Soldiers of Destruction ETO (id:#56566)
Avalon Hill (AH:The General # 25.6 ID: N)   [next]   [previous]
Prior Publication: AH: The General #19-5 SL T4
Designer: Unknown
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
RussianGerman (SS)
20.8%

Overview:

The men of the SS Totenkopf Division had stalled the advance of the Fifth Guards Tank Army in late September. Then, silence. No fighting had occurred for the past three weeks. It was too good, too unreal. A feeling of unease pervaded the encampment. There was almost a sigh of relief as the dull thunder of the Russian advance began again. . .
Attacker: Russian (Fifth Guards Tank Army)
Defender: German (SS) (SS Panzer Division 3 "Totenkopf")  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:8.0 D:5.0
AFVs: A:4
T-34/85 x 4

AFVs: D:2
JgdPz V
PzJg III/IV Nashorn TD

Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Prisoners do NOT count for VP purposes
Map Board(s): 4 6
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2022-01-12(D) Øyvind Jacobsen Bjørkås vs Oddgeir German (SS) winSmall, fun scenario. The German 88LLs dominated the game.
2021-09-07(D) Tom Rodwell vs Lee Hyde-Sellars German (SS) winA small but manageable scenario which makes it good for learning the armour rules. For the Russian attackers, however, it is quite a big ask even with the balance. The German self-propelled tank hunters set up with interlocking fields of fire and were fortunate (a turret hit on a hull down JS2) to take an early toll of the Russian attackers. This was then compounded by Lee's tankers malfing multiple guns. When a second JS2 was brewed up by the Nashorn, with a third JS2 suffering from a permanently malfunctioned MA it was game over for the Russians.
2018-11-11(A) luca martini vs Nando Russian winThis is a small scenario plenty of tactical challenges / opportunities. A well placed TD blocks the whole exit area rendering Russian task quite difficult. Conversely a small German distraction gives the Russian the opportunity to break through. Nando played the German well, creating a quite impregnable last ditch defense close to the edge of the map. Only a CH cleaned the infantry garrison protecting the fearful Jagpantner. Fun.
2016-03-18(A) JP Laurio vs Arttu German (SS) win
2015-10-13(A) Vic Lauterbach vs MA German (SS) winTried this one twice - it plays very fast. Russians fell short, but not by much the second time! Result depends heavily on German TH DR. Recommend giving Russian player balance (although we didn't).
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Conall Added a playing2022-01-29 16:41:21
Conall Rated the scenario2022-01-29 16:29:14
oybj Added a playing2022-01-12 20:13:58
veron Added a playing2020-05-29 10:42:20
hoxson1 Modified the Defender's AFVs2020-04-22 22:41:32
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 5.89Votes: 18
Views: 5092
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 3.8 hours
Recorded Games: 9
Archive recorded plays:
Russian3
German (SS)6
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
Soldiers of Destruction [Confirmed]
[A] Russian 23
[D] German 93
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