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Unleashing the Red God Red Warriors #3
(Defender) Germany	vs	Soviet Union (Attacker)

Formations Involved
Germany		2nd Luftwaffe Field Division
Soviet Union		17th Guards Rifle Division
Soviet Union		1st Mechanized Corps

	Total
Side 1	2
Draw	0
Side 2	0

	Total
Side 1	0
Draw	0
Side 2	0

Overall Rating, 2 votes
5 4 3 2 1 3.5
Scenario Rank: --- of 913

Parent Game	Red Warriors
Historicity	Historical
Date	1942-11-25
Start Time	09:00
Turn Count	40
Visibility	Day
Counters	198
Net Morale	0
Net Initiative	2
Maps	6: 10, 12, 3, 4, 6, 9
Layout Dimensions	86 x 84 cm 34 x 33 in
Play Bounty	202
AAR Bounty	171
Total Plays	2
Total AARs	1

Battle Types
Exit the Battle Area
Road Control
Urban Assault

Conditions
Minefields
Off-board Artillery
Reinforcements
Severe Weather
Terrain Mods

Scenario Requirements & Playability
Battle of the Bulge	Maps
Eastern Front	Maps + Counters
Red Warriors	Base Game
Road to Berlin	Counters

Introduction
At the outset of Operation Mars, General G.F. Tarasov of the Soviet 41st Army was charged with attacking the German line on the western shoulder of the Rzhev bulge in front of Moscow. He chose his target carefully. Scouts reported that the German lines were held by Luftwaffe ground troops, who Tarasov called "Army Group Center's Romanians." Lax German security allowed the Soviets to mass their assault troops, register artillery fire and clear approach routes without the enemy suspecting anything. At 0900 Tarasov executed Marshal Georgi Zhukhov's order to "unleash the Red God of War."

Introduction

At the outset of Operation Mars, General G.F. Tarasov of the Soviet 41st Army was charged with attacking the German line on the western shoulder of the Rzhev bulge in front of Moscow. He chose his target carefully. Scouts reported that the German lines were held by Luftwaffe ground troops, who Tarasov called "Army Group Center's Romanians." Lax German security allowed the Soviets to mass their assault troops, register artillery fire and clear approach routes without the enemy suspecting anything. At 0900 Tarasov executed Marshal Georgi Zhukhov's order to "unleash the Red God of War."

Conclusion
Col. E.V. Dobrovl'sky's 17th Guards Rifle Division smashed the badly-trained Luftwaffe ground division. Two of the Luftwaffe Division's regiments and one from the neighboring 26th Infantry Division disintegrated, and panicked Germans flooded the rear areas. Within hours, Maj. Gen M.D. Solomatin's 1st Mechanized Corps was pouring through the hole, and patches of heavy forest slowed the Soviet tankers more than German resistance.

Conclusion

Col. E.V. Dobrovl'sky's 17th Guards Rifle Division smashed the badly-trained Luftwaffe ground division. Two of the Luftwaffe Division's regiments and one from the neighboring 26th Infantry Division disintegrated, and panicked Germans flooded the rear areas. Within hours, Maj. Gen M.D. Solomatin's 1st Mechanized Corps was pouring through the hole, and patches of heavy forest slowed the Soviet tankers more than German resistance.

Additional Notes
The German StuG IIIg originally had an AT value of 5-8 in the game system, later the AT value was changed to 6-8. That AT value would better describe the StuG IIIf, a vehicle which never officially entered the PG universe. For players not using Heroes of the Soviet Union or Red Warriors counters, use 5-8 for the AT values. Soviet Guards transport counters may be downloaded from Avalanche Press. Otherwise, use RKKA trucks and wagons in place of the Guards counters as needed.

Additional Notes

The German StuG IIIg originally had an AT value of 5-8 in the game system, later the AT value was changed to 6-8. That AT value would better describe the StuG IIIf, a vehicle which never officially entered the PG universe. For players not using Heroes of the Soviet Union or Red Warriors counters, use 5-8 for the AT values.

Soviet Guards transport counters may be downloaded from Avalanche Press. Otherwise, use RKKA trucks and wagons in place of the Guards counters as needed.

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 Assault Gun: if closed-top, provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable Armored Cars: These are Combat Units. They are motorized instead of mechanized. All have their own armored car leaders, who can only activate armored cars (6.85). Do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC). Reconnaissance Vehicle: 8.23 Special Spotting Powers Both foot and vehicle mounted recce units (1.2) possess two special spotting abilities. The first ability is that they can spot enemy in limiting terrain at one hex further than the TEC specifies for other units and leaders. For example, an enemy unit in town can normally be spotted at three hexes or less, but a recce unit can spot them at four hexes.Their second ability is that they can place a Spotted marker on any one enemy unit they can spot per turn, just as if the enemy unit had "blown its cover" by firing. Such Spotted markers are removed as described earlier. Unarmored Weapon Carriers: These are unarmored halftracks (Bufla and Sk7/2) or fully-tracked vehicles (Karl siege mortar) with mounted weapons. All are mechanized, except the BM-13 (Katyusha rocket launcher mounted on a truck). They are weapon units, not AFV's, so they are never efficient and cannot be activated by tank leaders. (SB)

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
Assault Gun: if closed-top, provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable
Armored Cars: These are Combat Units. They are motorized instead of mechanized. All have their own armored car leaders, who can only activate armored cars (6.85). Do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC).
Reconnaissance Vehicle: 8.23 Special Spotting Powers Both foot and vehicle mounted recce units (1.2) possess two special spotting abilities. The first ability is that they can spot enemy in limiting terrain at one hex further than the TEC specifies for other units and leaders. For example, an enemy unit in town can normally be spotted at three hexes or less, but a recce unit can spot them at four hexes.Their second ability is that they can place a Spotted marker on any one enemy unit they can spot per turn, just as if the enemy unit had "blown its cover" by firing. Such Spotted markers are removed as described earlier.
Unarmored Weapon Carriers: These are unarmored halftracks (Bufla and Sk7/2) or fully-tracked vehicles (Karl siege mortar) with mounted weapons. All are mechanized, except the BM-13 (Katyusha rocket launcher mounted on a truck). They are weapon units, not AFV's, so they are never efficient and cannot be activated by tank leaders. (SB)

Display Order of Battle

Germany Order of Battle

Heer
Foot Leader Mechanized Motorized Towed

Heer

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Motorized

Towed

Luftwaffe
Foot Leader Towed

Luftwaffe

Foot

Leader

Towed

Soviet Union Order of Battle

Army (RKKA)
Foot Leader Mechanized Motorized Towed

Army (RKKA)

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Motorized

Towed

Guards
Foot Leader Towed

Guards

Foot

Leader

Towed

Display Errata (7)

7 Errata Items
	The reduced direct fire value of the Heer HMG became 5-5 starting with Fall of France. (plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
	The movement allowance on the counters in Airborne is misprinted. It should be "3." (rerathbun on 2012 Jan 30)
	HoSU and RW counters were incorrectly printed as 4-7 AT value. Per HoSU scenario book these should all be 4-8 (triangular_cube on 2017 Oct 08)
	The reduced direct fire value in Kursk: Burning Tigers is 4-4. (plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
	Kommissars never get morale or combat modifiers. Ignore misprints. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	These units should have a Direct Fire rating of 2-3, just like the RKKA and NKVD counterparts. (danradz on 2011 May 04)
	Kommissars never get morale or combat modifiers. Ignore misprints. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)

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Long and slow scenario

Author	campsawyer
Method	Solo
Victor	Germany
Play Date	2010-01-01
Language	English
Scenario	ReWa003

This one took me about a month to play. With the volume of units and being mostly infantry it was a slow advance. The battle is really two actions one in the north with the Luftwaffe division pitted against the Guards division and in the south the Wehrmacht division against a RKKA division. In my play the Guards advanced very well against the Luftwaffe division. Once the fighting started the German troops started breaking, even the 88mm was hit with OBA and knocked out. The RKKA division had a harder time, German OBA hit them early and many troops we demoralized so they spent most of the game recovering. The rements started to drift north to provide flank support for the Guards. Altougth the Soviets has success they only met two of the four objectives giving the Germans a minor victory.

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