Tashlyk Bridgehead Scenario 6: Morning Rockets
Broken Axis #32
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(Defender)
Germany
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Soviet Union
(Attacker)
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Total |
| Side 1 |
1 |
| Draw |
0 |
| Side 2 |
2 |
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Total |
| Side 1 |
1 |
| Draw |
0 |
| Side 2 |
2 |
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Total |
| Side 1 |
0 |
| Draw |
0 |
| Side 2 |
0 |
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| Overall Rating, 3 votes |
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Scenario Rank:
--- of 940 |
| Parent Game |
Broken Axis |
| Historicity |
Historical |
| Date |
1944-05-16 |
| Start Time |
03:00 |
| Turn Count |
20 |
| Visibility |
Day & Night |
| Counters |
65 |
| Net Morale |
0 |
| Net Initiative |
1 |
| Maps |
1: 103 |
| Layout Dimensions |
43 x 28 cm
17 x 11 in |
| Play Bounty |
150 |
| AAR Bounty |
227 |
| Total Plays |
3 |
| Total AARs |
0 |
| Scenario Requirements & Playability |
| Broken Axis |
Base Game |
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Introduction
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German and Soviet Divisions attacked constantly during the bitter fighting for the Tashlyk Bridgehead, going forward several times each day for the little gain. Chuikov informed Third Ukrainian Front that the Germans were tiring, yet despite his re-assurances the bridgehead continued to shrink. Seeking to save face with his superiors, Chuikov ordered his own tired troops back into action again.
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Conclusion
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The Soviets advanced slowly, and after bitter fighting managed to take part of what Chuikov called "an unnamed hill" thanks to close-range support from a rocket-launching battery. But they could not take all of the hill and later in the morning 13th Panzer Division brought to bear what remained of its armored strength -- a dozen tanks -- and threw the Soviets back off the hill. The bridgehead continued to contract.
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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)
- Assault Gun: if closed-top, provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable
- 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)
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Soviet Union Order of Battle
| 4 Errata Items |
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The reduced direct fire value of the Heer HMG became 5-5 starting with Fall of France.
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The morale and combat modifiers of German Sergeant #1614 should be "0", not "8".
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These units should have a Direct Fire rating of 2-3, just like the RKKA and NKVD counterparts.
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Kommissars never get morale or combat modifiers. Ignore misprints.
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