The Yelnya Bridge ETO (id:#58134)
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See Also: The Yelnya Bridge by Multi-Man Publishing
Designer: Xavier Vitry
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
German (SS)Russian
63.636363636364%

Overview:

After the collapse of Soviet forces facing Army Group Center, a handful of Russian units were sent to defend the main communications routes to Moscow -- the most critical of which was the Minsk highway which ran south of Borodino. Meanwhile, the 10th Panzer Division regrouped and followed up its main thrust towards Moscow, following the SS "Das Reich" Motorized Division. On 13 October, German forward elements encountered the first Soviet defensive positions near the town of Yelnya where a small stream had to be crossed in order to keep up the pace of the advance. ---- A combined arms attack by the Germans across a stream. The Germans get two options, go for the village or go for exit CVP. The Russians cannot cover everything. Lots of options for both sides.
Attacker: German (SS) (II Battalion Panzergrenadier Regiment Germania, 2nd SS Motorized Division and Panzer Regiment 7, 10th Panzer Division, Aufklärungs Abt)
Defender: Russian (Elements of the 32nd Rifle Division)  
4.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:8.0 D:11.0
AFVs: A:4
PSW 221 x 2
PzKpfw IIIG
PzKpfw IIF

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:1
76.2mm P obr. 39

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: All roads are Paved. A: Assault engineers w D: Pillboxes/Trenches
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-01-04(A) Asad Rustum vs Tim Osborne Russian winWARR 1941 - Lost two AFVs very early due to irresponsible play and then ate a KIA on an 8-1 shot. It came down to three melees in each of the buildings. Tim came out on top. Close and fun scenario.
2023-08-04(A) Shaun Andrews vs Eric Zagdan-Gross German (SS) winAnother bridge scenario, however the bridge the Germans had to cross was only one hex instead of five. I decided early on to forgo the exit victory conditions and take the small town. Securing the village early created an opportunity to rush the required units for the exit victory off the board ending the game a couple of turns sooner.
2015-06-19(A) Richard Jenulis vs Walter Branham German (SS) winBC Human Wave 2015
2012-02-02(A) Will Willow vs David Lamb German (SS) winFTF
2007-01-26(A) Bill Brodie vs Mark Bretherton Russian winCancon 2007 first scenario
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atomic Added a playing2024-01-04 21:15:30
XS-Bombing Added a playing2023-08-12 01:37:20
von Garvin Modified the gps location2023-01-28 12:18:19
Bongiovanni Added a playing2023-01-09 17:13:40
Hutch Modified the unit counts2020-10-13 10:48:51
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King Billy's Mini AAR (view)Dave2006-10-07 09:19:15
Next I played The Yelna Bridge, again as the Russians, against Mark. The game was an intense struggle, with fortune going to both sides. On the last turn I desperately tried to stop his Pz III exiting by placing a squad and Commissar on the road through the woods, and got a rear shot in with an ATR, with a possible shock result. Mark passed the TC, and ran over the troops for victory on the last turn. I then discovered that I had not bought my turn three reinforcements in!

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Estimated Play time: 3.1 hours
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