Unfamiliar Land ETO (id:#64081)
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Balance:
GermanRussian
41.176470588235%

Overview:

The Soviet encirclement of the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad in mid-November posed a great risk to the entire southern half of the German front. Hitler refused evacuation of the pocket and ordered Gen. Manstein to organize a relief expedition. The newly arrived 8.Luftwaffenfelddivision were among the miscellaneous troops gathered and they disembarked at the city of Morozovsk on 25 November and moved eastward across the snow-swept steppes. They moved through the town of Nizhe Chirskaya, expecting to find retreating German troops of the Sixth Army. Instead men of the Luftwaffe ran headlong into the hastily constructed defensive positions of the Soviet pincers that had snapped shut around the German Sixth Army.
Attacker: German (Elements I./8.Luftwaffenfelddivision)
Defender: Russian (Elements 300th Rifle Division, 5th Shock Army)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:11.0 D:8.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
5cm leGrW 36 x 2
D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: GS. Blowing Snow. D: each MMC may set up in Sangars in suitable terrain
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2023-09-13(D) Richard Jenulis vs David Wolfe German winI rolled a 1 for the additional concealment counters, a bad start. The German mortars were hot, getting 5 critical hits. The Russian Sniper activated only twice, both times a 1, and both times only pinning the German sniper. The Germans played very aggressive and were able to exit more than enough EVP to win on the last turn.
2023-02-15(A) JP Laurio vs Ron Russian win
2023-01-05(A) fabio aliprandi vs Alessandro Zin Draw
2022-12-28(D) Rob Schmitt vs Mitch Davis Russian winI was Russian defender vs Germain Attacker. 4 hours to play. I set up defense across up front. My 9-1 leader with LMG in center. MMG back near middle building in trees for maximum range and affect. I was very lucky with my rolls in this game I lost 2 of 8 squads but overall held the field intact. Germain tried to slide his forces down the north side of the board but was not able to exit the required 9 VPs. His mortars never hit home, and my rolls were very good.
Lesson, Sanger. I should have placed more units in Sangers vs trees at setup. I did not consider the mortar.
2022-10-27(D) Jeff B vs Magnus Rimvall Russian win2.25 hrsThe Germans have a lot of open ground to cross, but if they can survive and mass together they will have the opportunity for some big firegroups. The Russians must make the most of the few defenders they have, and hope they survive long enough for their reinforcements to get to the fight. In a scenario this small and dicey, one broken MG, lucky shot, or lucky sniper result can wreck the defender's game quickly. Theoretically the swirling snow should be good for the attacker, but in our case it severely hampered their return fire. German mortars could obviously create some issues for the defense, but the one that came onboard with the first wave saw its carrier broken never to return, and the second was never in position to cause many problems. German dice in general were pretty atrocious, suffering many +2/+3 snow rolls, and doing no better on their many MCs. The Russians did not have to take a single PTC/MC until Turn 4. Needless to say all went well for the defenders, and the frantic attempt to try and get even one unit close to sniffing the exit on the last turn proved abysmal.
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Larry Added a playing2024-05-29 13:58:46
toffee Added a playing2023-10-05 22:01:35
RJenulis Added a playing2023-09-14 18:21:11
veron Added a playing2023-07-04 06:27:35
Robert7721 Added a playing2022-12-29 14:00:10
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Avg Rating: 6.10Votes: 20
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Estimated Play time: 2.4 hours
Recorded Games: 17
Archive recorded plays:
German6
Russian10
Drawn:1

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[A] German 8
[D] Russian 10
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