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
Designer: Ken Dunn & Brian Youse
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanRussian
49.769585253456%

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
Errata (source)
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Scenario info

Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-11-06(D) Andreas R vs ErikA Russian win
2024-08-19(A) Nicolas Leste-Lasserre vs Russian win
2024-07-02(A) Justin DiSabatino vs German winThe German set up a kill stack to help cover the advance across the main street, as well as a second to put pressure on the right flank. The Germans ground away at the Russian defenses, breaking units to limit FGs and using the higher smoke exponent to keep pushing the roads to put pressure on the Russians. The constant pressure forced the Russians back across the map in a shrinking pocket that collapsed in on the O6 building, where they were eventually eliminated.
2024-02-11(D) CRAIG TRUESDELL vs Simon T Russian win

(VASL Log)		Came down to the wire, no reinforcements ever arrived!
2024-01-19(A) CRAIG TRUESDELL vs Simon T. Russian winDidn't even get close. I set my Germans too far from one of the buildings and had no chance.
2023-12-28(A) David Garvin vs Michael Morgan German win
2023-12-26(D) David Garvin vs Benjamin Steinberg Russian winBenjamin came in heavy with his forces onto my right flank, which I did not expect. He got 2 buildings, but my reserves were timely and I was able to turn my 3rd building into a fortress. Called on turn 5.
2023-12-09(D) David Garvin vs Micheal Morgan Russian winThis was hugely bloody. Lots of Fun
2023-10-25(D) Andreas R vs AlexA German win
2023-08-29(D) Klara Kundzicz vs Benjamin Steinberg Russian winWon only by holding the last building, that Ad Hoc Group saved my ass!
2023-04-02(A) Andreas R vs Jenny German win
2023-03-20(A) Justin DiSabatino vs SelfA German winGerman crushed the Russian right flank early on, resulting in an imbalance that the Russians could not bounce back from. The reinforcements on Turn 4 were dealt with swiftly and the lone Russian leader and unit were finally eliminated on the last turn, though they almost contested a building to block the win.
2023-02-18(A) JP Laurio vs Russian win
2023-02-10(A) Brett wxyz vs German win
2023-01-29(D) fabio aliprandi vs Russian win
2023-01-28(A) Irisson Olivier vs Noemie Russian winVery tense game, Russian victory thanks to a last turn counterattack after a bold German assault
2023-01-28(A) Irisson Olivier vs Noemie Russian winVery tense game, Russian victory thanks to a last turn counterattack after a bold German assault
2023-01-26(D) Brett wxyz vs Russian win
2023-01-17(A) Andreas R vs Anders Russian win
2022-11-12(A) Jack Wilson vs Matt L. German winMatt played well for a new player. He had several terrible DRs that did not help.
2022-10-15(A) Bob McKenna vs Pierre Charboneau German winRussian set up defending the 3 victory locations. Germans swung right and left and took buildings. Rest of force burst up the middle. Finally took.the middle building after wounding a leader 2 times. Russians rallied and got relief force in turn 4. Took back right side building. Germans bum rushed the final building in the find part of Turn 6 and surrounded the relief column. Almost a Russian come back. Crazy extreme dice rolls made a see saw battle. Great game right up to the end. Never gave up..
2022-10-13(D) Patrick Bonner vs Self German winThe first time I played this, the Germans smeared the Russians. I did not use fire groups very wisely, and I was too hesitant to through the Russians into the German meat-grinder, which cost the Russians the game.

I played this one twice more, with one more German and finally a Russian victory. It was very close all play throughs.
2022-10-08(A) Enrico Croce vs Enrico Croce Russian win
2022-09-25(A) Paul Synnott vs Self German winDecisive German win. Played solo. The Russians left a gap in their coverage of the left flank which was instantly exploited by the Germans, The flank crumbled with the Germans moving quickly left-to right towards the big factory. By the last turn the Germans had moved next to the garrison of the O building, which consist entirely of broken squads, some having escaped from the large factory. The German advanced in and took up residence. Game over. With everyone under DM, the last Russian rally phase was a forlorn hope.
(Played with full ASL rules.)
2022-07-07(A) Alvaro Radigales vs Phineas German winA truly nail-biting game, decided in the last CC roll of the last turn in which the Russian player failed to take over one of the objectives by an inch. Great balance and a bunch of interesting situations.
2022-06-04(A) Jack Wilson vs Eric Filipkowski German winMy third time with this scenario, against my third different opponent. And, pardon the cliche, the third time was the charm.
Eric set up with most of his force deployed in the buildings running along the N6-P4 road. Although that provided me with several targets to mass fire on for my first turn prep, he was able to put enough interlocking fields of fire down that it ruled out moving into the street on the first turn. By his own admission, his one mistake was putting four squads and an LMG on the western half (his left) but with no leader to rally them. And my 4-6-7 with LMG and 9-1 leader set up in the I4 building pretty much bisected the battlefield and cut those guys off.
I set up three assault teams: left, right, and center. On the right, (western end) I quickly got across the road and drove his broken squads out of the first VC building. This is where he really missed having a leader there. However, my attack teams in the center and left were stymied. It seemed like in every fire phase I would either roll too high, or I would roll low, and he would roll lower. He posted his MMG with a 4-4-7 and 8-1 leader in J5 which really bogged down my center attack. Despite throwing a blizzard of bullets at those guys, I could not budge them. I am not exaggerating when I say they survived 5 consecutive MCs without so much as a pin. In desperation, I even tried to burn him out with a long range FT shot, only to have it flame out on the first shot.
By turn four, I was starting to worry I would run out of time to grab the other two VC buildings and would have to start throwing bodies into the street regardless of how many GO squads he had, But suddenly in one fire phase all the dice went my way, and combined with some well-placed smoke, almost everything he had on that side was broken or pinned. To add salt to the wound, Eric kept rolling high on his reinforcements, and they didn't come into the game until turn five. By then I was firmly entrenched in all three VC buildings, and they had to advance into a buzzsaw just to get on the board.
A fun game, and Eric put up a good fight. I think if he could have gotten his reinforcements in a couple turns earlier it would have been tough for the Germans to pull it out.
2022-05-25(D) Anders Björnberg vs David K Russian winEnded with a German surrender in turn 6 after it was impossible to take more than one building. The star of the battle was one sole Russian unit with a LMG in the middle in H6 that managed to brake several units and hold back the German demolition charges.
2022-04-13(A) Jack Wilson vs Ken Walsh Russian winPlayed this as the Germans. Ken used the suggested set up from the Bonsai Mag article. It essentially puts almost the whole Russian OB on the front line to contest first turn street crossing by the Germans. No doubt it gives the Germans pause before venturing out from the safety of their own stone buildings. The downside (IMO) is that with the Germans setting up second, they can set up killer FGs on selected units with the first prep fire.

I attacked heavy on my left (eastern end) hoping to capture the two VC buildings on that side early. Although it was touch and go, I managed to secure them both by T4. However, on my far right (western end) four conscript squads and a 7-0 leader withstood attack after attack from 4 MMC and a LMG. And just when I started to finally make some progress, his reinforcements arrived to shore up the defense of the last VC building. The game came down to two Melees one of which I won, the other ended in Melee on the last turn, keeping me from gaining control of the last VC building.

If coming down to a last turn CC, in the last hex, of the last VC building is the definition of play balance, then this scenario is well balanced. An interesting storyline developed when we realized the surviving conscript squad that held the last hex, had held that hex from turn one and survived multiple FG attacks, including a PBF from hefty FG.

Enjoyable game and recommended if you want an opportunity to experience urban tactics and using toys like DC and FTs.
2022-04-13(D) Ken Walsh vs Jack Wilson Russian winJack already gave a detailed AAR here so I won't add much. My first ASL (SK) game ever and this is a great first one for anybody. Hard to call it a "win" for the Russians as it came down to a CC DR in the very last hex on the very last turn.

Our playing already started to reinforce some tactical rules of thumb I'd read about. For example, a leader with a DC sometimes does more damage by his presence than the DC itself does. The Russians broke an important MG in the process of panic firing at said DC toting leader!
2022-04-08(A) Jack Wilson vs Dale Wetzelberger Russian winHad the privilege to play this great SK1 infantry scenario with none other than Dale Wetzelberger whose 9-2 leader counter in the original SL we all remember. Although he is primarily a full ASL player, he agreed to "step down" to SK for me. As can be seen by the ratings, this is a is very well-balanced scenario. The Germans have the usual cool urban warfare toys, plus their 5-4-8 elite squads can lay smoke on a 4 or less dr. The Russians have the usual cannon-fodder conscripts backed by enough 1st line squads and MGs to make life in OG precarious for the German. Add to that the "shock" platoon led by a 9-2 leader that can enter as early as turn two, and the German player faces a real challenge.

Dale was the Russians and skillfully set up to avoid any serious first turn Prep fire, while at the same time keeping enough LOS in play to make crossing the road dangerous. In retrospect, my attack plan was so-so. I hit hard on both flanks, taking the far western building fairly early and the far eastern building shortly thereafter. But Dale adroitly fell back and built a defense around the largest building in the center. Even still, I had a glimmer of hope until his reinforcements arrived on turn 3 just in time to turn the tide in the center. I managed to get a foothold in the third building by the last turn but was too bled out to do much with it. As usual in any scenario, I made a few mistakes in tactics, but the biggest was not setting up a MG nest in the I4 building which would have hindered his movement from west to east. Overall, all it was close game. Dale is a great guy and gave me a couple helpful tips. Fun scenario well worth a replay.
2022-03-31(A) Itinerant Hobbyist vs Self Russian winThis was awesome. It came down to one last roll in a Russian/German Melee. Russians won the roll. it was a 2-1 Russia roll and a 1-4 roll for the Germans, CXed.

Soloed with jeff from Hex2Hex
2022-03-13(D) Bob McKenna vs Robert Kroczynski Russian winGreat scenario. Germans captured two right side locations. Attack stalled as flanking element was driven back. Reaction force arrive and reinforced the final location. Final assault from the right wad stopped dead in the open ground in final turn. Russians win.
2022-03-13(D) davide galloni vs Marco Bria Russian winteaching starter kit
2022-03-12(A) Camille Garek vs Florian Yvis German win
2022-02-26(D) Craig Renier vs Eric Russian winThis was a scenario with a returning ASL player who is refreshing his rules knowledge. The Germans set up with almost all his forces on the Russian right flank. He led off with heavy Prep Fire, but rolled almost exclusively high while the Russian Conscripts rolled low. The few units that could move were broken or pinned. Turn 2 was executed much better with the Germans crossing the road in force. After the German Turn 3, the Russian forces were vanquished on the left and seriously depleted in the center. However, the Russian player was able to receive his reinforcements on Turn 3, which quickly turned the tide. The Germans pressed on to the center, but could make only slow progress. At Turn 6 the Russians still had firm control of two buildings with no hope of being dislodged. Had the Germans played Turn 1 like Turn 2 or had the Russian reinforcements arrived any later, the outcome would have been very much in the air.
2021-12-21(D) Igor Luckyanov vs Artem Kalinovskii Russian win
2021-12-20(D) Igor Luckyanov vs Artem Kalinovskii Russian win
2021-12-20(A) Artem Kalinovskii vs Igor Luckyanov Russian win
2021-12-20(A) Artem Kalinovskii vs Igor Luckyanov Russian win
2021-11-23(A) Jim Liang vs Craig Renier German win
2021-11-18(D) Ballesteros Angel vs Russian winSolo scenario. russian victory by keeping control of one location
2021-10-26(A) Ballesteros Angel vs Solo In progress
2021-10-22(D) Jonathan Plott vs Mark Thompson German win

(VASL Log)		The Germans isolated the western VC objective with a kill stack covering the north/south road, and then executed a masterful assault on the eastern two objectives with 3/4s of his force, including all the engineers, the FT and DCs. The Germans captured both of the eastern objectives by Turn 3, and decimated the defending Russian force. Even with the arrival of the Russian "shock group" reinforcements in Turn 3, the German force swung westward and captured the remaining objective at the end of Turn 5. Well done, Mark!
2021-10-22(A) Mark Thompson vs Russians (Jonathan Plott) German win
2021-09-07(A) Tom Abromaitis vs DrawSolo Russian win. A barn burner every time. Great scenario.
2021-09-03(D) Andreas Brueckner vs Rick Runner Russian winUsed the defense discussed in the Banzai magazine. Very good for learning.
2021-08-29(A) David Garvin vs Gary Olson German win
2021-08-21(A) Andreas Brueckner vs Rick Runner German winAgain shameless copied the position from the Banzai Magazin for the German attack. Learned a lot about smoke use and FTs.
2021-08-15(A) Pascal Boileau vs Arnaud German winA very nice scenario. The Germans were helped by the late arrival of the Russian reinforcements (in the last turn...). However, the issue of the game was decided in the very last turn with the control (FT mediated) by the German troops of the third building. Meanwhile, the Russian "Shock group" tried to recapture another building and were halted in the last CC. A bloody ending for a thrilling game !
2021-08-04(A) Jonathan Plott vs Gary Bartlett German winSK game played at the Spreading Blaze ASL Tourney in Atlanta this week! Had the great opportunity sit down across the table from the same great player/teacher/mentor/Tournament Director I played my very first ASLSK game with 18 months ago! Many thanks for the match Gary!
2021-07-20(D) John Anderson vs Solo German winSolo Playthrough
2021-07-17(A) César Moreno vs Nando Russian win
2021-07-04(A) John Sinclair vs Laura Russian winPoor Germans made almost no headway against the Russians in the two western buildings. The only building taken was undefended F8. Sad.
2021-06-05(A) Craig Renier vs Herb Boutilier German winAnother bloody slugfest in Stalingrad. Despite ineffective PrepF and AdvF on the first few turns, the Germans successfully secured the first building on the north and crossed the road to the center building. Continued assaults suffered heavy casualties aided by numerous 1,1 Russian rolls. In return, the Russian losses were also heavy. The Germans seized control of the final building on Turn 6. With one MMC and 9-2 leader, the Russians hoped to retake one building hex in CC. German DefF failed to stop them 3 times. However, on the low odds 4th DefF shot, the Germans succeeded in eliminating the Russian leader and breaking the MMC ended the scenario for a win.
2021-05-27(A) Larry Davidson vs Brian Devitt Russian win
2021-05-01(D) Chris Turner vs Brian Shortridge German win

(VASL Log)
2021-03-29(D) Jim Liang vs Craig Renier German winGermans broke last Russians in last building during Advancing Fire Phase of Turn 6 to win.
2021-03-12(A) Igor Luckyanov vs Fedor Grachev German win
2021-02-25(D) Chris Anthony vs Stuart Wexler Russian winGood game, very tense for the Germans attacking into the Russian line. Germans quickly captured the one building to the west, before stalling against the two eastern buildings. Ended with troops in both eastern buildings, but locked in melee and unable to gain control.
2021-02-09(A) Michal Kostan vs Polda German win
2021-02-01(A) Jonathan Townsend vs Myself German win
2021-01-12(D) Michal Kostan vs [solo] German win
2021-01-09(D) Michal Kostan vs [solo] Russian win
2020-12-20(D) Bill Henderson vs Scott Romanowski German winFirst day done. Russians lost the western building complex. Reinforcements show up early, which has slowed the central buildings loss.

Incredible loss, with a huge stack on O7 breaking every squad after receiving a flame thrower attack
2020-11-15(A) Kamil Dziarmaga vs Russian Draw
2020-10-31(A) Doba Serge vs Russian win
2020-10-25(D) Omid Mashregh-Zamini vs Conni Russian win
2020-10-17(D) Omid Mashregh-Zamini vs wburtt German win
2020-08-05(A) Eric Gray vs Eric McKenzie Russian winGreat game! I had two of the three victory buildings by turn two but just couldn't root the Russians out of the last one. Soviet shock force came in on turn two which didn't help. Well played by my opponent who didn't let some early reversals cost him the game.
2020-08-03(D) Shaun Andrews vs Benjamin Steinberg Russian winMy opponent, as the Germans, set up heavy on my left flank. Fortunately, I had set up far back as possible forcing him to move into firing range. I pinned some of his units which reduced the effectiveness of his advancing fire. His return fire broke some units that were able to route to safety with my 8-1.

The pressure was intense with his multiple kill stacks aggressively moving in. To stem the tide, I advanced a lone squad into the closest stack and was able to draw it into melee tying it up. That left my 8-1, MMG, and two squads in H8 free to fire point blank at another stack lead by a 9-2 moving into G9. The leader fell, two squads broke, one reduced. Then on the LLC another was eliminated and another reduced.

With the potential for reinforcements arriving and the heavy losses the Germans seceded from battle in the bottom of the second.

It was a fast but intense two rounds. Would play again as either side.
2020-07-25(D) David Garvin vs Loic Gourdon German winLoic is a new player; yet his application of tactics at this level was perfect. Great game!
2020-07-07(D) Tommi Lehtinen vs T.T. Russian winGood scenario
2020-07-07(A) M T vs TLE68 Russian winThe Germans took some heavy casualties early on, losing some important 548s and the FT, but managed to come back to the fight. In the end the Russians won by holding building F8. Nice game.
2020-06-09(A) Craig Renier vs Keith Hiljus German winGerman advance on the east side was thrown back despite good FT result. The advance on the west broke half the Russian defenders and made it across the road. On Turn 2 the German force on the east rallied and quickly advanced. Weak Russian MMG placement allowed the German player to consolidate the gains and seize the last building with force while maintaining strong defensive position against Russian reinforcements. Game called at the end of Turn 4.
2020-05-27(D) Craig Renier vs Ethan Delwood Russian winGerman initial assault was thrown back with losses delaying his advance. Russian reinforcements arrived on Turn 4 entering on the western side where the German player left only one squad to hold the western building. Russian reoccupied and held the building to game end.
2020-05-21(A) Dave Mareske vs Craig Renier German winGermans were able to capture all the victory locations before the reinforcements arrived making it very hard to retake. Called it on turn 4.
2020-05-21(D) Craig Renier vs Dave Mareske German winGerman first turn Prep Fire eliminated or broke two key Russian defensive positions with good die rolls. Russian tried to hold off, but broke and was eliminated by envelopment. Russian reinforcements never arrived. Germans eliminated all Russian units by the end of Turn 4.
2020-05-14(A) Kevin Sanders vs Seb Vitry German winPlay and teach game...German had hard 1st turn then rolled from there. Lack of reinforcements hurt Russian
2020-05-12(D) Michal Sedlacko vs Pawel Pietron In progress[Imported from ROAR]
2020-03-23(A) Jacob Elmqvist vs Andreas Freijd German win
2020-03-17(D) Macari Samuel vs G. Russian winRussian reinforcements enter the game Turn 2. Helped to resist. Easy win due to the lack of experience of the German side player. Enjoyed the game.
2020-03-10(A) Kevin Sanders vs Rob Brown German winSolid German win - partly due to lack of Russian reinforcements. Good smoke and rally rolls. FT was ineffective.
2020-03-06(D) Kevin Sanders vs Eric Topp German winStill learning. Went to the last turn. Late Russian reinforcements. Good game
2020-02-26(D) O Ramaille vs Macari Samuel Russian winThe Russians resisted the German assault and won a CC at 1:4 odds ratio that allowed them to take back the control of a building.
A Russian major victory.
2020-02-26(A) Macari Samuel vs O Ramaille Russian winFirst game since a (very) long time. Great enjoyment. I tried to launch a fast attack on the west side but the Russians had a strong defense. A lost CC buried my thin hopes.
2020-02-23(D) Enrico Saletti vs German Russian winGerman dispersed his troops trying to take all VC buildings at once, and almost succeeded thanks to some extremely long row of low rolls. When luck tide went out F8 building was well out of reach and the German conceded. Nice game, though. Quite good for learning some basics.
2020-02-15(D) Jonathan Townsend vs A Russian win
2020-02-09(D) Tim Wiegmann vs Jonas Warias German winIn a rather embarrassing performance, the Russian commander confused the victory conditions and stalwartly defended an unimportant building. Nice game nonetheless.
2020-01-18(A) David Wiesenhahn vs German win
2019-12-08(D) Jacob Elmqvist vs Ingemar Gardell Russian win
2019-12-06(A) JP Laurio vs German win
2019-11-17(A) Jonathan Kapleau vs Ritter, Lew German win
2019-09-23(D) David Garvin vs Nick Faryna German winNick is a new player. His initial turn was typical for a new player: plenty of prep fire and no results. He quickly ramped up the aggressive nature required to attack and ended up in one turn engaging in 4 (four!) close combat attacks against me. In each attack he had the better odds and ended up taking out the objective buildings in quick succession on turns 4 to 6. Great match!
2019-09-14(A) David Garvin vs David Hughes German win
2019-07-12(D) Javier Rodrigo Ballesteros vs CFernández German win
2019-07-12(A) Vilis Pavulans vs Tim Hundsdorfer German win
2019-05-29(D) Tom Kearney vs Eric Gray Russian winNew player development.
2019-04-21(D) Michael Focht vs Michael Focht, Jr. Russian win
2019-04-14(A) Michael Focht vs Michael Focht, Jr. German win
2019-02-24(D) Mark Peak vs Matt Peak Russian win
2019-02-17(A) Dan Best vs Ben Kacirek German win
2019-01-22(D) Daniel Alm vs anon German win
2018-12-31(A) santiago jimenez vs Greg Wytaske Russian win
2018-12-25(A) Mark Peak vs Marco Sommi German winLost my German FT on the first turn but Marco left an opening on the far flank and I steamrolled through with some nice rolls. Had a demo charge do some damage in the main area and after that, it was mostly just mopping up.
2018-12-19(D) Miguel De Abella vs Esteban German winRendición en Turno 3.
2018-12-04(A) Scott Fischbein vs Clark Traviglini German winClark's first game of ASLSK!
Scenario was a good one as always - great intro to city fighting ASLSK style. Clark made some mistakes in his setup and took a few too many FPF shots with brittle conscripts, and ended up conceding in turn 3 when his reinforcements failed to show up and the Germans had control of all three victory buildings.

Was fun to get back to the starter kits after getting started that way myself about a decade ago. If we had more time, I would have probably just jumped in and taught him the full game, but since we were trying to get a learning scenario finished on a week night, SK was the perfect way to go. We'll switch to full ASL in no time!

2018-11-24(D) Jonathan Kapleau vs Acton, Patrick Russian win
2018-11-24(A) Patrick Acton vs Jonathan Kapleau Russian winMy second game. I lost badly, felt like there was no chance by the end of the third round. Forfeited after the 5th. My biggest mistake was not fire grouping enough.
2018-10-20(A) Tom Abromaitis vs Travis Crowe Russian winAlways a good scenario. A couple last turn CCs sealed the deal but it was really decided in a nasty Russian PFPh...
2018-08-16(D) davide galloni vs Alle Russian wintraining
2018-07-22(A) Richard Jenulis vs Greg Aro German win
2018-06-07(A) Owen Edwards vs German win
2018-06-01(A) Max Malm vs Amanda German win
2018-05-04(D) Giorgos Magos vs German win
2018-03-24(A) Tripp Killin vs Sebastian Killin German winGermans used their toys to good effect (i.e. FT didn't X), and Russians didn't get their reinforcements until Turn 6, when it was far too late.
2018-01-20(D) David Garvin vs Roger Lemaster Russian win
2018-01-08(A) David Garvin vs Stefano Oddo German win
2018-01-07(D) Conny Delshagen vs Kim Russian win
2018-01-01(A) Kim Eriksson vs Conny Russian win
2017-12-21(A) David Garvin vs Brian McKinley German win
2017-11-24(D) Jonathan Kapleau vs Cohen, Dave Russian win
2017-11-13(A) Scott Sherer vs D. Bruce Weston Russian win
2017-10-13(D) Kermit Mullins vs Scott Waites German win
2017-09-15(D) Jonathan Kapleau vs Taylor, Greg German win
2017-09-08(A) Jonathan Kapleau vs Zucker, Daniel Russian win
2017-06-22(D) Jonathan Kapleau vs Zucker, Daniel Russian win
2017-05-12(D) Seumas Hoskins vs Dean Russian winRussians focused defenses mostly on eastern side while Germans attempted a blended approach. Fierce fighting in the north led to a crippled German killstack while conscript skulking in the far southwest kept the flamethrower from reaching the objective buildings.
2017-04-23(D) Louis Langdeau vs Andrew S German winA combination of overly aggressive usage of FPF with my conscripts, and some truly horrific rolls, left me with 4 GO squads on the back half of turn two. We called it after I lost another two squads in CC.
2017-03-12(A) Jim Rupp vs James L. Russian winTried to do a quick turn on this scenario, but ended up calling it after two hours. The German's dice just didn't want to roll good. Lots of breaks and no MCs/Ks when firing.
2017-02-26(D) Tom Abromaitis vs German win
2017-02-22(A) Bob Davis vs David D German winI played very aggressively. Got lucky with dice rolls on turn 1 and that set the whole tone of the game. David gave up during my phase of turn 4 as I was about to take the third building.

MY FIRST ASL WIN!
2017-02-21(A) Scott Fischbein vs Michael Holy In progressUnfinished game - had to call it on turn 4 for lack of time.
2017-02-18(A) Bob Davis vs Steve M In progressI played as the Russians. Should have been more aggressive. Should have used smoke more.

Didn't finish
2017-01-29(A) Carlos Roig vs Russia German winWe had to leave the game in the russia 5th turn with some advantage for the germans. In the turn and a half left the germans had everything almost done to finish winning
2017-01-29(A) J M vs German win
2017-01-26(D) Tom Abromaitis vs Matt Russman Russian win
2016-12-20(A) davide galloni vs luca German win
2016-11-12(D) Jeff B vs Bronson Barnhart Russian win2.5 hrsGermans were very tentative in crossing the street, opting to shoot more often than scoot. Not sure that I blame them though as the Russians had two monster kill stacks holding down the flanks.
2016-10-12(A) Tom Abromaitis vs Austin Brace Russian winSnakes on a crucial CC really ended the day for the Germans...
2016-09-26(D) John Garlic vs Neil Dee Russian win[Imported from ROAR]
2016-08-04(D) Ed Brogden vs Slot German winThis was a reintroduction to ASL for me. It was a fun fast scenario. And it turned out my poor initial placement did not matter, as I rolled 12 after 12 after 12, defying the laws of statistical probability.
2016-07-24(A) Tom Abromaitis vs DrawA brutal Russian counterattack sealed this one. Solo.
2016-06-22(D) Michael Focht vs Dave Dentel Russian win
2016-05-01(A) David Garvin vs Patrick Ireland German win
2016-01-15(A) David Garvin vs Craig Stark German win
2015-11-02(A) Alberto Griffa vs Mario Aceto Russian win
2015-10-25(D) Richard Jenulis vs Jeff Grado Russian win
2015-10-12(A) Alberto Griffa vs Jack Dempsey Russian win
2015-09-27(A) Dmitry Klyuykov vs Anna Aleksanyan Russian winSoviet Reinforcements on Turn one is a disaster.
2015-08-26(D) Michael Focht vs Darren Jones Russian win
2015-08-04(A) David Garvin vs German win
2015-07-26(A) JP Laurio vs Ron Russian winPBeM
2015-07-21(A) Thierry Mathy vs Thomas German win
2015-07-19(A) Marc Guénette vs Rami Sader, the Soviets Russian winRussian won as they could survive in one of the buiding hex. As the German, I forgot to use the smoke which could probably have made the difference.
2015-07-03(A) JP Laurio vs German win
2015-06-23(A) santiago jimenez vs Andy Weller Russian win
2015-06-01(D) Andy Waller vs Santiago Jimenez Russian winEffective use of smoke is essential in this fun scenario.
2015-05-29(D) santiago jimenez vs Stephen Tam German win
2015-03-07(D) Richard Jenulis vs Trent Mercy Russian win
2015-01-29(A) Ian Morris vs Mike Flattery German win
2015-01-17(D) Michael Focht vs Gordon Stewart Russian win
2014-10-26(A) Dmitry Klyuykov vs Grugnir German win
2014-09-14(D) John Garlic vs Dmitri Garlic Russian win[Imported from ROAR]
2014-07-23(A) santiago jimenez vs Jorge Suarez Russian win
2014-05-09(D) Savo Barbero vs Opponent Aanonymous Russian win[Imported from ROAR]
2014-04-01(D) Russell Dewhurst vs Chris Martineau Russian win
2014-03-30(A) J M vs Russian win
2014-03-15(A) leo zhu vs AraKalLek German win玩到第2回合德军行动完后，苏军死伤过半，AraKalLek掀桌了
2014-03-09(D) Aaron Sibley vs Rosta Russian winGave the balance as he his still learning.
2014-01-31(D) Merric Blackman vs Kalum German win
2014-01-11(A) Merric Blackman vs Michael Elshaug Russian win
2014-01-11(A) Jeff T vs Gabriel German winGabe and I decided to try the 2nd ASLSK scenario. For some reason he wanted to play the Russians, so I let him setup. He did a pretty good job (only his 2nd game) keeping his forces back to avoid the 9-2 German death star, but he left a few of the approach hexes undefended and allowed my Germans to get up close and personal. I whittled him down, breaking squads and pushing him back. He could have used his reinforcements a turn earlier, they came in on Russian 3. By then, my Germans had the advantage and he had to counterattack. The flamethrower broke the 9-2 stack in the woods and his 5-2-7 squads kept pinning and he conceded after Turn 4 when I broke his final 5-2-7. He lost 2 leaders to wounds and the 9-1 to close combat. German victory.
2013-05-29(D) Don Lazov vs OttoBomb Russian winPzPenguin Battle # 004
2013-03-02(A) Jonathan Davis vs Scott Eichelberger German winGermans successfully used all SW and smoke to full advantage, going up the middle to divide and conquer.
2012-12-29(A) Steffen Knippel vs Shane McKenzie German win
2012-06-10(A) O Ramaille vs Russian winThe german strategy was to first focus their attack on the 2 most weakly defended buildings. However, it was not as quick as expected and the russian were successful in defending the last building.
Remaining forces :
- Russian : 4 unbroken squads + 1 leader
- German : 3 unbroken squads + 2 leaders
2012-02-16(D) Thierry Mathy vs Simo477 Russian win
2011-12-31(D) Paul Jones vs Matt Osterhaus Russian winGermans decimated as they crossed the street
2011-11-30(A) Brian Ogstad vs Gavin Ogstad Russian win
2011-11-21(A) Paul Jones vs Matt Osterhaus German winRussians took a bit of a battering and couldn't stop the German advance.
2011-11-10(A) Michal Kostan vs [solo] Russian win
2011-08-29(D) Stefan C vs Matt O Russian winRussian reinforcements arrive turn 2, Germans suffered early casualties and flame thrower loss, could never push further.
2011-08-27(A) Stefan C vs Matt O German winGermans overpowered Russians (placed units too close to German start), Russians gave up turn 2
2011-07-12(D) Miikka Sohlman vs Olli-Pekka Huovila Russian win
2011-05-25(A) Herve Duval vs In progress
2011-04-07(D) Damon Baume vs Terry Mealy Russian win
2010-12-24(A) Jeff Coleman vs Tyler German winGermans overpowered Russians,Russians gave up 3rd turn
2010-12-09(D) Damon Baume vs Richard Salisbury Russian win
2010-11-24(A) Martí Cabré vs Albert Alegre German winEasy VASSAL win against Padawan. Defenses were too exposed and I just blasted them and then quickly take the buildings.
2010-09-04(A) Don Lazov vs Morgan McDermott German win
2010-06-09(A) Kermit Mullins vs Scott Waites German winFor once a plan of attack actually worked...Dice helped
2010-05-27(A) Miikka Sohlman vs Matti Holsti Russian win
2010-05-23(D) Paul Jaschke vs Dave German winInteresting scenario. Took a severe beating from flamethrower. Demo charges never really played a big part. Got my reinforcements on the last turn but he was too well setup in the buildings by then. Russian really needs to have a good fallback plan before setup.
2010-02-28(A) Thierry Mathy vs Le renard de Barvaux German win
2010-01-01(A) Richard Jenulis vs Nick Coelho Russian win[exact date unknown]
2009-12-14(A) Thierry Mathy vs Norman Jacobs Russian win
2009-11-24(D) John Shingara vs Cliff Smith German winBrutal beating. Held out 'til last turn, but was utterly destroyed.
2009-11-12(D) Scott Bluerock vs sbluerock German winDefended an extra building to Russian dismay.
2009-08-08(A) Don Lazov vs Nate Lazov Russian winSon beat me twice now! No more tips for him...
2009-08-07(A) Aaron Sibley vs Daryl Sims German win
2009-07-25(D) Shane Woyak vs Chris Hofland German win
2009-05-20(A) Jonathan Davis vs Stefano Weckerle German winRussians set up in the VC buildings, allowing easy German attack. Russian conceded in Turn 3, lacking any on board MMC (still waiting on reinforcements).
2009-05-03(D) Luke Sineath vs Charlotte Russian win
2009-04-28(A) Luke Sineath vs Charlotte German winAmazing game! Russian leaders killed two german leaders and a squad in CC! Tight game!
2009-01-03(D) Paul Messina vs Dave Schaaf Russian win
2008-12-31(D) David Hassler vs Will Riley German windown to the last die roll, a CC with the reinforcements as a half squad made it and killed the a german squad but then died themselves
2008-12-18(A) The Scrub vs Prawn German winRematch of an earlier playing. The Russians defended a lot better but again broke and ran at inopportune times. The reinforcements showed up and were mauled.
2008-11-30(D) mark watson vs Christopher Bennell German win
2008-10-25(D) Steven Pow Jr vs Chris Brown German winWent until the last turn, when my close combat rush couldn't succeed in knocking him out of a building.
2008-10-01(A) LE BILLAN Laurent vs Lorenzo German winTerrible First fire from the German in 1rst turn let no chance to the Russian. Russian reinforcement sleep till turn 4, too late to change the end.
2008-09-23(A) Allen Evenson vs Jerry DeMoss German winLopsided German win But Amis still had a chance going into final turn. Didn't receive reinforcement until turn 5!!
2008-08-14(A) Rami Saarinen vs German win
2008-07-08(D) Dan Kaufman vs Russian winGot my reinforcements early, big help.
2008-02-16(A) Larry Davidson vs Brian Devitt German win
2008-02-05(A) Malcolm Lowe vs Criss M Russian winOne flippin' russian reinforcement snook into CC in one building on the last turn!!!
2008-01-26(A) Scott Fischbein vs Dave Story Russian win
2008-01-26(D) Scott Fischbein vs Dave Story German win
2008-01-24(A) Scott Fischbein vs Chris Olden Russian winMy first ASL game in 20 years. The SK makes it easy to get back into the game!
2007-10-25(D) David Ramsey vs Simon Ambrose German winTough stuff for the Russians!
2007-10-20(A) David Hassler vs Will Riley Russian windown to the last die roll!
2007-07-20(D) Richard Salisbury vs kr Russian win
2007-04-28(D) fabrizio da pra vs Russian win
2006-11-09(D) Dan Best vs Steve Smith German win
2006-09-13(D) Josh Stein vs Russian win
2006-05-19(D) Martí Cabré vs Gèrman Argerich German win
2006-03-29(A) simon jones vs Martin Vicca Russian win
2006-03-07(A) Nathan Scott vs MN German win
2006-02-19(D) simon jones vs Cryophobia Russian win
2006-02-07(D) Nathan Scott vs JB Russian winRussians didn't get their reinforcements! Won by half a squad.
2005-06-04(A) Fred Ingram vs Chris Ingram German win
2005-04-17(D) Fred Ingram vs Dave McLee German win
2004-10-28(A) Keith Colins vs Jeff Przybylo Russian winThe Russkies made me pay to heavy a price to get across that first street. Close game, still had a slim shot to win on the last turn. Well played by Jeff.
2004-09-10(D) Eric Partizan Eric vs Benoit Berton Russian win
2004-08-30(A) Jesus Pie vs ArnauPiePalau German win
2004-08-27(A) Fred Ingram vs Chris Ingram Russian win
2004-08-18(D) mark watson vs Pat Thompson Russian win
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