Graveyard of Armor I: Firefight at Butyrki Burning Tigers 2 #10 |
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(Attacker) Germany | vs | Soviet Union (Defender) |
Formations Involved | ||
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Germany | 505th Heavy Panzer Battalion | |
Germany | 6th Infantry Division | |
Soviet Union | 47th Rifle Regiment |
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Overall Rating, 0 votes |
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Scenario Rank: --- of 940 |
Parent Game | Burning Tigers 2 |
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Historicity | Historical |
Date | 1943-07-05 |
Start Time | 09:15 |
Turn Count | 14 |
Visibility | Day |
Counters | 98 |
Net Morale | 1 |
Net Initiative | 2 |
Maps | 2: 40, 42 |
Layout Dimensions | 56 x 43 cm 22 x 17 in |
Play Bounty | 238 |
AAR Bounty | 227 |
Total Plays | 0 |
Total AARs | 0 |
Battle Types |
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Breakout |
Delaying Action |
Road Control |
Urban Assault |
Conditions |
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Entrenchments |
Minefields |
Off-board Artillery |
Randomly-drawn Aircraft |
Smoke |
Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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Burning Tigers | Base Game |
Introduction |
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On the first day of Operation Citadel the 6th Infantry Division launched an attack designed to secure the village of Butyrki to control the Oka Valley. To help them along they would have the heaviest concentration of Tiger tanks used in battle to date, plus the new Goliath unmanned demolition vehicles to clear paths through the Soviet minefields. As soon as the German bombardment began, Soviet T-34 tanks rolled into Butyrki to help hold the vital village. |
Conclusion |
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When the Tigers easily sliced their way through the defenses despite the Kommissars and technicians repeatedly attending to the vulnerable spots it rattled the Soviet commanders. It didn't help that the Soviet commander had never had to stop a planned blitzkrieg before. The 505th Heavy Panzer detachment claimed 42 T-34s destroyed in the Butyrki vicinity, and in their war diary contends that the immediate commitment of 2nd Panzer Division would have unhinged the whole Russian defenses in the sector. As the next few days of fighting proved, the Russians could field more than enough men and material in the vicinity to seriously dispute that contention. Both sides' records state that T-34s participated in the fighting, but they don't say which units fought. It's likely that they belonged to a separate tank regiment attached to 13th Army. |
AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle |
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5 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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The morale and combat modifiers of German Sergeant #1614 should be "0", not "8". (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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Liberation 1944's Tiger movement and armor ratings are backwards. They should be Armor 7 and Movement 5. (petermc
on 2014 Feb 14)
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The movement allowance on the counters in Airborne is misprinted. It should be "3." (rerathbun
on 2012 Jan 30)
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The reduced direct fire value in Kursk: Burning Tigers is 4-4. (plloyd1010
on 2015 Jul 31)
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