Steel Garden ETO (id:#62668)
(BFP 5: Poland in Flames ID: BFP-132)   [next]   [previous]
Designer: Chas Smith
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Balance:
GermanPolish
66.666666666667%

Overview:

Panzers and grenadiers moved swiftly on the morning of 15 September to quickly take the city of Brzesc and the Citadel; however, they ran into a strong defense of infantry and FT tanks of the 113th Light Tank Company. The poles were defending the gardens on the northern part of the city. The Germans attacked with the 86th Motorized Infantry Regiment and 8th Panzer Regiment. They battered their way through this outer defense, destroying the FT tank company in the process. As the attackers advanced into the suburbs, the battle turned into fanatical house-to-house fighting.
Attacker: German (Elements 10th Panzer Division)
Defender: Polish (Elements Brzesc garrison)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:16.0 D:12.5
AFVs: A:11
PzKpfw IB x 4
PzKpfw IIA x 6
PzKpfw IVC

AFVs: D:8
FT-17C(f) x 5
FT-17M(f) x 3

Guns: A:0 D:1
75mm wz. 97/25 AA

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Treat Hedges as WALLS. A: German vehicles set up in Motion
Map Board(s): 6 44 64
Overlays: O1
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2022-06-20(D) Dave Mareske vs Tom Meier Polish winTexas Team Tournament
2022-03-06(A) Richard Jenulis vs Richard King German winThe Germans took their first loss on turn 5 (a HS). The game end with the Germans only suffering 1 half-squad, 1 AFV (in cc) and one 7-0 (sniper). The Poles only had a GO 10-1 leader, a Berserk 7-1 leader, 2 broken half-squads. This was a total blow out.
2020-10-09(A) Andy Bagley vs David Murray German winDespite this being a fairly comfortable German win, we both thought this scenario was great fun. The contrast between the fast-moving German armour and its sluggish Polish counterparts is very marked, and how the Poles should use their armour is a big puzzle. Here, they tried retreating towards to rear of board 64, but this failed as the Germans overtook them. May be better to have them stand and fight alongside the infantry defending the village, as otherwise the Poles have virtually no AT capability, and the Germans can use the 'VBM freeze' technique with impunity.
2020-03-04(D) patrick palma vs Fabio Mazzucchelli Polish win
2019-06-23(A) Tom Kearney vs Walt McWilliams German winThe Germans had little problem attaining the objectives, other than some setbacks in CC. All the Polish tanks were destroyed at the cost of three German tanks lost and two recalled.
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dmareske Added a playing2022-06-20 16:06:03
RJenulis Added a playing2022-03-07 03:39:32
hoxson1 Modified the misc. rules2021-07-14 00:17:11
Andy_Bagley Added a playing2020-10-09 19:09:29
Andy_Bagley Rated the scenario2020-10-09 19:03:26
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Polish Renault FT-17, with small-link tracks, abandoned in 1939
 
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Estimated Play time: 10.1 hours
Recorded Games: 10
Archive recorded plays:
German7
Polish3
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of October 2023)
Steel Garden
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[A] German 11
[D] Polish 6
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