During the Soviet winter counteroffensive, Zhukov sought to encircle Army Group Center through inserting Guards cavalry, airborne and partisan units into the rear areas of Hoth’s 4th Army and 4th Panzer Army, thereby cutting their highway and railroad supply lines and capturing the logistical centers of Vi-az’ma and Iukhnov. Hitler ordered all units to stand fast as all costs through turning every hamlet into a strongpoint.
Russian attacked carefully and methodically and suffered few losses at the beginning. German fire was alternately atrocious and vicious. HMG broke fairly early, partly compensated by an 8-1 BH and going heroic; MMG gave good service to the end. Managed to beat the hordes back repeatedly in the south for about four turns, but they just kept coming back, and eventually five German squads found themselves in a FtR bottleneck and had to surrender. In the north the hordes were beaten back for a couple of turns, but the pressure was one-sided and gradually the defenders were ground to pulp. Reinforcements did some good and took out some attackers, but it was too little to stem the tide. All over by end of turn 6.
2019-08-03
(D) Richard Jenulis
vs
Al Davis
Russian win
Nothing went right in this scenario for the Germans. ELR failures, 12's on rally attempts, broken weapons... The Russians overran the Germans without mercy. What is Russian for "Take me to the gulag comrade"?
2018-06-16
(D) Dave Mareske
vs
Tony Pierson
German win
Able to stall the Russian advance by extending melees and a careful withdrawal.
2017-03-19
(A) Jim Kloss
vs
Bob Eury
German win
As the Russian, I received the worst beating of my ASL career! The 4 German fortified buildings and the VC of controlling ALL building years on both boards proved insurmountable for the Russians. The only German casualties were a squad and a SMC killed in close combat by the partisans!
2017-01-07
(A) Allen Evenson
vs
Richard Jenulis
German win
Tried straight on attack and broke too many Russians (who had nowhere to rout) early. Made a game of it but was not able to take any of the North Victory hexes.
2015-11-07
(D) Eric Trudel
vs
Dave Randall
In progress
My 2nd game after a 5 year absence on the ASL scene. I forgot to protect my flank and got surrounded on the north part of the city with nowhere to rout. Also, one elite Russian with a demo charge scored snake eyes and rubbled a fortified location with my killer stack with the HMG. :) Deep snow and fortified locations made this game entertaining.
2015-04-02
(A) Ian Morris
vs
Gerard Burton
German win
Lesson to self : don’t Human Wave against massed machine guns...
2015-01-30
(D) Glen Taylor
vs
Dennis
Russian win
Really over balanced in favor of the Russians. Even with the play balance cutting the turns down to 6. ELRs are low especially for the Germans.