333 Prelude to Breakout (Revised)

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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.

This is a revised edition of the original one: 056 Prelude to Breakout

  Soviet German
Division 1

5 Squad Bases
- 1 Elite Infantry
- 12 Regular Infantry
- 1 Officer
- 2 Machine Gun Crew
- 1 Mortar Crew

1 T-34
1 ZiS 76.2 AT Gun

1x Medic
2x Concealed Concealed

4 Squad Bases
- 2 Elite Infantry
- 9 Regular Infantry
- 1 Officer
- 1 Machine Gun Crew
- 1 Mortar Crew

3 SdKfz 251 Half-Tracks
2 Tiger Is
Division 2

5 Squad Bases
- 3 Regular Infantry
- 2 Elite Infantry
- 10 Regular Infantry
- 1 Officer
- 1 Machine Gun Crew
- 1 Mortar Crew

1 T-34
1 ZiS 76.2 AT Gun

2x Concealed Concealed

4 Squad Bases
- 2 Elite Infantry
- 9 Regular Infantry
- 1 Officer
- 1 Machine Gun Crew
- 1 Mortar Crew

3 SdKlz 251 Half-Tracks
2 Panthers
1 Panzer IV
Strategy Decks Artillery 1
Combined Air Support 1 (Shared)		 Artillery 2
Combined Air Support 1 (Shared)
Starting Strategy Cards 2
2x "Surprise Assault" cards from the command deck, already in play.		 2
Operations Cards 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   Initiative Token
Objective The Soviets win if the Germans are unable to fulfill their objectives by the end of round 7. The Germans win if they control at least one victory hex with a squad by the end of round 7.
Rounds 7
Actions per turn 3 3
Reinforcements

Status Phase of Round 3 (Soviet D2)
- 2 T-34/76

Status Phase of Round 4 (Soviet D2)
- 1 T-34/76s
Marked as the 041 Increased Firepower: T-34 version with the 85mm gun.

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Special Rules
  • The Operations card "039 Snow Squalls" is removed at the end of round 6.
  • Snow reduce movement values of all units by 1.
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.

 

 

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JVHillegas-Elting replied the topic:
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1 year 6 months ago
Aha, thanks!
alecrespi replied the topic:
#1135
1 year 6 months ago

In summary, what has been revised from the original?
I've applied changes suggested by Bill Jaffe:
  • Cut rounds to 7
  • the objectives now must controlled by German squads
  • soviet division 1 adds 1 base 2 regular inf, 1 mg crew and 1 T-34
  • soviet division 2 adds 1 base, 1 elite inf,3 regular inf and 1 T-34
  • add 2 surprise assault cards from the command deck to their play area
  • remove the winter tactics deck
  • remove the soviet command constraints operations card
  • german divisions 1 and 2 should have only 3 halftracks not 4
  • reiforcements are altered as follows
  • soviets get 2 t-34's on round 3
  • soviets get 1 t-34 on round 4 and mark this one as the t-34/85, based on the increased firepower op card
  • the terrain features change to 1 wire still on the hill on 32a
  • the other 3 wire change to tank traps
  • add 2 additional tank traps
  • the soviets may set up their at guns and mortars in the entrenchment hexes
Original post reference:
www.commandsandcolors.net/tideofiron/for...o-breakout.html#1059
 
JVHillegas-Elting replied the topic:
#1120
1 year 7 months ago
In summary, what has been revised from the original?
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