Their Fate Sealed? ETO (id:#61249)
Kholm, Novgorod Province, Russia 1942-01-23 ()
Designer: Andrew Hershey & Keith Spurlock
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Balance:
RussianGerman
25%

Overview:

Cholm, a city of some 6,000 inhabitants before hostilities overtook it, sat astride a vital road nexus between Toropetz to the south and Staraja Russa to the north. In addition, the city contained the only suitable bridge across the Lovat River and surrounding swamp for many miles around. On the 21st, Russian ski troops cut the Germans occupying Cholm off from contact with their parent units in the XXXIX Korps. In addition, the northwestern sector fell to a partisan attack where many of its buildings were consumed by flames as their thatched roofs were set ablaze. On the 23rd, KG Scherer counterattacked and retook most of this part of town, but the Russians held the western churchyard and the nearby road fork as well as the extreme north-western approaches.
Attacker: Russian (33rd Rifle Division, 3rd Shock Army)
Defender: German (Kampfgruppe Scherer)  
12 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: Russian     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:118.0 D:86.0
AFVs: A:6
T-34 M41 x 2
T-60 M40 x 4

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
50mm RM obr. 40 x 5
D:2
8cm GrW 34 x 2
5cm leGrW 36 x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Deep Snow, Extreme Winter!
Overlays: KGS1
Errata (source)
The Russian Offboard Observer is at level 1. Also note KGS 4.2. For the purposes of concealment, the Germans set up as if the Russians are entering from offboard.LFT website
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-04-04(A) Jeff B vs John FedoriwA German win52.5 hrsThe Russian commander must have a stomach of steel in this one as they have plenty of deep-snow OG to cross facing numerous German FLs and upper-level fire. Bore sighting will make this task even more dangerous. I did a rather poor job of coordinating my bombardments, holding off on all of them until Turn 3. I would've been much better served starting them earlier. Considering they were rather ineffective anyway it may not have really mattered, but my northern reinforcements were absolutely demolished after I made a mistake on their point of entry and they came on without OBA support. On Turn 4 we changed the game length to 13 turns after seeing that's what it was (erroneously) listed on LFT's own website. Then, close to the end of the game, we noticed the balance provisions on the card. So we inadvertently used the Russian balance, and it honestly turned it into a much better/closer game. I would've conceded long before the end otherwise, as I felt from the get-go that I (correctly) didn't stand much of a chance. In very atypical fashion for me, I lost both FTs on their first shots. Turn 6 saw me lose my first two tanks, as I got a little greedy trying to get behind the German line, and I didn't realize until after the game that we never rolled for deep snow bogs - so I caught a break there. Turn 8 finally saw the German casualties outweigh the Russian, as my OBA blasted a bunch in the all-important Block 18 church, but I still had yet to even take a step into any of the western blocks. Turn 9 saw me take my first POWs, and I thought perhaps I had a chance to win by CVP; not to mention the greater flexibility being able to deploy would allow me for HWs. But there was just not enough time left. We both were bitching and moaning throughout the whole game, and that's usually the sign of a well-balanced scenario. We played to the bitter end, taking us 52.5 hours and a bit over three months, and I ended up one block and 5 CVP short. It was a real grind, but not in a bad way, and was right up there with Bloody Red Beach as one of my most enjoyable ASL experiences. I definitely think the Russian player needs either the balance, or the benefit of having played it once before to know what to expect.
2016-04-21(A) Ian Morris vs Gerard Burton Russian win
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Estimated Play time: 60.9 hours
Recorded Games: 2
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