As the drive on Moscow slowed due to supply problems and general winter, STAVKA was given time to deploy fresh troops from other fronts. The 78th Infantry, Siberian veterans of the Mongolian frontier, were transferred 6000 miles to use skillful ambushes and delaying tactics to slow the panzer’s march on Moscow. Near the River Istra, they were finally ordered to halt and fight. The snow-covered fields and the medieval town of Istra itself would become a battlefield for several weeks. On 26th November, the 78th was renamed the “9th Guards Infantry”, but needed no special titles to display élan or heroism. Squeezing out of the pincers formed by 10th Panzer Division and 2nd SS “Das Reich”, the “marvelous Siberians” would regroup and launch a counterattack to retake the historic town.
Attacker: Russian (9th Guards Infantry Division)
Defender: German (SS) (2nd SS Division "Das Reich")
5.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0
Misc Rules:
GS. w A: Winter Camo
Map Board(s):
z
Overlays:
NONE
Errata (source)
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Dan's SS rolled miserably all night long with a bunch of 11's and more 12's, which allowed the Russians to get in close and overwhelm them in CC for the win. Bad dice really decided this game.
2022-08-04
(A) Andreas Brueckner
vs
Rick Runner
Russian win
Tough game, Russians attacked in the center. The Russian tactical reseve gained controll of Victory Building D3, Germans had uncontested control of Victory Building R2.
The Victory Building in the middle witnessed several CC situations. The 9-2 making all the difference in melee, but was killed by defensive fire in the last German turn.
2022-06-15
(A) Pascal Boileau
vs
Fred
Russian win
A nice scenario played by email. As Russian, I decided to enter in the center of the map with almost all of the OB. With the middle building in control, I used some troops to keep the ground and shifted a large number of MMC to assault the second building (the one guarded with the lower number of German MMC). At the end of turn 5 it was impossible for the Germans to take back one of the 2 buildings invested by the Russian troops.
2022-06-13
(D) Bob McKenna
vs
Robert Kroczynski
German (SS) win
Russian rolled up the east flank and ceased a VC building.. The Germans re formed a defensive line and defended the middle building. A final attempt to reach the final building stalled. The Russian could only get one VC building in control. The game ended with the Germans holding the middle building. High morale troops tough to break on both sides. Russian was left with little room to maneuver. Fun scenario.
