Bidermann's Escape ETO (id:#65286)
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See Also: Bidermann's Escape by Friendly Fire
Designer: Mattias Rönnblom
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Balance:
GermanRussian
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Overview:

On 4 July a Russian offensive cut off Grenadier-Regiment 437. A kampfgruppe lead by Lieutenant Bidermann fell back and soon only a small village stood between them and friendly lines. The seemingly deserted settlement hid Russian infantry backed by two old T-26 tanks. With Landsers out of Panzerfäuste and their only support being two light FlaK halftracks, the obsolete T-26s might well put an end to Bidermann's escape.
Attacker: German (Panzerjaeger-Abteilung 132 and I Battalion, Grenadier-Regiment 437, 132. Infanterie-Division)
Defender: Russian (103rd Rifle Corps, 6th Guards Army, 1st Baltic Front)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:9.0 D:6.0
AFVs: A:0
SdKfz 10/5 x 2

AFVs: D:2
T-26S M37 x 2

Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Buildings are Wooden and single story. A: Smoke Placement Exponent increased by 1
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-07-26(A) Vic Lauterbach vs JM German winI drew the Germans in this late Bagration scenario and tried a risky divided attack. I sent some infantry toward building W8 and the rest toward the BB1 woods. The western group occupied Jim's light tanks long enough for my SdKfz 10/5s to slip around the eastern woods and exit with a couple squads for the win. This fight was surprisingly bloodless. I lost two 3 HS and my 9-1. Jim lost 2 HS and one T-26 (in CC). Jim: I wasn't aggresively enough with the T-26s which are expendable. The key was that both of my squads that were CR'd had ATRs which were lost. After that, the MMG kill stack was my only chance to kill the halftracks and I missed the few shots it got. This odd little scenario was fun but it really comes down to whose squads either don't break or rally quickly. There isn't enough time for either side to mess around. Fun game.
2024-11-23(D) Jason Wert vs Mike Daschbach Russian win
2024-05-29(A) manzoli andrea vs Alessio Mittiga German win
2024-04-28(A) Andreas R vs Jenny Russian win
2024-04-14(D) Neal Ulen vs Scott German winFull AAR here: https://asl-players.net/asl-aar-bidermanns-escape-bof18/

Russians collapsed very quickly. One T26S was immobilized by a lucky SdKfz shot. The other malf'd it's MA, then was stunned for 2 player turns by another super lucky SdKfz shot, then permanently disabled it's MA trying to repair and was recalled. MMG malf'd just when it was most needed. 8-1 leader CR on a routine MC and then failed WC...poof...gone. Game was over on turn 3. Wouldn't say it was the most fun ASL game I've ever played. Just utterly gutted by dice. Sometimes it feels like neither side should put any thought or effort into setups or tactics with small scenarios. Just yolo and hope you get the favor of the dice gods because that's the side that will probably come out on top. :-/
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.33Votes: 12
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To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 2.3 hours
Recorded Games: 11
Archive recorded plays:
German4
Russian7
Drawn:0

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Bidermann’s Escape [Confirmed]
[A] German 9
[D] Russian 16
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