Baking Bread ETO (id:#59598)
Multi-Man Publishing (Operations #49 ID: S18)
Designer: Ken Dunn and Brian Youse
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanRussian
52.991452991453%

Overview:

Throughout the grueling month of October, determined and costly German assaults had steadily shrunk the Soviet defensive perimeter. By October 24, Panzer Division 14 had reached “Bread Factory #2” just to the south of the Barikady and commenced its assault the next day, only to be rebuffed by the fierce defensive fire of the 138th Rifle Division. The remnants of Motorcycle Battalion 64 were crouched in the ruins opposite the Bread Factory, slain and wounded leaders scattered about them. There seemed to be no way across the deadly street, but Sgt. Esser could no longer stand the tension. Screaming “Forward!” he led his twelve men out into the road and into the adjacent building.
Attacker: German (Kradschützenbataillon 64/Panzergrenadier Regiment 103/Panzer Division 14)
Defender: Russian (768th Rifle Regiment/Ad Hoc Reinforcements)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:13.0 D:12.0
AFVs: A:0 D:0
Guns: A:0 D:1
45mm PTP obr. 32

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: All woods and orchards are stone rubble. Cost 3 MF to enter, +3 TEM, block LOS as if inherent bldg
Map Board(s): z
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2021-07-13(D) Craig Renier vs Erik Krommenhoek German winAn aggressive German setup kept the Russians from being able to skulk at all. The Russian Commissar was able to maintain a strong fighting force to include the MMG and AT gun in the Bread Factory. But ineffective defensive fire followed by strong morale checks allowed the German forces to gradually surrounded the Factory weakening the peripheral defenses. When the MMG and AT gun malfunctioned in Turns 4 and 5, there was little the Russians could do to stop the nearly intact German force. With the Bread Factory firmly in German control in Turn 5 and few Russian forces available to counterattack, the Russians conceded.
2021-01-27(A) Igor Stolyarenko vs Konstantin Klyuch German win

(VASL Log)		I launched a slow attack with all my might and tried not to lose anyone. Destroying the cannon immediately after its discovery helped me. Everything was very cinematic.
2020-12-28(D) Craig Renier vs Tony Fermendzin German winOn Turn 1 the Russians got two lucky shots against two German stacks, breaking a sizable portion of the German force. However, that was the limit of the success for the Russian defense. Despite laying down Defensive Fire, the German advance was relentless. When the Russian Commissar broke with its accompanying MMC, the door was cracked open for a full German assault against the Victory buildings. The Russians held up in CC and counterattacked reinforcing the Melee, but the Russian losses were too great while the German force was nearly intact. With no Good Order units remaining, the Russian conceded in Turn 5.
2020-12-27(A) Tony Fermendzin vs Craig Renier German winFun scenario. The Germans have a lot of FP in this one, however, if the Russians can hold up in the victory buildings (the Commissar helps here), this one looks like a tough nut for the Germans to crack. The Germans got off to a slow start as they got caught bunching up a bit too much and their two kill stacks both broke on the opening turn. However, the game turned when the Russian MMG malfunctioned and a fortuitous German shot broke both the Commissar and a squad in the victory buildings in Russian turn 3. The Germans then went for broke throwing everything they had at the bread factory and were able to take one of the victory buildings and force their way into CC in the other on German turn 4. The Russians immediately counterattacked and were able to reinforce the CC with two additional squads. However, the Russian forces were spent at this point and the Germans were able eventually clear the Russians out of the last VP building in their last turn.
2020-11-30(D) Craig Renier vs Steve Ambruzs Russian winThe German player could not gain any traction with his attacks throughout the game while the Russian player was able to break multiple attackers. The Germans attempted an assault across the road on the Russian left, but was fully repulsed. A second assault directly at the Victory buildings had a nearly identical result. Mid game, when the Russians were able to break a German Kill Stack, the German player was left with few options. A final assault succeeded in entering one of the victory buildings, but the force was took weak to hold.
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Russian soldier at Stalingrad
Set Up, 21/01/07
End of Game - Germans over the Russians
 
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Avg Rating: 7.30Votes: 70
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Estimated Play time: 3.6 hours
Recorded Games: 51
Archive recorded plays:
German28
Russian20
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of April 2021)
Baking Bread
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[A] Russian 34
[D] German 35
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