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Counterattack at Kagarlik
Armata Romana #16
(Attacker) Romania vs Soviet Union (Attacker)
Formations Involved
Romania 1st "Royal" Guards Infantry Division
Romania 2nd Tank Regiment
Soviet Union 25th Guards Rifle Division
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Draw 0
Side 2 0
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Scenario Rank: --- of 913
Parent Game Armata Romana
Historicity Historical
Date 1941-08-16
Start Time 05:30
Turn Count 36
Visibility Day
Counters 82
Net Morale 0
Net Initiative 0
Maps 2: 1, 5
Layout Dimensions 56 x 43 cm
22 x 17 in
Play Bounty 175
AAR Bounty 227
Total Plays 1
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Inflict Enemy Casualties
Meeting Engagement
Road Control
Conditions
Off-board Artillery
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Armata Romana Base Game
Fire in the Steppe Maps + Counters
Introduction

After a brief pause to bring up fresh formations and assess the situation, Romania's Conducator, Gen. Ion Antonescu, temporarily took over personal direction of the offensive. Though fighting had been going on several days, the siege formally opened on the 14th when Romanian cavalry reached the Black Sea coast east of the city. Two days later, the first full-scale assault began. In the Kagarlik sector, both sides deployed tanks and their best infantry.

Conclusion

The Soviet move out of their entrenchments and onto the attack surprised the Romanians. But the Guard, an elite formation, recovered fairly quickly and began to press forward. Both sides suffered enormous casualties, but eventually the Red Army was forced back. Yard by yard, the Romanian infantry ground toward the city's center.

Additional Notes

This scenario is a revision of Eastern Front Deluxe, Scenario 59 "Odessa: Counterattack at Kagarlik" and is playable with pieces & maps from Eastern Front Deluxe.

Romanian wagons are available at Avalanche Press, in the Daily Content archives. The article Moving the Armata Romana links to a pdf download, and contains suggestions for creating the counters.


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

Romania Order of Battle
Army
  • Mechanized
  • Towed
Soviet Union Order of Battle
Army (RKKA)
  • Mechanized
  • Towed

Display Errata (2)

2 Errata Items
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The reduced direct fire value in Kursk: Burning Tigers is 4-4.

(plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
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Kommissars never get morale or combat modifiers. Ignore misprints.

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
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