Commando Jaguar Fire and Sword #32 |
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(Defender) Germany | vs | Soviet Union (Attacker) |
Formations Involved | ||
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Germany | ![]() |
1st Panzer Division |
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23rd Panzer Division |
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503rd "Feldherrnhalle" Heavy Panzer Battalion |
Soviet Union | ![]() |
41st Guard Rifle Division |
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Scenario Rank: --- of 957 |
Parent Game | Fire and Sword |
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Historicity | Historical |
Date | 1944-12-23 |
Start Time | 06:00 |
Turn Count | 20 |
Visibility | Night |
Counters | 70 |
Net Morale | 0 |
Net Initiative | 1 |
Maps | 2: 52, 53 |
Layout Dimensions | 56 x 43 cm 22 x 17 in |
Play Bounty | 225 |
AAR Bounty | 222 |
Total Plays | 0 |
Total AARs | 0 |
Battle Types |
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Inflict Enemy Casualties |
Road Control |
Urban Assault |
Conditions |
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Off-board Artillery |
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Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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Fire and Sword | Base Game |
Introduction |
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In the sector held by the 1st Panzer Division west of the Sarviz canal, the Soviets continued their assault. The 41st Guards Rifle Division supported by the self-propelled artillery threatened Úrhida and the road from Székesfehérvár to Lake Balaton. A battle group from 23rd Panzer Division recaptured Úrhida in the evening hours of 22 December. The same battle group still defended Úrhida on the following morning. At 0200, Lt. Eugen Weyde, code-named “Pankoff,” took his “Jaguar” reconnaissance troop, a unit of German military intelligence (the “Abwehr”) equipped with captured T34/85s, into the Soviet lines to gather more information and trying to disrupt the oncoming Soviet attack. At 0600, the Soviet infantry started another assault on Point 179 with wild cries of “Hurrah!”. Making use of the melee that ensued, the German T34/85s reached the Soviet lines incognito. |
Conclusion |
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Fully informed by “Pankoff’s” Trojan horses, the Germans prepared a surprise attack before the Soviets could launch their own. The German tanks opened fire from the Úrhida church forcing the Soviets to pull back at 0715. It seems that the Germans had no intention of pursuing the Soviets and they kept firing from the protection of the town buildings. At 1030, the Soviets launched another attack against Úrhida. The Jaguar detachment opened the fire on the Soviet troops from behind, while Pankoff’s men, armed with silenced machine pistols, gunned down the Soviet battalion commanders at the moment they realized that the German Tigers were not firing on Pankoff’s disguised T34/85s. At 1120, the Jaguar commando returned safely to Úrhida and delivered a full report of the Soviet positions. At 1200 German tanks, including Pankoff’s T34/85s, opened fire on the exact positions of the Soviet anti-tank guns and headquarters. Pankoff and his men successfully delayed the Soviet attack for four and a half hours and inflicted serious losses. The German-Hungarian defenders rebuffed several more company- and battalion-strength attacks, but during the night the Soviets successfully entered Székesfehérvár from the south-east and the city fell after intense urban combat. |
Additional Notes |
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Soviet Guards transport counters may be downloaded from Avalanche Press. |
AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle |
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3 Errata Items | |
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The reduced direct fire value of the Heer HMG became 5-5 starting with Fall of France. (plloyd1010
on 2015 Jul 31)
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All SS PzIVH tanks should have a movement of 8. (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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All SPW 251s have an armor value of 0. (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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