A Hotly Contested Crossroads ETO (id:#61155)
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Prior Publication: Dispatches from the Bunker
See Also: A Hotly Contested Crossroads by The Bunker
Designer: Andy Clarke
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
RussianGerman
66.666666666667%

Overview:

The 8th Panzer Division was part of a relief operation the Germans were mounting on the small city of Lauban, which had been encircled by the Soviets. Aufklarungs Abteilung 59 was tasked with screening the right flank if the 8th Panzer Division by securing and establishing a blocking positions around the crossroads of Cunzendorf. In the early light of dawn, Oberleutant Teltz and four men of the recon battalion spotted Soviet tanks and infantry preparing to attack the crossroads. The four day battle for Cunzendorf was about to begin.
Attacker: Russian (3rd Guards Tank Army)
Defender: German (Panzer Aufklärungs Abteilung 59)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: German     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:8.5
AFVs: A:6
T-34/85 x 3
SU-85 x 3

AFVs: D:6
JgdPz 38(t) x 2
PzKpfw IIF
PSW 234/4
SPW 250/sMG
SPW 250/1

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: All Buildings are Wooden except Church. D: HIP/Fanatic tank hunter units, OP Tank
Overlays: O5 Wd1 Wd2
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Scenario info

Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2022-05-08(A) Andy Bagley vs Oddgeir Drevdal German winA tough and bloody scenario for both sides. Seeing the German setup, I decided to concentrate my attack in the North. The plan was to blast his defensive line in Row Z with heavy firepower and then try to get my tanks behind his lines whilst the infantry moved forward. This quickly unravelled however, as concentrated firepower from my kill stack failed to inflict any damage whilst his A-T AFVs started taking a toll on my tanks. By turn 3 I was getting desperate and ran a 'decoy' force round the brush and into the southern buildings which the Germans had vacated. This drew a lot of German firepower, most of it ineffective, and this in turn enabled me to launch a Human Wave with my remaining infantry in the north. This went fairly well (apart from my 8-1 leader getting shot dead), and for a while it looked as though I was in with a chance. I even knocked out his OP tank, hence eliminating any OBA. But fortunes changed again on turn 4, when once again i couldn't hit a thing whilst the Germans were on a roll. A critical exchange of fire resulted in me rolling a 10 whilst my opponent rolled a 4 in reply, and this pretty much sealed the game. In the end I had not quite reached the required number of victory buildings, and was outnumbered by the Germans who were now counterattacking, so I conceded. I was left wondering whether I would have been better launching my attack in the South.
2021-01-07(A) patrick palma vs Juan Russian win
2015-09-19(D) Andy Hershey vs Chris Trout German win[Imported from ROAR]
2011-12-20(A) Andy Beaton vs Victor Behar Russian winTough fight for the Germans if they fail to bring in the OBA - maybe too tough.
2011-05-15(D) David Ramsey vs Martin Barker Russian winNot sure what to do here as the Germans. Feels like you're attacking, with half the men that the Russians have against better quality troops.
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Turuk Uploaded a VASL file2024-07-16 12:52:29
Andy_Bagley Added a playing2022-05-10 15:34:19
ppalma Added a playing2021-01-08 11:51:30
hoxson1 Modified the misc. rules2019-10-05 04:53:33
hoxson1 Modified the overview2019-10-05 04:50:03
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Estimated Play time: 6 hours
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