Panzer Defense on Căuşeni Hill
Grossdeutschland 1944 #14
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Germany
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Soviet Union
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Scenario Rank:
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| Parent Game |
Grossdeutschland 1944 |
| Historicity |
Historical |
| Date |
1944-08-21 |
| Start Time |
14:00 |
| Turn Count |
24 |
| Visibility |
Day |
| Counters |
97 |
| Net Morale |
1 |
| Net Initiative |
1 |
| Maps |
2: 102, 104 |
| Layout Dimensions |
56 x 43 cm
22 x 17 in |
| Play Bounty |
230 |
| AAR Bounty |
227 |
| Total Plays |
0 |
| Total AARs |
0 |
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Introduction
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The Soviet plan had called for 37th Army's armored reserve to enter the front lines at dawn of the offensive's second day. Delays brought the tanks to the front only in the afternoon, and when they went forward 16th Mechanized Brigade encountered German troops still stubbornly clinging to Căuşeni Hill.
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Conclusion
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The German 13th Panzer Division had assumed responsibility for Căuşeni Hill, and its anti-tank defenses held out against repeated Soviet tank attacks for most of the day. They finally withdrew in the afternoon, leaving behind eight damaged anti-tank guns, but they had prevented the Soviet mechanized corps from making any gains in its first day of exploitation. Comrade Stalin sent a personal note demanding better results on the following day.
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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)
- 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
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Soviet Union Order of Battle
| 3 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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The reduced direct fire value in Kursk: Burning Tigers is 4-4.
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