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The Darkest Day ETO (id:#60111)
(HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards ID: VotG10)   [next]   [previous]
Central Stalingrad 1942-09-21 (3 others)
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Designer: Tom Morin
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanRussian
37.5%

Overview:

On 20 September, a civilian informed Lt. Dragan that a massive German buildup was taking place. Fortifications and street barricades were prepared as well as detachments of men armed with anti-tank rifles and molotov cocktails to combat tanks. The storm broke on 21 September, a day which Dragan would recall as "the darkest day" for his battalion.
Attacker: German (Infanterie Regiments 191 & 211, Infanterie Division 71 / Aufklärungs 171 / Abteilung 244 / Pionier Bataillon 171)
Defender: Russian (42nd Guards Regiment, 13th Guards Rifle Division)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:38.0 D:27.0
AFVs: A:7
StuG IIIG x 5
StuG IIIB x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:2
7.5cm leIG 18 x 2
D:2
45mm PTP obr. 42 x 2
PTRD-41 ATR x 3

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: A: Aerial bombardment and Stukas w D: 3 Fanatic Strongpoint buildings
Map Board(s): VotG
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2018-03-31(A) Tom Kearney vs Al Saltzman German winDespite a rampant Russian sniper the Germans managed to clear the Nail Factory and most of the Rail Station. Good progress was made in nearly all areas and the Russians suffered heavy casualties. Al failed a PMC at the end of turn three and conceded.
2012-11-21(A) Will Willow vs David Lamb Russian winFTF
2008-10-16(D) Fred Ingram vs Dave McLee Russian win
2008-08-06(A) Rich Weiley vs Richard Cornwell German win
2008-06-15(A) Eric Partizan Eric vs Michel Bongiovanni German win
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Bongiovanni Added a playing2022-08-15 17:04:17
wwillow Added a playing2020-07-06 18:05:43
Rich Weiley Added a playing2020-06-07 12:05:46
hoxson1 Modified the overlays2019-08-08 13:23:11
hoxson1 Modified the misc. rules2019-08-08 13:22:57
FileDescriptionUserViews
Dave vs Martin AAR (dd-aar.txt)After Action ReportDave1264
The Darkest Day VoTG10 small AAR (This truly was among the darkest of days for the soldat of the Third Reich.rtf)After Action ReportPanzer812
Set Up for Darkest Day (finalsetup.JPG)ImagePanzer999
Partway through the German Bombardment (partialprepfire.JPG)ImagePanzer1017
End of German Turn 5 - Blood Fest - Hard going on the German due to CVP cap (End of German Turn 5.JPG)ImagePanzer1057
(!germ-soviet.png)Imagehoxson1514
(stalingrad russ inf stone rubble.png)Imagehoxson1403
The in-play map (darkest-day.jpg)Map ImageDave847
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Set Up for Darkest Day
End of German Turn 5 - Blood Fest - Hard going on the German due to CVP cap
Partway through the German Bombardment
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.56Votes: 9
Views: 2051
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 12.1 hours
Recorded Games: 8
Archive recorded plays:
German4
Russian4
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
The Darkest Day [Confirmed]
[A] German 5
[D] Russian 11
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