War of the Rats ETO (id:#56658)
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See Also: War of the Rats by Critical Hit
Designer: Ken Dunn & Brian Youse
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Balance:
GermanRussian
50%

Overview:

German tactics failed inside the confines of Stalingrad as the Russians were able to dig in and fight from every building. The confines of the city stifled manoeuvre, and German superiority in artillery, air power, and armor were rendered ineffective as the infantry of both sides intermingled while fighting for each block of the city. This was Rattenkrieg – the war of the rats.
Attacker: German (94th Infantry Division)
Defender: Russian (62nd Army/Ad Hoc "Shock Group")  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:11.0 D:13.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
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: German 5-4-8s have +2 Smoke Exponent; make smoke on dr of 4 or less.
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-05-10(A) Maximiliano Estravis Barcala vs DC German winReturn leg of the revisiting after one year. The Russian set up all forward, which led to a rapid collapse against the strong German fire. At the end of Turn 3, reinforcements hadn't arrived and the Germans controlled two buildings, with the third having only a Russian 447 and a Conscript HS to defend it. When the task group arrived, it was too late.
2026-05-02(D) Maximiliano Estravis Barcala vs DC German winRevisited this scenario after one year of playing several more SK and full ASL scenarios. As a Russian, I set up the 447s in the front and the 426s further back, which worked in delaying the German advances without losing too many units. Reinforcements arrived early, in Turn 2, so up to the end of Turn 4 the situation was pretty balanced. At the beginning of Turn 6, the Germans still didn't control the bottom left building, but with only some conscripts remaining, the Russians could not hold on. Enjoyed it more than the first time around, I recommend revisiting!
2026-04-18(A) Dave Mareske vs Steven Diullo German winFirst game of a new player to our club. Never got the Russian reinforcements so the Germans won. Otherwise, he played a good game as the defense.
2026-04-06(A) Carlos Bedson vs Russian Russian win3.5 hrsRussians set up to only defend centre and east building and yet spread thinly to draw fire. Germans set up with leaders on machine guns. Two single squads with demo charges, both broke and unable to get leader across to rally. Germans swooped down west and captured building. But hard to take central building until turn 5. Russians eventually collapsed leaving solitary 2-2-7 in east building. German leader, 4-6-7 & LMG attempted to storm in last turn, but last Russian 2-2-7 at pbf rolled 1-1 and killed Germans, thereby winning.
2026-03-04(A) Laurent GUILLAUME vs Gwénaël GuillaumeA German win
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Estimated Play time: 3.3 hours
Recorded Games: 248
Archive recorded plays:
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Russian120
Drawn:3

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War of the Rats
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[A] German 173
[D] Russian 174
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