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Oboyan, Russia 1943-07-08 (51 others)

Designer: Michael Klautky

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Balance:

German (SS)Russian

Overview:

General Hoth's 4th Panzer Army and Army Detachment Kempf were fighting against the 6th Guards Army and Katukov's 1st Tank Army for control of Oboyan, gateway and vital supply railhead for Russian forces in the southern sector of the Kursk salient. After heavy fighting, the Germans managed to breach the 6th Guards Army's line in several areas. Hoth, sensing victory was in his grasp, began to pour his armored columns through the gaps. Elements of the 6th SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment Totenkopf assaulted through a hail of artillery and machine gun fire coming from the heights on the opposite bank of the Psel, capturing the village of Krasny Oktyabr, and establishing a bridgehead on the enemy bank. Russian reserves were scrambled up to stop the Germans at any cost. (see Raging Furnace CH18)

Attacker: German (SS) (Elements of Das Reich and Totenkopf Divisions, II SS-Panzerkorps)

Defender: Russian (Elements of 6th Guards Army and 1st Tank Army)

4 turns

Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No

Unit Counts:

Squads: A:14.0 D:16.0

AFVs: A:13

SPW 251/1 x 2
StuH 42
StuG IIIG x 2
PzKpfw IIIL x 3
PzKpfw IVH x 4
PzKpfw VIE

AFVs: D:14

SU-122
SU-152
T-70 x 2
KV-1S x 3
OT-34
T-34 M41 x 2
T-34 M43 x 4

Guns: A:0 D:0

Misc Rules:

NQ, H-to-H. Setup simultaneous, secret recording - poss Melee in hexes containing both sides

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Publication	Board
ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)	2
ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)	3

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Date	Reporter		Opponent	Result	Comments
2024-07-06	(D) Jon Jaramillo	vs	Jim Aikens	German (SS) win	I learned a lot playing this scenario. First, the SS with good leadership are very hard to break. Second, Russian armor should not get into a long range gun battle with elite German armor. Fun scenario but mentally draining. I conceded to Jim after the Russian turn 3 didn't go very well. With the Germans not having PF capability, I think I would have been better off getting into a very short range slug fest. The German advantage really starts to multiply at over 6 hexes and really over 12. I think bunching up the forcing in and near the village and making the Germans try to clear you out would be the way to go. Oh and the Germans won every gun duel.
2020-07-15	(A) Jeff B	vs	Steve Etzelmueller	Russian win	My turn for a Turn 1 concession as the full impact of the ridiculous Gun Duel SSR hit home for me. One of those scenarios that looks super cool but plays super dumb.
2015-04-28	(D) nathan wegener	vs	Dave Mareske	German (SS) win	This is a long scenario. Complicated first turn and the reinforcements mean lots of units in play the whole game. I started strong but some great low odds tank shots took my armour out of the game.
2015-04-28	(A) Dave Mareske	vs	Nathan Wegener	German (SS) win
2013-06-27	(D) David Ramsey	vs	Mick Essex	Russian win	Swirling mass of destruction. Crazy game but be careful setting up not knowing if you're going first or not.

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tatumjonj Added a playing	2024-07-07 14:49:30
tatumjonj Rated the scenario	2024-07-07 14:41:17
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Avg Rating: 5.20	Votes: 10
Views:	4008
To-Play list count:	1
Estimated Play time:	8.9 hours
Recorded Games:	6

Archive recorded plays:
German (SS)	2
Russian	4
Drawn:	0

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