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Over the River
Sinister Forces #21
(Attacker) Germany vs Soviet Union (Defender)
Formations Involved
Germany 3rd SS "Death's Head" Division
Soviet Union 46th Tank Division
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Scenario Rank: of
Parent Game Sinister Forces
Historicity Historical
Date 1941-07-09
Start Time 07:30
Turn Count 20
Visibility Day
Counters 96
Net Morale 1
Net Initiative 1
Maps 6: 11, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
Layout Dimensions 86 x 84 cm
34 x 33 in
Play Bounty 210
AAR Bounty 227
Total Plays 0
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Bridge Control
River Crossing
Rural Assault
Conditions
Off-board Artillery
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Battle of the Bulge Maps
Eastern Front Maps + Counters
Sinister Forces Base Game
Introduction

Having failed to crack the Stalin Line at Sebezh, the Death's Head Division reeled backward and then rolled northward on the flank of 8th Panzer Division. Despite orders to secure the Army division's advance and avoid another "unnecessary action," the division command decided to try again. At Opochka they would try to force the Velikaya River against the much-depleted 46th Tank Division. Formed only in the spring of 1941 and still lacking tanks when the war started, the 46th had lost its commander, deputy commander and most of its senior officers in a single day of bloody combat a week earlier. But that was against the German regular army.
Conclusion

Though it had suffered heavy losses and was commanded by junior officers, 46th Tank Division was down to its hard core of tough survivors and in no mood to yield ground to former camp guards. The SS men were flung back from the river line, and would soon go into reserve like the other SS divisions during the early days of Operation Barbarossa.
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).
  • Open-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables, but DO take step losses from X and #X results (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). If a "2X" or "3X" result is rolled, at least one of the step losses must be taken by an open-top AFV if present.
  • 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
  • APC – Armored Personnel Carrier: These are Combat Units, but stack like Transports. They can transport personnel units or towed units. They are not counted as combat units for the +1 stacking modifier on the Direct Fire and Bombardment Tables (4.4). They may be activated by regular leaders and tank leaders (1.2, 3.34, 4.3, 5.43). They do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC).
  • 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.
  • Prime Movers: Transports which only transport towed units and/or leaders (May not carry personnel units). May or may not be armored (armored models are open-top). All are mechanized. (SB)
Display Order of Battle
Germany Order of Battle
Heer
  • Mechanized
  • Motorized
Schutzstaffel
  • Mechanized
  • Motorized
Soviet Union Order of Battle
Army (RKKA)
  • Mechanized
  • Motorized
Display Errata (2)
2 Errata Items
Overall balance chart for 439

All SS 75mm IG guns are direct fire weapons (black), not indirect (white).

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
Overall balance chart for 951

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

(plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
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