Hornet's Nest ETO (id:#57894)
Heat of Battle (Onslaught to Orsha ID: OB2)   [next]   [previous]
See Also: Hornet's Nest by Lone Canuck Publishing
East of Gorki, Belorussia 1944-06-22 ()
Designer: Chas Smith
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
RussianGerman
35.714285714286%

Overview:

The Recon in Force on 22 June did not go entirely well for the 3rd Belorussian Front; however, all five forward battalions of the 5th Army were very successful. They easily cleared the first trench lines making penetrations of up to four kilometers, and Soviet forces shifted to a general offensive in the afternoon. They established a bridgehead on the southern bank of the Svkhodrovka River, and smashed tow regiments of the 299th Division and the 550th Penal Battalion. During the night Soviet engineers laid three 60-ton bridges, over which armored forces would join the attack the next day.
Attacker: Russian (277th Rifle Division, 72nd Rifle Corps)
Defender: German (Infantry Division 299)  
8 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: Russian     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:19.0 D:12.0
AFVs: A:11
SU-76M x 6
T-34/85 x 5

AFVs: D:6
StuG IIIG
PzJg III/IV Nashorn TD x 5

Guns: A:0
50mm RM obr. 40 x 2
PTRD-41 ATR x 2
D:4
3.7cm FlaK 36 o. 37
8cm GrW 34
10.5cm leFH 18 x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules:
Map Board(s): 16 44
Overlays: Hi2 Hi3
Errata (source)
Players wanting to play this game/Request a match:

Scenario info

Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2023-05-16(A) Andy Bagley vs Mike Grogan German winThis one turned out closer that I expected, probably because it's hard for the Germans to avoid sustaining CVPs. My opponent set up his defence well back (with a screen of annoyingly-placed units in front) and positioned the Hornets carefully when they appeared, but I still succeeded in knocking out four of them with charging T34/85s. I also managed to get three of my AFVs off and captured buildings worth 9VPs, but my infantry was too slow and none of them managed to exit. So despite having the balance, I fell about 10 VPs short of the total needed.
This is a big scenario with lots to think about for the attacker, and I made several mistakes that could have made a difference. It might also have helped if the radio for my OBA hadn't broken down on its first DR and never recovered!
2020-05-01(D) patrick palma vs Kevin Killeen German win
2019-01-14(D) Tom Kearney vs Alan Saltzman German winThe Germans took heavy casualties but managed to hold on for the victory. However, they were in no shape to face a second wave.
2010-09-21(D) Eric Partizan Eric vs Michel Bongiovanni Russian win
2010-06-03(A) Jeff Waldon vs Spencer Armstrong German winVASL
View all or balance report
ActionDate
Andy_Bagley Added a playing2023-05-17 12:03:54
Bongiovanni Added a playing2022-09-21 10:45:25
Hutch Modified the unit counts2020-10-28 10:52:03
Hutch Modified the Attacker's Guns2020-10-28 10:52:03
Hutch Modified the Attacker's Guns2020-10-28 10:51:24
FileDescriptionUserViews
(!sov-germ.png)Imagehoxson1572
(su-76 dead.png)Imagehoxson1339
(hornest nest map.png)Map Imagehoxson1575
DescriptionUploaded by
TitleAuthorDate

Quick Map View

Location

Images

 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 5.80Votes: 5
Views: 3861
To-Play list count: 0
Estimated Play time: 12.3 hours
Recorded Games: 5
Archive recorded plays:
Russian1
German4
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
Hornet's Nest [Confirmed]
[A] Russian 9
[D] German 14
All Rights Reserved. (c)2022 Dave Ramsey.