Haase to Hold On ETO (id:#62240)
Ugra Station, Russia
1942-02-25 (0 others)
Designer: Vincent Maresca
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
RussianGerman
Overview:
The Soviet Moscow counteroffensive aimed to encircle Army Group Center’s 4. Armee and 4. Panzerarmee by cutting through their rear area and supply lines in the Vyazma and Iukhnov regions. To achieve this, General Zhukov employed deep cavalry, airborne, and partisan operation. Hitler countermanded his generals’ plan to fall back from Moscow with his own “Stand fast as all costs” order. As a result, every German-occupied hamlet was turned into a strongpoint. One such location, 50 kilometers southwest of Vyzama, was the Ugra railroad station, held by four companies of Major Alfred Haase’s kampfgruppe. The station was adjacent to the strategically important Ugra River bridge – right in the heart of the Soviet 4th Airborne Corps’ drop zone.Attacker: Russian (Elements of 4th Battalion, 9th Air Assault Brigade, 4th Airborne Corps and Group Kirillov, 1st Partisan Regiment)
Defender: German (Elements of Kampfgruppe Haase, 4th Army)
5.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:17.0 D:12.0 |
| AFVs: A:0 |
| AFVs: D:0 |
| Guns: A:0 50mm RM obr. 40 D:1 2cm FlaK 38 |
| Misc Rules: | Road Bonus / Double Time are NA. A: Partisans not subject to ELR, not Inexperienced. |
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| Overlays: | NONE |
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| Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Time | Comments | |
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| 2022-10-01 | (D) davide galloni | vs | Marco Bria | German win | |||
| 2022-07-09 | (D) Jack Wilson | vs | Stephen Gibson | German win | Human Wave 2022 opening round game. My first official game at an SK tournament. The Russians have 11 elite squads to start out with plus 6 more conscripts coming on later. The Germans have one HIP 20L AA gun, and one MMC, Ldr, SW to set up HIP. The Russian onslaught is substantial, and the Germans have to slowly fall back on the to the two VC buildings. Stephen managed to get a foothold in one but ran out of time before he could get the other. I employed a lot of skulking to try to minimize DFPh casualties. Stephen felt he was too cautious with his original elite force, while too aggressive with the conscripts. This is another short scenario that does not provide the attacker with the luxury of a meticulous advance. | ||
| 2021-11-09 | (A) César Moreno | vs | apomarbarbeito | Russian win | |||
| 2021-11-09 | (D) Alberto Pomar | vs | César Moreno | Russian win | |||
| 2021-10-09 | (A) Tony Fermendzin | vs | Arshish Kapadia | Russian win (VASL Log) | The Soviet airborne troops fought tenaciously, aggressively pushing forward throughout the battle. The German's put up a strong defense, slowly pulling back, trading troops for time. The Soviets overran the Ugra station on turn 4 and were able to take the last building on turn 5. There did not seem to be a lot of room for maneuver in this one. A real slugfest that could have gone either way. Elite Soviet squads rolling well on their MC's can make for an unstoppable force. | ||
| 2021-04-06 | (A) Jonathan Plott | vs | Steve Boro | German win | A sound, simple Russian tactical plan did not survive first contact with the enemy. The very first Russian paratrooper to enter the board was vaporized by a expertly positioned long-range German MMG before he even entered a full hex! I tried to regain the initiative, but after a bit of back and forth, Steve's layered defense was way too much for me to crack. Well played! | ||
| 2020-12-12 | (A) Dmitry Klyuykov | vs | Gleb Paskevich | Russian win | |||
| 2020-11-25 | (D) David Wiesenhahn | vs | German win | ||||
| 2020-06-23 | (A) Dmitry Klyuykov | vs | Fedor Grachev | German win | |||
| 2020-05-11 | (A) Raoul Duke | vs | BS | German win | Soviets pushed through the woods east of the village and secured building P5 early. Despite vicious back and forth fighting, they could never amass enough firepower to completely push the Germans out of O7. | ||
| 2019-10-25 | (D) Eric Topp | vs | Peter Morris | German win | |||
| 2019-01-12 | (A) O Ramaille | vs | Russian win | The Russian attack was first slowed by the tough resistance of the Germans. Then, with their higher number helping, the Russians forced their way and entered melee where they proved deadly. The hidden German AA gun revealed too late to prevent the capture of the two key buildings. A major victory for the Russians. | |||
| 2018-06-26 | (D) Jonathan Kapleau | vs | Sidhu, Paul | Russian win | |||
| 2016-11-22 | (D) Doba Serge | vs | Russian win | ||||
| 2014-11-19 | (A) Pablo Barreiro | vs | German win | Very interesting and equilibrated until the end. | |||
| 2014-10-11 | (A) Dmitry Klyuykov | vs | Anna Aleksanyan | Russian win | Tight "till the last roll" scenario with a lot of back and forth swings of fortune. Solid one. |
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| Action | Date |
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| Hutch Modified the gps location | 2025-02-21 16:15:35 |
| Grenzer Added a VASL Template file | 2025-02-21 14:12:27 |
| mcgallons Added a playing | 2022-10-02 23:10:33 |
| Jwil2020 Added a playing | 2022-07-10 20:26:54 |
| apomarbarbeito Added a playing | 2022-03-10 10:09:05 |
| File | Description | User | Views |
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| (!sov-germ.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 1135 |
| Flak 38 AA gun in winter (S57_Flak38 AA gun in winter.jpg) | Image | lt_steiner | 1076 |
| A 50mm Russian mortar in winter (S57_50mm_Russian mortar_winter.jpg) | Image | lt_steiner | 1036 |
| VASL Log file (ASLSK S57 Tony vs Arshish 10092021 Complete Log.vlog) | VASL Game Log | acfe | 912 |
| End of game situation (Haase.jpg) | Map Image | pavlo | 1320 |
| Map (S57_Map.jpg) | Map Image | lt_steiner | 1010 |
| VASL Template | VASL Template | Grenzer | 79 |
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| Avg Rating: 6.68 | Votes: 22 | Views: | 5727 |
| To-Play list count: | 2 | |
| Estimated Play time: | 3.8 hours | |
| Recorded Games: | 16 | |
| Archive recorded plays: | ||
| Russian | 8 | |
| German | 8 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of today) Haase to Hold On [Confirmed] |
| [A] German | 8 |
| [D] Russian | 6 |