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First taste of an 88mm
Author campsawyer
Method Solo
Victor Germany
Play Date 2006-02-10
Language English
Scenario HoSU001

This is a scenario played several years ago, my local game club has heavily playing PG. I was able to play though all the scenarios for HotSU and luckily I found my notes. I have translated the brief notes to AAR's for PG-HQ

This was the first scenario to be played with 88mm guns. The LW guns are interesting as they have bombardment factors rather than direct fire factors. A first look this was different from the thinking of what a AA/AT gun was, but in this battle this gave the Germans more of a punch.

The Germans are on the defensive and have the weather and terrain on their side. Movement is reduced due to snow as well as the Soviets are entering the board so the Germans can setup on key terrain. But the Germans must hold the town on board 4 without losing 8 German steps. The Germans have several units that are worthless, the AT guns have very limited use and the trucks/wagons will not be moving the German units very much.

The Soviets must enter the board and take the town on board 4 and eliminate 11 German steps. Their force is just infantry and must slog through the snow to attack. They have enough troops to take it but keeping them together will be a challenge with the snow.

The battle developed slowly as the Soviets needed to get on board and positioned in the woods west of the Germans. Soviet OBA tried to hit the Germans in the town but the shells fell short. By turn 10 the Soviets were ready to attack the town with direct assaults. German OP fire and OBA was devastating. The Soviets fell back to the woods to regroup. The German 88mm continue to shell the Soviets with devastating effects. The Soviet Kommissar tried to intervene to rally troops but many just ran under the shelling. Two more assaults were repulsed by the Luftwaffe troops before on town hex fell to the Soviets. The Germans counterattacked with reserves and retook the contested hex. By turn 20 the Soviet force was spent and the Germans held the town and only lost 2 steps.

In general this was a good scenario the victory conditions are achievable although a bit harder for the Soviets.

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