Panzer Grenadier Battles on April 20th:
Road to Berlin #70 - Gasoline Alley
After being a POW, there is not much fight.
Author campsawyer
Method Solo
Victor Germany
Play Date 2010-08-31
Language English
Scenario FiAx021

In seeing this popup on the scenario of the day, I look and saw that it looked interesting. This has a German reserve division overrunning Slovak units with some freed French POW's during the Slovak uprising. The Slovaks are on the defense and have some heavy weapons but they must cover three boards with the units. The Germans must drive across the board from north to south. They have a balance force or infantry, HMG, ENG, as well as PzVIh's and OBA.

The setup had the Slovaks covering the main advance points the town over straddling the river on board 20, the hills on board 16 and 14. The French POWs dugin at key points on the roads and the hills with the Slovak infantry on the hill elevations and woods, and being ready to move to reinforce the German entry point. The Slovaks defense cannot stop a focused force, but will try to reinforce with mobile units and their tanks. The Germans mass there forces to cross board 14 and exit units.

Turns 1 and 2 have the Germans entering the board and moving to engage the Slovaks on the hill. The other Slovak units move from 20 and 16 to try to reinforce. By turn 3 the Germans engage the the Slovaks and French POW's. The POWs demoralize quickly while the Slovaks try to hold but are overrun in an assault. Several German platoons race past the Slovak units to try to get off the board. By turn 5 the Slovak tanks look to support the Slovak infantry, but the German PzVIh knock out the Slovak Marder and L34. At this point, turn 7 the Germans have run past the Slovaks and the other defenders are running to try to catch them. And the game is called.

This scenario is unbalanced toward the Germans, given they have the mobility and a well balanced force. The Slovaks have a large front to cover cannot with their forces. It might be more balanced if the Germans did not have trucks and it slowed them down.

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