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| Parent Game |
Burning Tigers 2 |
| Historicity |
Historical |
| Date |
1943-07-05 |
| Start Time |
07:30 |
| Turn Count |
17 |
| Visibility |
Day |
| Counters |
97 |
| Net Morale |
1 |
| Net Initiative |
2 |
| Maps |
2: 40, 42 |
| Layout Dimensions |
56 x 43 cm
22 x 17 in |
| Play Bounty |
230 |
| AAR Bounty |
224 |
| Total Plays |
0 |
| Total AARs |
0 |
| Duplicates |
KRBT020 |
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Introduction
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Reinforced with huge “Ferdinand” tank destroyers, the 292nd Infantry Division’s first-day objectives called for the quick seizure of Aleksandrovka before wheeling to the left to take Ponyri Station in conjunction with the 86th Infantry Division. Once the initial Soviet defenses had been breached and the towns behind them secured, the waiting 18th Panzer Division would burst through the opening. At least that was the plan.
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Conclusion
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The Germans spearheaded their attack with a detachment of massive “Ferdinand” tank destroyers, later re-named the “Elefant.” These huge machines boasted 200mm of frontal armor and a long-barreled 88mm gun, making them absolutely deadly against enemy tanks. On the other hand, they had no machine guns for self-defense against enemy infantry, and no cupola for the commander to spot enemy infantry. And with their slow speed, they could barely waddle away from enemy infantry.
That made them a prime target for enemy infantry. Soviet soldiers, rigorously prepared for these German attacks, allowed the Ferdinands to roll over or past their foxholes, then emerged to wreak havoc on the supporting infantry. Time and again they forced the gigantic machines to turn back and fight over ground their commanders considered already won while tank killer squads eliminated the tank destroyers, often by firing flamethrowers into the air intake vents. Despite heavy losses the Germans did take Aleksandrovka, but the cost signaled that this would beno easy breakthrough.
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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 Destroyer: do not provide the +1 Assault bonus, even if closed-top (SB)
- 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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The movement allowance on the counters in Airborne is misprinted. It should be "3."
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The reduced direct fire value in Kursk: Burning Tigers is 4-4.
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