Boy Soldier ETO (id:#61453)
See Also: Boy Soldiers by Friendly Fire
Designer: Bill Cirillo
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Balance:
RussianHungarian (Vannay)/Hungarian
50%

Overview:

Although the Soviets did succeed in capturing several buildings at the base of the Várhegy, they were evicted after a fierce counterattack by the men of Lt. Col. Veresváry’s Budapest Watch Battalion. On 4 February, Soviet infantry form the 297th Rifle Division, backed by elements of the Buda Volunteer Regiment and heavy armor support, would make another attempt to take down the Hungarian controlled Postal Palace.
Attacker: Russian (297th Rifle Division, 21st Tank Brigade, 5th Tank Corps and Buda Volunteer Regiment)
Defender: Hungarian (Vannay)/Hungarian (1st Company and Heavy Machinegun Platoon, Vannay Battalion and 12th Reserve Infantry Division)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: Hungarian (Vannay)/Hungarian     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:19.0 D:13.0
AFVs: A:4
T-34/85 x 4

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:2
10.5cm leFH 18(g) x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: GS in effect.
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2022-05-05(D) Jeff B vs John Fedoriw Hungarian (Vannay)/Hungarian win5.75 hrsA really boring defense, as there's no way the Hungarians can stand up to the Russians in a straight-up fight. I had placed about half my force in the Postal Palace, and this proved to be way too much as the Russians almost completely ignored it - sending only their Volunteers to keep me honest. Their 9-2 kill stack in the upper levels of L17 also prevented me from shifting my force. So I was stuck sitting on my hands in the long rowhouse, while my speedbumps in the northern rowhouse tried to hold out as long as possible (which wasn't long). It didn't help when a tank removed a key wire counter over there, but I got lucky and fried him with a faust. Meanwhile another approaching tank got zapped by SSR6 when one of my arties nailed its turret, while another bogged on wire (eventually miring and immobilizing). That left one mobile tank, and I would've had him haul tail to avoid an immediate Hungarian victory, but my opponent felt much less certain about his chances than I did and had it continue the fight. Boy Soldier blew a great shot and immediately lost his MMG; at least his berserk charge led to taking out a 458 in HtH before his demise. Hungarians were starting to bleed precious bodies as the Russians solidified their northern push, but they continued the boring task of blocking the way with bodies as best they could. OBA had yet to drop as there were limited LOS with all the buildings and concealed Russians. It would prove instrumental in the end. After five turns the Russians had grabbed half the long rowhouse, but were on the doorstep and close to assaulting the last five hexes. My crew on that side was broken by 9-2 and company, but the last tank bogged trying to clear a roadblock. The 8-1, 2 AEs (one fanatic), and a 237 all were turned berserk in their charge across the street to the rowhouse, and this would've made for an interesting finish except for the fact that OBA shocked, then immobilized, the last remaining tank - providing the Hungarians with a hollow-feeling victory.
2021-12-19(D) Tuomo Lukkari vs Teemu Lukkari Russian win[Imported from ROAR]
2021-07-15(A) patrick palma vs Jack Boyle Russian win
2019-07-07(D) Tom Abromaitis vs Russian win
2019-02-14(A) Tom Kearney vs Lindsey Murillo Russian winThe Russians overcame early setbacks to emerge victorious.
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Hutch Modified the Defender2024-02-09 15:53:58
SRenaudin Modified the Defender's Guns2022-08-10 15:33:23
SRenaudin Modified the unit counts2022-08-10 15:33:23
buser333 Added a playing2022-05-06 11:11:07
ppalma Added a playing2021-07-16 11:45:30
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Estimated Play time: 6.6 hours
Recorded Games: 8
Archive recorded plays:
Russian4
Hungarian (Vannay)/Hungarian4
Drawn:0

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