Cat's Cradle ETO (id:#61160)
Cherkasskoye, Russia 1943-07-05 ()
D7: With Flame and Shell (DASL 1 - Streets of Fire)
AP 2: Storm of Steel (ASL Action Pack # 1)
CH 8: The Predators (Critical Hit # 1)
CH164: Cry of the Valkyries (Critical Hit # 7.1)
PBP 23: Panzerkeil (Aussie `98 Pack)
TOT 37: Breaching Maloarkhangelsk (Time on Target # 3)
LSSAH25: Getting the Job Done! (Leibstandarte Pack 4 - Turning of the Tide!)
O89.2: Tiger Hunt (On All Fronts # 89)
O102.2: Tactical Exercises: Tank Busters (On All Fronts #102)
O115.3: Tank Buster: Kursk (On All Fronts #115)
O116.3: Tank Buster: Kursk revised (On All Fronts #116)
PJ7.3: Scream of the Panther (OAF Playtester's Journal # 7)
SP98: Pesky Pachyderms (Schwerpunkt # 9)
GD 4: Fight and Die Forward (Gun Duel 2001)
FrF23: Elephants Unleashed (Friendly Fire Pack 3)
J118: Elephants Unleashed (ASL Journal # 8)
Ponyri #18: Funk Lenken (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
BFP-75: Schreiber's Success (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-76: Trial of the Infantry (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-77: Burning Down the House (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-78: Operation Wheatfield (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-79: A Hard Push (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-80: Ratushniak's Sacrifice (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-81: Iron Coffins (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
GDx19: Pioneers Forward! (Generic Playtesting Log)
DL 24.3: Cry of the Valkyries (Coastal Fortress)
GJ056: Lucky 313 (Grumble Jones)
Ponyri #18: Funk Lenken (Devil's Domain : Metalgods of Ponyri)
KV4: And So It Begins... (Klementi Voroshilov Blog Scenarios)
DASL 7: With Flame and Shell (Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader)
SA4: With Burning Liquid (Stavka Archives - Scenario File #1)
Sim2: La Notte Porta Consiglio (Simulazioni Issue 3)
Designer: Pete Shelling
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Balance:
GermanRussian
38.888888888889%

Overview:

The German summer offensive know as CITADEL came as no surprise to STAVKA. Several layers of defensive networks had been prepared. Given the nature of the terrain in central Russia, any large armored thrusts would encounter chokepoints near strategic towns. One of these was the hilltop enclave of Cherkasskoye, a key link in the first chain of Soviet defenses. All that General Otto von Knobelsdorff could do was to throw the armored might of Panzer-Korps XLVIII at the Russian trench lines. Panzer-Brigade 10, equipped with 200 brand new Panther tanks, would provide the hammer blow needed to gain the momentum for a drive towards Kursk.
Attacker: German (Panzergrenadier-Division Grossdeutschland, Panzer-Brigade 10, Panzer-Division 11)
Defender: Russian (196th Guards Rifle Regiment, 611th Antitank Regiment, 245th Tank Regiment, 1440th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: Russian     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:22.5 D:13.0
AFVs: A:12
PzKpfw VD x 4
SPW 251/10
SPW 251/1 x 3
PzKpfw IVH x 2
PzKpfw III(Fl) x 2

D:6
Lee(a) x 3
SU-76M x 3

Guns: A:0
7.92 PzB 39 ATR x 2
D:2
45mm PTP obr. 42 x 2
50mm RM obr. 40 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: Hills are Level 1 only. Soft ground bog ck in hexes adj marsh/ponds/streams.
Map Board(s): 13 57 60
Overlays: M1 M5 St1
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2022-01-19(A) Stefan Fiedler vs Mike Crogan German win
2020-07-17(A) Tom Kearney vs Ron Duenski German winHallowed Ground tournament. Very close with a fur ball in the village.
2016-12-03(D) Andy Beaton vs Richard Hooks Russian winGermans lost Panthers to breakdowns, bogs and mines. Russian artillery hammered the German centre thrust. Russian machine guns in the village pinned down the German infantry. Germans conceded early.
2015-11-01(A) Jesus Pie vs Don Holland German winA funny scenario but perhaps a little pro German. Don played very well with the Russian assets, but Germans have an unstoppable force.
2012-07-31(A) Lee Bray vs German winI was lucky with my armour, pushing it all across the Bd13 elevated road to avoid Bogging potential with the loss of a single immobilized halftrack to a minefield. The Russians had deployed rather far forward on Bd 57 which allowed my armour to get in amongst them as they pulled back, cause casualties and sow confusion. My subsequent attack attempted to be like water, flowing through the cracks in the Russian defence with a strong thrust from the right flank when my reinforcements entered. The end game saw a wedge of Germans pushed into the centre of the village, splitting the Russians in half and forcing a concession due to a devastating Turn 6 DFPh. I'd rate this scenario highly; there are plenty of toys for both sides, interesting terrain, challenging problems, what's not to like. My own experience of it was marred only by losing a Panther to a 37mm and a flamethrowing PzIII by driving it by mistake into a FFE.
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Fiedler Added a playing2022-01-20 14:59:44
Fiedler Rated the scenario2022-01-20 14:59:25
Tomkrny Added a playing2020-11-23 20:31:55
Hutch Modified the unit counts2020-10-18 11:50:38
Hutch Modified the Attacker's AFVs2020-10-18 11:50:38
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Avg Rating: 6.45Votes: 11
Views: 1609
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 10.8 hours
Recorded Games: 7
Archive recorded plays:
German4
Russian3
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of January 2022)
Cat's Cradle [Confirmed]
[A] Russian 10
[D] German 19
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