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War of the Rats ETO (id:#56658)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL Starter Kit #1 ID: S02)   [next]   [previous]
See Also: War of the Rats by Critical Hit
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)
Designer: Ken Dunn & Brian Youse
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Balance:
GermanRussian
49.576271186441%

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.
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Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
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
2026-02-28(A) Adrien Delcour vs German win
2026-02-08(D) Laurent GUILLAUME vs Gwénaël Guillaume Russian win
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dmareske Added a playing2026-04-20 22:08:33
Doktor Carlos Rated the scenario2026-04-06 19:29:32
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.82Votes: 324
Views: 33520
To-Play list count: 19
Estimated Play time: 3.3 hours
Recorded Games: 244
Archive recorded plays:
German117
Russian119
Drawn:3

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