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Slugfest
Hammer & Sickle #8
(Attacker) Soviet Union vs United States (Attacker)
Formations Involved
Soviet Union 8th Guards Mechanized Corps
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Scenario Rank: of
Parent Game Hammer & Sickle
Historicity Alt-History
Date 1951-10-26
Start Time 14:00
Turn Count 16
Visibility Day
Counters 41
Net Morale 0
Net Initiative 0
Maps 1: 24
Layout Dimensions 43 x 28 cm
17 x 11 in
Play Bounty 203
AAR Bounty 227
Total Plays 0
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Inflict Enemy Casualties
Meeting Engagement
Urban Assault
Conditions
Off-board Artillery
Smoke
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Elsenborn Ridge Maps + Counters
Hammer & Sickle Base Game
Road to Berlin Counters
Introduction

North of Bamberg the Soviets sent forces in a number of directions trying to seize the many key road intersections to prepare for the next push. A battalion of the new AK-armed troops led one such expedition. They caught a tiger by the tail.

Conclusion

This meeting engagement offers a challenge to the Soviet player. While his AK infantry have superior firepower to the American infantry, they are out-ranged by them as well as the tanks. So to be successful, the Soviet player will need to get close and stay close to allow his firepower to win out. Obviously, the American will try to keep the Soviets at bay and eliminate them using combined arms if possible. A bloody little slugfest.

Additional Notes

G2 note: Changed 8th Mechanized Corps to a Division. The Soviet Union reorganized after World War 2, making tank and mechanized corps into divisions.


Display Relevant AFV Rules

AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle
  • Vulnerable to results on the Assault Combat Chart (7.25, 7.63, ACC), and may be attacked by Anti-Tank fire (11.2, DFT). Anti-Tank fire only affects the individual unit fired upon (7.62, 11.0).
  • AFV's are activated by tank leaders (3.2, 3.3, 5.42, 6.8). They may also be activated as part of an initial activating stack, but if activated in this way would need a tank leader in order to carry out combat movement.
  • AFV's do not block Direct Fire (10.1).
  • Full-strength AFV's with "armor efficiency" may make two anti-tank (AT) fire attacks per turn (either in their action segment or during opportunity fire) if they have AT fire values of 0 or more (11.2).
  • Each unit with an AT fire value of 2 or more may fire at targets at a distance of between 100% and 150% of its printed AT range. It does so at half its AT fire value. (11.3)
  • Efficient and non-efficient AFV's may conduct two opportunity fires per turn if using direct fire (7.44, 7.64). Units with both Direct and AT Fire values may use either type of fire in the same turn as their opportunity fire, but not both (7.22, 13.0). Units which can take opportunity fire twice per turn do not have to target the same unit both times (13.0).
  • Demoralized AFV's are not required to flee from units that do not have AT fire values (14.3).
  • Place a Wreck marker when an AFV is eliminated in a bridge or town hex (16.3).
  • AFV's do not benefit from Entrenchments (16.42).
  • AFV's may Dig In (16.2).
  • Closed-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables. Do not take step losses from Direct or Bombardment Fire. If X or #X result on Fire Table, make M morale check instead (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT).
  • Closed-top AFV's: Provide the +1 modifier on the Assault Table when combined with infantry. (Modifier only applies to Germans in all scenarios; Soviet Guards in scenarios taking place after 1942; Polish, US and Commonwealth in scenarios taking place after 1943.) (ACC)
  • Tank: all are closed-top and provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable

Display Order of Battle

Soviet Union Order of Battle
Guards
United States Order of Battle
Army
  • Mechanized
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