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The Kaunas Stampede Lithuania's Iron Wolves #4 |
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| (Defender) Lithuania | vs | Poland (Attacker) |
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| Side 1 | 0 |
| Draw | 0 |
| Side 2 | 1 |
| Overall Rating, 1 vote |
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| Scenario Rank: --- of 913 |
| Parent Game | Lithuania's Iron Wolves |
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| Historicity | Alt-History |
| Date | 1938-03-01 |
| Start Time | 07:00 |
| Turn Count | 28 |
| Visibility | Day |
| Counters | 145 |
| Net Morale | 0 |
| Net Initiative | 1 |
| Maps | 4: 3, 4, 6, 7 |
| Layout Dimensions | 86 x 56 cm 34 x 22 in |
| Play Bounty | 212 |
| AAR Bounty | 171 |
| Total Plays | 1 |
| Total AARs | 1 |
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| Bridge Control |
| Inflict Enemy Casualties |
| River Crossing |
| Road Control |
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| Entrenchments |
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| Randomly-drawn Aircraft |
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| Deluge | Counters |
| Fire in the Steppe | Maps |
| Lithuania's Iron Wolves | Base Game |
| Introduction |
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To force their will on the Lithuanians, the Poles would have to force their way into the small nation’s provisional capital and largest city, Kaunas. The Nemanus River provided a firm defensive barrier between Kaunas and the 1938 Polish border, and here the Lithuanians would stand to defend their independence. |
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The Lithuanians fought hard along the river line, supplemented by additional militia formed from surplus Rifle Association men – trained but unorganized reservists. The Poles got across the river at great cost, where the offensive bogged down and French mediators arrived to impose a cease-fire. The Lithuanians had held Kaunas, but Vilnius seemed ever more out of reach. |
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| #4 - The Kaunas Stampede |
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The Polish forces concentrated their attack on the eastern N-S road and were able to brush aside the LDF blocking forces with minimal casualties, the LDF would redeem their poor fighting skills in a later scenario. The fighting for control of the bridge on map 3 was a different story as the Iron Wolves put up a good fight with the Pols having to reduce a couple of stubborn entrenchments to clear the bridge of Lithuanian units. The Wolves tried to reinforce their comrades, but Polish air support and OBA broke up the Wolves counterattack. |
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