War of the Rats ETO (id:#56658)
Stalingrad, Russia
1942-09-26 (10 others)
HS08: Bailey's Demise (HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower)
HC02: Bailey's Demise (Operations Special Issue #3)
VotG22: Bark You Dogs! (ASL Journal # 9)
VotG23: Heroes of the Soviet Union (ASL Journal # 9)
S66: Bailey's Bridge (ASL Starter Kit #4)
RB#2: Street Wisdom (Stalingrad Baby Bounce 1)
RB#19: Step One (Stalingrad Baby Bounce 2)
RB#36: At The Mouth Of The Tsaritsa (Stalingrad Baby Bounce 2)
HC02: Bailey's Demise (ASL 13 - Rising Sun (2021))
#6: After The Fall (Devil's Grip: To The Volga 3)
HC02: Bailey's Demise (Operations Special Issue #3)
VotG22: Bark You Dogs! (ASL Journal # 9)
VotG23: Heroes of the Soviet Union (ASL Journal # 9)
S66: Bailey's Bridge (ASL Starter Kit #4)
RB#2: Street Wisdom (Stalingrad Baby Bounce 1)
RB#19: Step One (Stalingrad Baby Bounce 2)
RB#36: At The Mouth Of The Tsaritsa (Stalingrad Baby Bounce 2)
HC02: Bailey's Demise (ASL 13 - Rising Sun (2021))
#6: After The Fall (Devil's Grip: To The Volga 3)
Designer: Ken Dunn & Brian Youse
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
GermanRussian
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 |
| Misc Rules: | German 5-4-8s have +2 Smoke Exponent; make smoke on dr of 4 or less. |
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| Overlays: | NONE |
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| Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Time | Comments | |
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| 2026-06-17 | (A) Todd G | vs | Eric | German win (VASL Log) | The Germans' main attack came from the northeast in an attempt to get an early foothold into the VC buildings. Out west, a diversionary force kept the Russians from shifting reinforcements to the east. An early push from the Germans was met with well place fire from Russian 1st line squads forcing the Germans to temporarily fall back. Russian conscripts attempted a mad dash to try and bolster their positions, but the German counterattack arrived before they could get to the front lines and soon they had a foothold across the street. The Russians withstood withering fire and were able to lock the Germans in melee in several buildings. It was the Germans who first broke out of melee and began to push west to envelope the Russians currently engaged with a small force of Germans still across the street. The Germans broke another melee and moved to establish a defense in anticipation of the expected Russian ad hoc shock group to come... but for the Russians, the reinforcements, late to arrive, we forced to through everything at the eastern building. Despite surviving much residual fire, a well timed flamethrower cooked their chances of victory. (vlog missing turn 1) | ||
| 2026-06-15 | (D) Todd G | vs | Joe | Russian win | Russian conscripts rallied well. Kept the German advance stalled north of the street. Ad hoc reinforcements entered Rt3 and covered the south. Germans managed to get into close combat in O6 building but the Russians eliminated both squads | ||
| 2026-06-09 | (D) Russell Martin | vs | Chris NL | German win | |||
| 2026-06-04 | (A) Brian Linacre | vs | Todd | Russian win | |||
| 2026-06-04 | (D) Todd G | vs | Brian | Russian win (VASL Log) | Russians lost F8 building early, but managed to hold off the Germans from crossing the streets to threaten the L6/O6 building complexes until Gt4. Russians didn't get ad hoc shock troops until turn 4 at which point they rushed to retake the F8 building. A German counterattack on F8 forced the ad hoc units out and soon F8 was back in German hands, but the Russian delay tactic worked. By Gt6, it was a mad dash for the Germans to throw everything they had at the Russians in L6/O6 forcing close combat, but, while the Germans took out units in L7, Russians in two other locations (M6 & O6) were able to lock them up in melee to end the game |
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| Action | Date |
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| toddgrx Added a playing | 2026-06-15 21:46:33 |
| toddgrx Added a playing | 2026-06-10 16:49:52 |
| Doc Martin Added a playing | 2026-06-09 17:30:41 |
| Doc Martin Rated the scenario | 2026-06-09 17:29:43 |
| sparkyxc9 Added a playing | 2026-06-04 22:40:43 |
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| S2- VASL Setup-v670 (ASL Scenario S2 - War of the Rats.vsav) | VASL Setup | Bugbear501 | 878 |
| S2- VASL Setup-v671beta5-(Corrected) (ASL Scenario S2 - War of the Rats - v671beta5.vsav) | VASL Setup | Bugbear501 | 651 |
| Game Setup (DSCF2413.JPG) | Image | cryophobia | 4772 |
| S2 Board Set-Up Prior to Turn 1 (AAR S2.2 1 Set-Up.jpg) | Image | scrub | 4202 |
| (!germ-soviet.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 2386 |
| (germ stalingrad smoke.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 2469 |
| VASL Log file () | VASL Game Log | owenedwards | 1771 |
| VASL Log file (S2_FULL VLOG_MGT_JonP_20211018.vlog) | VASL Game Log | Jplott94 | 2048 |
| VASL Log file (SK1S2_037_RT5_CCPh.vlog) | VASL Game Log | Stumpy82 | 2030 |
| VASL Log file (045-SK1-SC2 for Simon.vlog) | VASL Game Log | ctcharger | 1437 |
| VASL Log file (S2- War of the Rats (Brian v Todd).vlog) | VASL Game Log | toddgrx | 24 |
| VASL Log file (S02- War of the Rats (Todd(g) v Eric(r)) 2026-06-16.vlog) | VASL Game Log | toddgrx | 1 |
| (war rat map A-P.png) | Map Image | hoxson1 | 2685 |
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| Avg Rating: 6.82 | Votes: 334 | Views: | 33568 |
| To-Play list count: | 20 | |
| Estimated Play time: | 3.3 hours | |
| Recorded Games: | 253 | |
| Archive recorded plays: | ||
| German | 122 | |
| Russian | 123 | |
| Drawn: | 3 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of today) War of the Rats [Log in to Confirm or Edit] |
| [A] German | 174 |
| [D] Russian | 174 |