Order 831 ETO (id:#61318)
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Königsberg an der Oder, Germany 1945-02-04 ()
Designer: Michael Koch
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
RussianGerman (SS)
46.280991735537%

Overview:

As the Russian 1st Belorussian Front reached the Oder river, units of the newly-formed Heeresgruppe Weichsel were issued their marching orders. Himmler's order number 831 reached no-one less than the infamous Obersturmbannführer Otto Skorzeny, in charge of the SS-Jagdverbände. Skorzeny was to form a bridgehead east of the Oder large enough to fit retreating units - all in preperation of a counter offensive. The Russians soon realized the danger of the bridgehead and its intact bridge, and it was repeatedly attacked.
Attacker: Russian (2nd Guards Tank Army)
Defender: German (SS) (3. Kompanie, SS-Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon 600)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:4
T-34/85 x 2
M4/76(a) x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:1
7.5cm LG 40

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: D: Mines must set up Daisy Chain (B28.531). RCL may set up HIP.
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-12-04(A) Tuomo Lukkari vs Fabio Mazzucchelli Russian winCompletely diced Fabio
2024-05-21(A) Andy Bagley vs Mike Grogan Russian winInteresting and enjoyable scenario. As the Russians, I concentrated my attack on the southern flank, and as expected the Germans executed a controlled fighting withdrawal - though they were unlucky to lose a couple of squads in the process. I captured the required buildings without too much trouble, but the bridge was a tougher proposition. On the final turn, I smoked the victory hexes as much as I could, then risked a couple of AFVs (successfully) to overrun key defensive positions; I then had a fanatic squad that was able to withstand the remaining German firepower to take the bridge hexes. So I probably had the better of the luck in what I rate as a well-balanced scenario.
2023-10-07(D) keith Spurlock vs Jim Svette German (SS) win[Imported from ROAR]
2022-04-13(A) Alberto González Ramírez vs Javier G. German (SS) winVery interesting scenario. Well balanced in my opinion. Decided in the last CC.
2020-11-19(A) X von Marwitz vs Lars-Peder Jensen Russian winThis very late war action pits a tough Kompanie of SS-Fallschirmjägers with one recoilless Leichtgeschütz against a Guards Russian force supported by T-34/85s and lend-lease M4/76(a) Shermans. The objective of the Russians is to eliminate a bridgehead on the east bank of the Oder, for which they have to secure all stone buildings and the bridge locations.

Board 3a is well suited to reflect the tactical situation. With 5.5 Turns, the Russians do not have a lot of time, especially because the brigde locations to secure are at least 17 hexes from the Russian entry area. The Germans are very tough to root out, because in the village, they have good TEM and a morale of 8. Even if broken, they pose a serious obstacle, since they can block the Russian path of attack, all the while having a broken morale of 9.

I had the attacking Russians in this one. My opponent opted for a forward defence. Probably, this is a good idea, because it inhibits the Russian movement right from the start and makes it very difficult to rout anywhere or to gain some cover.

For that very reason, I opted to enter the Russian forces on the right flank, with the column of tanks acting as a ruse seemingly deployed to attack along the road. I would have preferred the left flank as the way into the village and to the bridge is shorter and time is at a premium. But in 1945 with ubiquituous Panzerfausts and VBM being extremely hazardous vs. ATMMs, I was concerned to lose my tanks too early and to be forced to attack across more or less open ground. To avoid this, I hoped to get away paying with time for the longer route.

An extensive AAR can be found at Gamesquad forum in the following thread:

http://www.gamesquad.com/forums/index.php?threads/frf58-order-831-aar.159316/

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Avg Rating: 6.68Votes: 19
Views: 4651
To-Play list count: 6
Estimated Play time: 3.6 hours
Recorded Games: 18
Archive recorded plays:
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Drawn:0

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Order 831
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[A] Russian 47
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