID: A 70)   [next]   [previous]
Prior Publication: At the Point: #11-12, Dagger: Rout Report O3
See Also: Wintergewitter by At the Point Wintergewitter by Dagger Unternehmen Wintergewitter by Unknown
Designer: Eric Baker
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Balance:
GermanRussian
56.707317073171%

Overview:

Time was running out for the Germans surrounded in Stalingrad. On December 12, the LVII Armored Corps launched Operation Wintergewitter (“Winter Tempest”), the offensive to relieve VI Army. Spearheading the drive was the veteran 6th Panzer Division, equipped with an entirely new allocation of AFVs. Driving north from Koteinkovo, the Germans easily cut through the Soviet 51st Army. On the morning of the second day of Wintergewitter, 6th Panzer reached and crossed the Askay River after capturing a bridge at Zalivsky. Driving forward with all speed, the lead elements of the division entered the village of Verkhne-Kurnsky in the late afternoon, held by the powerful Fifth Shock Army.
Attacker: German (Panzer Regiment 11 and Panzer Aufklärungsabteilung 6)
Defender: Russian (5th Shock Army and 7th Tank Corps)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:3.5 D:7.0
AFVs: A:9
PzKpfw IVF2 x 2
PzKpfw IIIJ x 2
PzKpfw IIIN
SPW 251/1 x 3
SPW 250/1

AFVs: D:3
T-34 M43 x 3

Guns: A:0 D:0
PTRD-41 ATR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: GS, Ov1, treat Woods as Brush. WC
Map Board(s): 12 16 33
Overlays: OG2
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2023-09-06(D) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne DuvalD Russian winRussians managed to neutralize all the attacker's vehicles, thus preventing the needed firepower to push on to victory.
2021-12-14(A) Shane Pask vs German winI was plagued by equipment malfunctions (75* malfed twice, disabled second time, PzIII malfed both MG on one roll - CMG disabled, BMG fixed) but Russian tactical blunders kept me in the game. The Russian sniper remained silent until the last turn despite several opportunities then killed my sniper and broke the MMG HS. However this left me with enough troops (including the 9-2) to ambush and eliminate his last squad on the last roll of the game.
2021-04-21(A) Andy Bagley vs Simon Staniforth Russian winSimon played this very well, as he says retaining concealment (including two T34s) and falling back to the rear of the village. I deliberately played aggressively, but with only 3.5 squads to begin with, and the Russian sniper playing havoc in the early turns (my 9-2 leader was lucky to survive), I never got the momentum I needed to clear the village in the time available. Russian T34s are superior to their German counterparts, so I didn't dare move into their covered arc, and trying to get round the back would have been too slow through the wadis. Numbers suggest the scenario is pro-German, but I can't hep noticing how many of the reports below mention lucky German DRs!
2021-04-21(D) Simon Staniforth vs Russian winNot much you can do initially as the Russians hanging on to Concealment seemed the best plan given German firepower. T-34s once they arrive mainly hide at the back of the village “come and get me” although I’m able to push one forward and get HD in P5. Takes out a PzIII and a squad. Germans lose another squad / ldr in CC despite their FP advantage and ultimately concede being short of the necessary time and men to clear the victory area
2020-09-24(D) Bob Schaaf vs Barry Grabow Russian winDown to the wire. Late report. Details fuzzy. :-/
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Kydder Added a playing2023-09-08 22:52:59
Kydder Rated the scenario2023-09-08 22:50:01
Jude Added a playing2023-02-25 01:58:16
Jude Rated the scenario2023-02-25 01:57:48
Lorenzoknight Added a playing2022-11-25 18:09:15
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.33Votes: 49
Views: 12330
To-Play list count: 13
Estimated Play time: 3.9 hours
Recorded Games: 30
Archive recorded plays:
German23
Russian6
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of October 2023)
Wintergewitter (atp2 repub.) [Confirmed]
[A] German 163
[D] Russian 136
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