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Broken Axis #34 - Operation Katja Scenario 2: Operation Sonja: Day Two
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Stand or Perish
Burning Tigers 2 #17
(Attacker) Germany vs Soviet Union (Defender)
Formations Involved
Germany 505th Heavy Panzer Battalion
Germany 6th Infantry Division
Soviet Union 16th Tank Corps
Soviet Union 3rd Antitank Brigade
Soviet Union 75th Rifle Division
Soviet Union 95th Rifle Division
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Scenario Rank: --- of 968
Parent Game Burning Tigers 2
Historicity Historical
Date 1943-07-08
Start Time 13:30
Turn Count 18
Visibility Day
Counters 126
Net Morale 0
Net Initiative 2
Maps 2: 41, 43
Layout Dimensions 56 x 43 cm
22 x 17 in
Play Bounty 238
AAR Bounty 223
Total Plays 0
Total AARs 0
Duplicates KRBT017
Battle Types
Delaying Action
Exit the Battle Area
Hill Control
Urban Assault
Conditions
Entrenchments
Minefields
Off-board Artillery
Smoke
Joint Forces Battle
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Burning Tigers 2 Base Game
Introduction

To secure Hill 274, XLVII Panzer Corps attached a few of the remaining operational Tigers of 505th Heavy Tank Detachment to the 6th Infantry Division. The Soviet 3rd Anti-Tank Brigade’s commander reported that his command had suffered massive losses in the previous day’s fighting but held its ground: “There will be a struggle. We will either stand or perish. I need all types of ammunition. I have committed all of my reserves.”

Conclusion

The 6th Infantry Division, even aided by Tiger tanks, could only reach the crest of Hill 274 at the cost of heavy casualties. But the Germans could not get over the hill, or drive the Soviets off the back slope. For once the Goliath demolition tanks actually gave good service: Panzer Company 312 claimed to destroy a T-34 tank, three antitank guns and several pillboxes in exchange for four of their 20 Goliaths. Despite the arrival of more Tigers, the 505th Heavy Tank Detachment’s commander deemed his unit no longer fit for combat at the end of the day. Model and his staff began to re-consider their position.


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