The Art of Dying ETO (id:#61119)
(ASL Journal # 9 ID: J130)
Designer: Martin Svärd
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
ItalianRussian
43.452380952381%

Overview:

After a hard struggle, the Red Army had succeeded in establishing a significant bridgehead at Serafimovich, on the west bank of the Don. The German XVII Corps and the Italian XXXV Army Corps were assigned to a joint counterattack. At the crack of dawn, after a short artillery preparation and number of Stuka bombings, the confidant Italians attacked. Despite a hard defense, and significant Italian losses, the Russian lines were broken, and the defenders were forced to retreat. Later that day, the order was given that the secondary target of the attack, Kotovskij, was to be assaulted.
Attacker: Italian (Battaglione Alpini "Vestone," 6° Reggimento Alpini and LXVII Battaglione Bersaglieri Corazzato)
Defender: Russian (14th Guards Rifle Division)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:15.5
AFVs: A:5
L6/40 x 5

D:2
T-60 M40 x 2

Guns: A:0 D:2
76.2mm P obr. 39 x 2
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: Steeple location is considered Level 2 for LOS purposes only
Map Board(s): 11 19
Overlays: X9 X13 X25
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2021-08-29(A) Shane Pask vs Italian winRussian guns are powerful but setup severely limits their use. Not sure if it was bad tactics or bad luck but the Russians never looked like winning. Lots of boxcars and snake eyes but only 1 sniper activation (to break an Italian tank crew that survived CS2). Italians achieved victory conditions by turn 4 and had completely cleared the town a turn later.
2020-09-07(D) John Smith vs Scott Russian winA nice little scenario featuring the very soft Italians against the Russians with a handful of light tanks thrown in. The key to this one (for the Italians) is to either push to the buildings as fast as possible, or cut off the Russian reinforcements. It's more than likely the Russians will set up their 2 ART guns right behind the 2 hex wooden building and use it as their last stand. If they are able to get reinforcements up into the woods/buildings the Italians are going to have a hard time of it. The Italian player should waste not time chasing the Russian armor and should focus all their firepower on cutting off the Russians.
2020-03-31(D) Andy Bagley vs Gordon Jupp Italian winVery close and exciting game, excellent scenario.
2020-03-31(A) Gordon Jupp vs Andy Bagley Italian winGreat scenario, went the distance with the Italians holding on in CC against the Russian counter attack; this after both Russian guns were destroyed, one by a DC attack; The other Italian DC was used against one of their tanks after it was picked up by a Russian crew!
2019-07-19(D) Tom Kearney vs Paul Sidhu Italian winHuman Wave 2019.
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Pte Parts Added a playing2021-08-29 08:56:55
Pte Parts Rated the scenario2021-08-29 08:50:13
Pte Parts Modified the unit counts2021-08-15 07:35:57
Thradar Added a playing2020-09-07 20:55:11
Gamer72 Added a playing2020-08-15 13:58:04
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.37Votes: 46
Views: 2231
To-Play list count: 4
Estimated Play time: 7 hours
Recorded Games: 33
Archive recorded plays:
Italian14
Russian19
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of April 2021)
The Art of Dying [Confirmed]
[A] Italian 59
[D] Russian 76
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