Out of Luck ETO (id:#59954)
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Baruth, Germany 1945-04-26 ()
Designer: Brian Youse
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
German (SS)Russian
50%

Overview:

The Ninth Army was trapped and encircled between the two Soviet Fronts which were competing to take the ultimate prize – Berlin. Having convinced Hitler that he could link up with the Twelfth Army and drive to the defense of Berlin, the Ninth’s commander, General Theodor Busse ordered a break out to the west with the goal of reaching the Western Allies. He directed Kampfgruppe von Luck from the 21st Panzer Division and Kampfgruppe Pipkorn from the 35th SS Police Grenadier Division with armored support from the remains of the 10th SS Panzer Division “Frundsberg” to hold the town of Halbe for the exit point of the encirclement. To reach Halbe, the battlegroups had to take the valley town of Baruth and use its road, since the remainder of the valley was useless for tanks. Anticipating that move, the Russians had placed the 50th Guards Rifle Division and dug in Stalin tanks to hold this vital town.
Attacker: German (SS) (35th SS Police Grenadier Division and 10th SS Division and 21st Panzer Division)
Defender: Russian (50th Guards Rifle Division)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:18.0 D:11.0
AFVs: A:7
PzKpfw VG x 4
JgdPz 38(t) x 3

AFVs: D:3
IS-2 x 3

Guns: A:0 D:1
122mm P obr. 31
PTRD-41 ATR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Grain/Brush: Wetlands. Treat as Grain for hinderance.
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-04-07(A) Nicolas Leste-Lasserre vs German (SS) win
2025-01-03(A) Dwayne Duval vs Kevin DuvalD Russian win
2025-01-03(D) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne DuvalD Russian winGermans ran Out of Luck from the start ... 3 AFV Immobilized on first hex entry did not bode well for the break out. Two more burning wrecks crushed any further attempt.
2024-12-18(D) Justin DiSabatino vs Russian winThe Russians set up a defense deep on board u almost entirely except for the 122L, which set up on board v HIP to attempt to take out an AFV and force the Germans to the flanks. Even with a fairly open board ahead of them, the immobilization risk for the Germans had the AFVs sticking to the roads, which helped to funnel them. The German infantry split and went down both flanks, which ended up being a mistake as it took too many turns to reach the Russian positions and then the Russians only had to delay the German forces until the VP cap was out of reach. The Germans did exit their 4 surviving AFVs, but conceded on Turn 5 when it became clear enough infantry could not reach the exits.
2023-02-26(A) Eric Partizan Eric vs German (SS) win
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.50Votes: 20
Views: 4951
To-Play list count: 3
Estimated Play time: 7.1 hours
Recorded Games: 16
Archive recorded plays:
German (SS)6
Russian9
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Out of Luck [Confirmed]
[A] Russian 9
[D] German 6
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