264 Sapun Ridge - Sevastopol

In June 1942, the Germans attacked the Crimean Peninsula led by Erich Von Manstein. The Soviet army defended "the gates of Sevastopol" Sapun Ridge. From their viewpoint on Sapun Ridge, the Soviets had an unobstructed view of the German army crossing the valley below. Elements of the German XXX Corps and the Romanian Mountain Corps fought elements of many different Soviet Rifle Corps and a T-26 armored division in reserve. In this battle the Soviet army suffered 2,500 casualities, and the German army suffered 2,659 casualities. In the end, the German XXX Corps took the heights and went on to Sevastopol. By that time the German navy had subdued the port and the Luftwaffe had bombed the city. Can you hold the heights of Sapun Ridge?

	Soviet	German
Division 1	5 Squad Bases - 9 Regular Infantry - 4 Elite Infantry - 1 Officer - 2 Machine Gun Crew - 1 Mortar Crew 1x Engineer 1x Flamethrower	4 Squad Bases - 11 Regular Infantry - 1 Officer - 2 Machine Gun Crew 2 PAK 40 75mm AT 2 SDKFZ 251 HT 4 STuG III Tank  1x Medic 1x AntiTank
Division 2	4 Squad Bases - 9 Regular Infantry - 1 Officer - 2 Machine Gun Crew - 1 Mortar Crew 1 Zis-3 76.2 Gun 4 T-34/76 Tank 1x Expert 1x Concealed	5 Squad Bases - 12 Regular Infantry - 3 Elite Infantry - 1 Officer - 2 Machine Gun Crew 4 Panzer IV  1x Engineer 1x Flamethrower
Strategy Decks	Soviet Reinforcements Morale 1 Ground Support 1	Combined Air Support 1 German Reinforcements 1 Artillery 2
Starting Strategy Cards	3	2
Operations Cards	Lay Smoke Elite Tank Crew Soviet Command	Clear Mines
Deployment Zone	Division 1: dark brown hexes on map 3B. Division 2: light brown hexes on map 1B.	Division 1: black hexes on map 36B. Division 2: light gray hexes on map 35B.
Starting Initiative
Objective	The Germans need to get at least four units off the board through the blue hexes at the Soviet end of the board. After the fifth round, the Germans no longer receive reinforcements. If the Germans cannot get at least four units off the board through the blue hexes by the end of round 8, the Soviet Army wins. If the German army gets at least two units off the board through the blue hexes, it is a partial German win.
Rounds	8
Actions per turn	3	3
Reinforcements	-	End of the 4th round 3 Panzer IV tanks and 3 bases with 8 infantry, 4 elite. 1x Medic 1x Engineer 1x Flamethrower
Special Rules	T34 tanks are standing in for T26 tanks with the following attributes: Move 6, Armor 2, Infantry Range 5 Firepwr 4, Armor Range 6, Firepwr 6 C.F. & O.R. Soviet player places 4 instant mines between the river and the barbed wire barrier before the first round.	-
Terrain Features	The stream is shallow, (squads move 2, vehicles 4 to move on).