Early Battles ETO (id:#59886)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL Starter Kit #3 ID: S25)
Designer: Brian Youse
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanRussian
34.042553191489%

Overview:

The Germans, after a week of relatively easy victories, approached a small Lithuanian village amidst the forest. Army Group North was among the first Germans to encounter heavier Russian tanks. These monsters dwarfed the German AFVs, and it was quickly discovered that they were not easily beaten with firepower. Turning to their tactical advantages of numbers, speed, and manueverability, the German forces would often byass these strong points and then reduce them at their leisure. That was not an option in this case. . . . .In a fairly large battle from the opening days of Operation Barbarossa in 1941, 10 Russian squads must defend a village from an attack by 12 German squads. The Germans are supported by six tanks of various types, while the Russians have an infantry gun and two tanks, one of which is a nearly invincible KV-2.
Attacker: German (6th Panzer Division)
Defender: Russian (2nd Tank Division)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:11.0
AFVs: A:6
PzKpfw IVD x 2
PzKpfw 35t x 2
PzKpfw IIF x 2

D:2
KV-2
BT-7 M37

Guns: A:0 D:1
76.2mm PP obr. 27
50mm RM obr. 40
PTRD-41 ATR x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: D: BT-7 M37 must make DR 8 or less each MPh to move outside of its current hex
Map Board(s): v u
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2020-03-20(A) John Smith vs Scott German winLots of units for such a small board. I pushed my German armor in early and (too) aggressively and lost 2 of them to good ATR shots, then another 2 shortly after to the Russian armor. One more tank loss and I would have instantly lost the scenario. I played cat and mouse with his KV2 and my infantry pushed up through the woods to take the buildings. Late in the game Scott got off a final ATR shot on one of my last 2 tanks and missed an immobilization (and instant victory) by one on his TK DR. It's amazing how many scenarios can literally come down to one critical die roll.
2020-03-20(A) Eric Topp vs Peter Morris German winRussian infantry were outflanked allowing Germans to take VC buildings despite panzer losses
2020-01-07(A) Jacob Elmqvist vs Ingemar Gardell Russian win
2019-11-22(D) Vilis Pavulans vs Kalle Widell Russian win
2019-10-22(D) M T vs Russian winInteresting scenario with some early war equipment. Without HEAT ammo the KV2 is a tough opponent for the Germans. In our game the KV malfed & destroyed it's gun on turn 5, giving the Germans a fighting chance. The Soviets still managed a win, however.
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Avg Rating: 6.80Votes: 25
Views: 503
To-Play list count: 4
Estimated Play time: 6.1 hours
Recorded Games: 19
Archive recorded plays:
German6
Russian13
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
Early Battles [Confirmed]
[A] German 10
[D] Russian 18
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