Red Don ETO (id:#59928)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL Action Pack # 3 Few Returned ID: AP21)
Babka, Russia 1943-01-16 ()
Designer: Mark Pitcavage
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
RussianItalian
45.098039215686%

Overview:

Day after day in mid-January, the Soviets launched repeated attacks against the Italians of the Cuneense, Julia, and Tridentina divisions. Often the attacks never even made it across the frozen Don River to the fortified positions. On January 16th, they tried again, striking the Tridentina Division. . .
Attacker: Russian (15th Army Corps)
Defender: Italian (55th Battalion, 6th Alpini Regiment, Tridentina Division)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: Italian     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:20.0 D:11.0
AFVs: A:0 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: GS, possible FS. A: WC
Map Board(s): 7 18
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2021-05-10(D) manzoli andrea vs Galletto Russian win
2021-02-08(D) Paolo Cariolato vs Alessandro Levarato Russian winI choose this scenario as a teaching tool for my opponent, breaking the radio was pivotal in getting a very close game that tha russian was going to lose having just 10VPs on level 1 of which 3 were the underdog in a tough melee with 1 and 1/2 italian squad and a concealed italian leader.
My opponent was going to concede but I encouraged him to play on, "you can always roll snakes". That's exactly what happened. Getting a 6+1 leader improved to 11 his VPs i wasn't able to break or eliminate any units and lost the game. It was fun.
2020-12-31(A) Bob Schaaf vs Barry Grabow Russian winPlayed with the Russian balance (removing 2 SW MTRs from the Italian OB) and Pleva's heretical OBA variant.

Good first-turn ROF from the Russian 9-2-led HMG and failure of the Italians to gain battery access until mid-game allowed the bulk of the Russian infantry to gain the western shore largely unmolested. Which left plenty of time to grind down the Italian defenders. The Russian Sniper was also a key asset, wounding the Italian 8-1 (who later succumbed to a K result mortal wound), and later popping a cap in the 8-0 manning the radio (putting paid to that worry).

Game included a berserk Russian squad charging a berserk Italian (wounded) 8-1/squad combo. Alas, the surviving HS was unable to take out the Italians or even tie them up in melee.

Fun game. Certainly lots of luck on my side this playing. A lot (obviously) depends on whether the Italians can get the OBA into play. Seems like it'd be a real uphill grind without the balance. As it was, the one Italian 45 MTR put a real dent in the advance for a turn or so, breaking (and in some cases ELRing/reducing) several Russian squads.
2019-04-24(D) Paolo Cariolato vs Dario Bagnoli Italian win
2014-12-05(D) Kermit Mullins vs Christopher Brackney Italian winGame went to bottom of turn 2. Italian Sniper in the first turn eliminated the Russian 9-2 and an 8-0 and DM's the squads with those officers. After that, the Russian Human Wave assault was DM'd by lots of HMG and Mortar Rate of Fire. Very tough game for the Russian player.
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.88Votes: 17
Views: 948
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 5.5 hours
Recorded Games: 12
Archive recorded plays:
Russian7
Italian5
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of April 2021)
Red Don [Confirmed]
[A] Russian 16
[D] Italian 23
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