After Soviet tank armies sealed the pocket at Korsun on 28 January 1944, the Germans immediately begat: supplL, operations by air to sustain their troops surrounded in the encirclement. But a counterattack by German panzers to rescue the trapped men was the only MTV to avoid their eventual sus-lender. Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, commander ofiirmy Group South. assembled an armored force to prepare the way for a breakout by the two surrounded corps. On 4 February, elements of the 17th Panzer Division and an independent panzer regiment equipped with hemy Panther and Tiger tanks advanced. Their goal: reach and hold crossings over the Gniloi Tikich River to establish a secure corridor for the second part of the breakout operation.
You can see a revisioned version of this scenario here: 333 Prelude to Breakout (Revised)
Soviet | German | |
Division 1 |
4 Squad Bases 1 ZiS 76.2 AT Gun |
4 Squad Bases 3 SdKfz 251 Half-Tracks |
Division 2 |
4 Squad Bases 1 ZiS 76.2 AT Gun 2x Concealed |
4 Squad Bases 3 SdKlz 251 Half-Tracks |
Strategy Decks | Artillery 1 Combined Air Support 1 (Shared) Winter Tactics 1 (Shared) |
Artillery 2 Combined Air Support 1 (Shared) Winter Tactics 1 (Shared) |
Starting Strategy Cards | 2 | 2 |
Operations Cards | 044 Soviet Command Restraints 041 Increased Firepower: T-34 040 Lack of Tank Radios 039 Snow Squalls (shared) |
043 Tank Riders 039 Snow Squalls (shared) |
Deployment Zone | Division 1: Any of the hexes on map 39B. Division 2: Any hex on maps 31A, 32A, and 37A. |
Division 1: Any hex with a grey border on map 36A. Division 2: Any hex with a grey border on maps 33A and 35A. |
Starting Initiative | ||
Objective | The Soviets win if the Germans are unable to fulfill their objectives by the end of round 10. | The Germans win if they control at least one victory hex by the end of round 10. |
Rounds | 10 | |
Actions per turn | 3 | 3 |
Reinforcements |
Status Phase of Round 3 (Soviet D2) Status Phase of Round 5 (Soviet D2) |
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Special Rules |
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Terrain Features | The stream is Shallow. | |
Historical Notes | The Germans were only able to capture the ford over the river. By 16 February, more than half of the 60,000 soldiers trapped in the pocket reached German lines, but almost all of their equipment was left behind. |
The two-point command objective on map 32A is Soviet and not German. Also, there should be a two-point German command objective on map 33A behind the hill (compass direction 3) on the clear hex next to the balka, and a neutral two-point command objection on the hill hex of 36A.