homepage
  • Your recently viewed scenarios
    • Shoot or Shovel
      Bongiovanni played the scenario
      Currie's Favor
      jwert02 played the scenario
      Hell for the Holidays
      Heloanjin played the scenario
      Cooperation Reigns
      Heloanjin played the scenario
      Maximum Aggression
      usmcwo1 played the scenario
      Down by the River
      von Marwitz played the scenario
  • Not Logged In
  • Home
  • Shop for Scenarios
  • Article List
  • Reviews
  • Advanced Search
  • Game Search
  • Maps
  • Scenario Map
  • Games Wanted
  • Publications
  • Scenario Picker
  • Reports
    • Balance
    • Statistics
  • Contact
  • Events
  • Scenario Lists
  • Information
    • REST API
    • Privacy policy
    • Terms and Conditions
  • Login/Register
    • Login
    • Register
Preliminary Move ETO (id:#61322)
(BFP 4: Crucible of Steel ID: BFP-73)   [next]   [previous]
Near Gertsovka, Russia 1943-07-04 (10 others)
EP91: A Taste of Things to Come (Euro-Pack V - The Eastern Front)
FF9: Difficult Affaire (FireFights: internet releases)
PP03: Ukrainian Mutiny (March Madness 2009 Partisan Pack)
BFP-74: Coiled to Strike (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
GDx18: Gertsovka Station (Generic Playtesting Log)
PP03: Ukrainian Mutiny (March Madness 2015 - The Very Best of.. .(Vol. 1))
T-TERROR #13: Surprise at Butovo (Teutonic Terror 2)
T-TERROR #22: Surprise at Butovo (Teutonic Terror 3)
GD17: Opening Move (Großdeutschland Pack 3: High Tide at Kursk)
GD18: Gertsovka Station (Großdeutschland Pack 3: High Tide at Kursk)
Designer: Randy Yeates
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanRussian
71.428571428571%

Overview:

Prior to the formal launch of the Kursk Offensive, a reconnaissance-in-force was conducted along the attack axis. The purpose of these limited actions was to eliminate enemy combat outposts and observation posts in front of the main defensive belt, determine the location of the actual Russian front line, and gain lodgements so that the full force of the offensive spearheads could strike the Russian defenses at first light the next morning. The Russian defenses were strongly reinforced with elements of the 76th, 134th, and 136th Guards Separate Artillery Battalions, 26th Antiaircraft Artillery Division, 868th and 1666th Antitank Artillery Regiments. Stukas led the attack by bombing the Russian forward positions. Near Gertsovka, the 15th Company, 3rd Battalion, Fusilier Regiment of Gross Deutschland Division went forward to clear the heights east of the town proper.
Attacker: German (Company 15, Battalion III, Fusilier Regiment, Panzergrenadier Division Gross Deutschland)
Defender: Russian (2nd Battalion, 210th Guards Rifle Regiment, 71st Guards Rifle Division, 22nd Guards Rifle Corps)  
8.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:2
8cm GrW 34 x 2
PzB 39 ATR x 3
D:3
45mm PTP obr. 32
76.2mm P obr. 39
37mm ZP obr. 39
50mm RM obr. 40
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: Sparse Orchards. H-t-H. A: Pre-game Air Support w D: Wire / Pillboxes / Minefields
Map Board(s):
BFP-N BFP-M Show/hide map dependencies
PublicationBoard
BFP 4: Crucible of SteelBFP-M
BFP 4: Crucible of SteelBFP-N
Overlays: Wd4
Errata (source)
BFP-73, SBR 5: Replace sentence one with “During ASOP step 1.11A the Germans receive 7 '42 Stuka DB with bombs”. BFP website
Players wanting to play this game/Request a match:

Scenario info

  • Recent Playings
  • Latest Updates
  • User Files
  • Public Lists
  • Comments
  • Links/References
Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-01-02(D) A Fifteen vs Richard Marks German win
2020-10-27(A) Vilis Pavulans vs Stephane Renaudin Russian winAfter too many rules mistakes and forgetting the bloody mist, redoing half a turn twice and still nog getting it right just killed the mood during this PBEM game and I threw in the towel. Probably a very interesting scenario if you can remember the rules.
2020-01-11(A) Tuomo Lukkari vs Mikko Lukkari German win[Imported from ROAR]
2019-05-12(A) Ron Garcia vs Darryl M. German win
2018-07-04(D) Paolo Cariolato vs Federico Corso Russian winThe Russian has a static defence to manage, all the fun is in the preparation of the defence line. I choose a reverse slope defence and Germans were not able to overcame it.
View all or balance report
ActionDate
A15.4er Added a playing2025-01-03 14:35:38
hoxson1 Modified the Defender's Guns2024-02-08 17:55:35
hoxson1 Modified the Attacker's Guns2024-02-08 17:55:34
hoxson1 Modified the unit counts2024-02-08 17:55:34
Jude Added a playing2023-02-25 20:23:08
FileDescriptionUserViews
(!germ-soviet.png)Imagehoxson11042
(stukas.png)Imagehoxson11097
(prelim move map.png)Map Imagehoxson1826
DescriptionUploaded by
TitleAuthorDate
DescriptionUploaded by

Quick Map View

Location

Not found

Images

 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.94Votes: 17
Views: 3943
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 5.4 hours
Recorded Games: 14
Archive recorded plays:
German10
Russian4
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Preliminary Move
[Log in to Confirm or Edit]
[A] Russian 9
[D] German 19
All Rights Reserved. (c)2022 Dave Ramsey.