Flying Turrets ETO (id:#61354)
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Southwest of Prokhorovka, Russia 1943-07-12 ()
A 51: Clash Along the Psel (AH:ASL Annual `93a)
J51: Canicatti (ASL Journal # 3)
J54: Showtime (ASL Journal # 3)
OA08: A Parting Blow (Out of the Attic)
HoW 2: Canicatti (Hell on Wheels Battle Pack)
CH160: Knifing the Bodyguard (Critical Hit # 6.4)
HB 8: The Woodsmen (Critical Hit # 6.4)
CH 58: Death Ride (Critical Hit # 3.1)
HB 6: Clash of the Titans (Hell's Bridgehead)
IC 9: A Parting Blow (In Contact)
LSSAH27: Thrust to the North (Leibstandarte Pack 4 - Turning of the Tide!)
O69.2: Bees' Nest (On All Fronts # 69)
O70.1: Armor Leader: Kursk (On All Fronts # 70)
PJ2.3: Shoot-Out on Hill 41 (OAF Playtester's Journal # 2)
1002: The Big One (Monster Pack # 1.1)
1002.1: The Big One: The Men Who Would Be Kings of the Hill (Monster Pack # 1.1)
1002.2: The Big One: The Aunt of All Tank Battles (Monster Pack # 1.1)
1002.3: The Big One: A Peaceful Little Village (Monster Pack # 1.1)
1002.4: The Big One: Into the Woods (Monster Pack # 1.1)
FrF29: Sting of the Italian Hornet (Friendly Fire Pack 4)
AP47: Insult to Injury (ASL Action Pack # 5 East Front)
B32-2: Prokhorovka Melee (Breakout! # 32)
BFP-101: Panzer Spirit (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-102: Tolstoy Woods (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-103: Knife in the Flank (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
HB3 #6: Clash of Titans (Hell's Bridgehead 3)
OG 1.1: Knifing the Bodyguard (Coastal Fortress)
BoF08: Sting of the Italian Hornet (Best of Friends)
RR #36: Michael's Miracle (Russian Rarities 4)
BR9: Drillo HG Reconquest (Biazza Ridge)
BR10: Road Junction "Y" (Biazza Ridge)
Mission 7: Breaking Citadel (White Mammoths)
PRK5: Will We Avoid the Big Battle? (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK6: Taking Oktyabrsky (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK7: Yamki to Sovkhoz Stalinsk (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK8: Attack from the Psel (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK9: Thrust Beyond Storozhevoje (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK10: Breakthrough in Komsomolets (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK11: Andreevka-Vasilyevka Sector (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK12: A Soviet Reckless Charge (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRKSK1: Attacking 241.6 Hill (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRKSK2: Totenkopf Boundary Defense (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK CG: Tank Fields of Prokhorovka (PROKHOROVKA!)
CH 58: Death Ride (Critical Hit #3.1 2022 Reprint)
GD26: The Clash of Steel (Großdeutschland Pack 3: High Tide at Kursk)
RPT200: Red Hot Hannibal (Rally Point #20)
Designer: Chas Smith
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Balance:
RussianGerman (SS)
31.034482758621%

Overview:

After making some gains on 11 July, the Germans were poised to strike again on 12 July. The 1st SS Panzergrenadier Division was only two kilometers from Prokhorovka. Meanwhile, the 5th Tank Army commander had planned a counterstrike with a mass formation of tanks to blunt the German advance. The tanks were reinforced with infantry formations, which included elements of the 9th Guards Airborne Division. In the area near Hill 252, the 2nd Battalion, 2nd SS Panzergrenadier Regiment hastily dug in several hundred meters in front of an antitank ditch. Battalion II, SS Panzer Regiment 1 was the forward tank company and just behind the infantry. Several antitank guns and SPW comprised this defense and a Marder covered the right flank. The artillery and tanks were positioned just to the rear of the antitank ditch, prepared to attack forward on the morning.
Attacker: Russian (31st Tank Brigade, 29th Tank Corps)
Defender: German (SS) (SS Panzergrenadier Division 1)  
8 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: Both     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:37.5 D:20.0
AFVs: A:65
T-34 M41 x 20
T-34 M43 x 20
SU-76M x 5
SU-122 x 5
T-70 x 10
SU-152 x 5
GAZ-MM x 5

AFVs: D:37
Marder III(t)H
PzKpfw IVH x 12
SPW 251/9 x 2
StuG IIIG x 4
PzKpfw VIE x 5
PzKpfw IIIL x 3
sIG 38(t)M x 2
PzA II Wespe SPA x 2
SdKfz 10/5(L) x 2
SdKfz 7/2(L)
SdKfz 7/1(L)

Guns: A:3
82mm BM obr. 37 x 3
50mm RM obr. 40 x 5
PTRD-41 ATR x 6
D:7
8cm GrW 34 x 2
7.5cm PaK 40 x 2
2cm FlaK 38
12cm GrW 42 x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Random air support both sides. D: AT Ditch (6 MF to cross, bog check w +3 DRM)
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
BFP-104 Options: Remove the (dm) designation from the 120mm mortar.BFP website
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-08-22(A) Rob MacGinley vs Jason Nichols German (SS) winA tough ask but I was really enjoting death by numbers
2024-07-04(D) Jason Nichols vs Rob MacGinley German (SS) winA massive tank melee that I think is very difficult for the Soviet player. I put my Tigers on the hills and basically just picked off the Soviet tanks with impunity. My infantry suffered due to my forward defence and I didn't really take advantage of the OBA or air support. The tanks were sufficient to do the job.
2017-12-12(D) Tom Kearney vs Al Saltzman German (SS) winCrucible of Steel linked, final battle...wow!
2016-12-19(A) Richard Carter vs Dave Clemons German (SS) winI lost this one badly as the Russian, but I really don't see the appeal. We just ran down a gauntlet and hoped we wouldn't get destroyed. Well in this case we did. I just don't see the tactics or strategy in this one. There are too many counters and too much to do and not really a lot of options in my mind. But perhaps I'm missing something.
2015-06-25(A) Kermit Mullins vs Jim Ferrell German (SS) winAllen King and I took on Jim Ferrell at the 2015 Texas Team Tournament. After 3 turns, the Russians conceded victory to the Germans.
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macrobosanta Added a playing2024-08-22 09:42:17
Nicho11 Added a playing2024-07-16 11:42:20
Nicho11 Rated the scenario2024-07-16 11:38:25
hoxson1 Modified the Attacker's Guns2024-02-08 18:58:14
hoxson1 Modified the unit counts2024-02-08 18:58:13
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To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 45.9 hours
Recorded Games: 6
Archive recorded plays:
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German (SS)5
Drawn:0

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