Urban Guerillas ETO (id:#56394)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL Journal # 1 ID: J 1)
Designer: Pete Shelling
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
Russian / PartisanGerman (SS)
55.958549222798%

Overview:

The 2nd SS-Panzer Division, “Das Reich”, formed a rear guard position in Vienna as the Fourth Ukrainian Front closed in on the beautiful city. One area of bitter fighting was around the picturesque Prater Park with St. Stephen's Cathedral. The people of Vienna did not want their beautiful city to suffer the same fate as Warsaw and Budapest. So the local leaders made a deal with the Russians: help would be available if the artillery bombardment was called off. (see Misc Rules below)
Attacker: Russian / Partisan (Elements of the 5th Guards Mechanized Brigade and 30th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment and possible partisan forces)
Defender: German (SS) (Elements of Regiment "Der Fuhrer", SS-Panzer Division 2 "Das Reich")  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:18.0 D:10.0
AFVs: A:5
T-34/85 x 3
IS-2m x 2

D:3
PzKpfw VG
PzKpfw IVJ
SPW 251/1

Guns: A:0 D:1
8.8cm FlaK 18

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: All Russian sniper attack dr of "3" or "4" generate Partisan units
Map Board(s): 22 23
Overlays: X8 X15
Errata (source)
SSR5: Add “… they were German, and Captured Use Penalties (A21.12) apply; only a maximum of 3 PF may be fired by Partisans during the scenario.”MMP
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2020-11-15(D) Scott Fischbein vs Ralph Garringer German (SS) winWe got off to a blazing start with the first shot of the game - snake eyes for Ralph on his only available prep fire shot, KIA-ing a squad and breaking a couple more who were ready to run across the bridge. He followed up with another solid shot, but after that his luck ran out and mine picked up, and by turn 4 I had destroyed all but one of his tanks and he had broken units scattered everywhere and not enough leaders to rally them, so he conceded. Round One of the North Texas Shootout (2020 virtual edition). Enjoyed a fun game against a new opponent.
2020-11-10(A) Dan Best vs Paul Works German (SS) win
2020-11-10(D) Paul Works vs Daniel Best German (SS) winGermans set up strongly in/around the factory. the Panther placed behind the wall in front. I placed the Pz IV inside the factory. I used several 5/8" concealment counters to try to deceive Dan on the Pz IV's location. I place a platoon of infantry and the HT beside the central bridge to scoot across to defend the buildings on the far side of the canal. Dan attacked strongly in the middle with his T-34s all on my right. My Panther slipped across the factory's yard to the other side and took out two of the T-34s. My Pz IV got another T-34 as it attempted to flank my Panther. I rotated my infantry from the factory to the wall in front and kept his infantry off balance. Dan's IS-2s moved in from my left and his infantry were able to break most of my troops along the wall. An IS-2 took out my Panther, but one PF shot immobilized that IS-2 and another PF shot crit-hit (ouch) the other IS-2 and brewed it up (64-26=28 To Kill....). At this point, Dan conceded. The Sniper-create-Partisan SSR only resulted in two units created during the scenario.
2020-09-08(A) John Gorkowski vs John Staddick German (SS) winLost this brawl to John Stadick. His Germans centered their defense on the 23Y7 factory just south of the canal. Most of his infantry and the Panzer IV lined up behind the factory’s perimeter wall. The Panther sat snug just north of the canal, behind the 23X1 hedgerow. The 88 Flak hid in the 23EE5 woods where the canal widens to a lake.

Most of my Russian infantry and three T-34/85s started around 22M5, the woods on my left flank. The heavy machine gun, however, watched over the battlefield from the second floor of 22F5 with a line of sight straight down 23BB5 bridge. That prevented Germans from crossing the eastern bridge and enabled me to nibble at the south side of the 23Y7 factory.
I opened by driving my tanks to the vicinity of 23U10 just south west of the German main force. Along the way some blew smoke. The 9-1 armor leader led is T-34/85 forward and stopped to fire during the movement phase killing the hull down Panzer IV at 23X8! My infantry came up behind with no losses and got the flamethrower to 23X10. My sniper took out his halftrack as it tried to cross the canal at 23X3. But the German infantry squad alongside did make it across the canal to defend the northern buildings. The Germans skulked back from the factory’s perimeter wall.

On turn two the Russians pressed to 23W7, took the surrounding wooden buildings, and threatened to enter the 23Y7 factory at X6/X7 while both sides traded small arms fire. The Russian flame thrower fizzled and broke on its first shot at the factory from 23Y10. The Germans skulked into the factory.

On turn three, a T-34/85 smashed into the factory at 23X7 and Russian infantry followed. The German 9-1 and his medium machine gun in 23Z6 clobbered Ivan, but the Russians held on. The IS 2s rolled on around 23R8. Fearing a hidden 88 Flak in the U3 woods north of the canal, they stopped around 23U7 and engaged the Panther at 23X1.

All hell broke loose over the next two turns. An IS 2 bracketed the Panther as its rounds bounced off the Russian giant. A platoon of Russian submachine gunners stormed the northwest corner of the factory at 23X6. A T-34/85 rushed over the canal at the 23X3 bridge leaving smoke in its wake. The hidden 88 Flak fired from EE5, but missed. Then came two critical mistakes. My other IS 2 followed the bridge-crossing T-34/85 and thereby revealed its flank to the German Panzerschrek in 23Y6. That tube fired and killed the IS 2! A few Russian squads took advantage of the mayhem to also cross the 23X3 bridge; in hindsight, they should have further pressed the 23Y7 factory.

I divided my force in the face of the enemy and paid for it. The 23Y7 factory held on as the Russians sputtered out trying to capture two buildings at once. My IS 2 killed the Panther and rolled forward to trade shots with the 88 Flak which by then had killed the Russian infantry north of the canal. So, the Germans won without losing a single building.
2020-06-16(A) Vilis Pavulans vs Matias Dahlbäck Russian / Partisan winA frontal defence made the initial approach hard but after missing to spot a LOS and not moving the Panther, a shot to the side made it a wreck. That made the germans tremble a bit and suddenly quick flanking maneuvres tied the german down. Then by sacrificing a T34 a few russian squads managed to get over the bridge ahead of the russians and the two buildings were captured. The boxcars on the first roll of the 88 also made the game a bit easier for the russian heroes.
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Estimated Play time: 6.4 hours
Recorded Games: 52
Archive recorded plays:
Russian / Partisan29
German (SS)23
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
Urban Guerrillas [Confirmed]
[A] Russian 187
[D] German 147
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