Horseshoe Bend Burning Tigers 2 #40 |
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(Attacker) Germany | vs | Soviet Union (Defender) |
Formations Involved | ||
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Germany | ![]() |
Grossdeutschland Division |
Soviet Union | ![]() |
10th Tank Division |
Soviet Union | ![]() |
11th Guards "Prikarpatsko-Berlinskaya" Tank Corps |
Soviet Union | ![]() |
27th Antitank Brigade |
Soviet Union | ![]() |
79th Guards Mortar Regiment |
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Parent Game | Burning Tigers 2 |
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Historicity | Historical |
Date | 1943-07-10 |
Start Time | 05:30 |
Turn Count | 22 |
Visibility | Day |
Counters | 196 |
Net Morale | 1 |
Net Initiative | 2 |
Maps | 3: 41, 42, 43 |
Layout Dimensions | 84 x 43 cm 33 x 17 in |
Play Bounty | 263 |
AAR Bounty | 222 |
Total Plays | 0 |
Total AARs | 0 |
Duplicates | KRBT040 |
Battle Types |
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Hill Control |
Inflict Enemy Casualties |
Road Control |
Urban Assault |
Conditions |
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Entrenchments |
Minefields |
Off-board Artillery |
Randomly-drawn Aircraft |
Reinforcements |
Smoke |
Joint Forces Battle |
Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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Burning Tigers 2 | Base Game |
Introduction |
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For days the Soviets thwarted 3rd Panzer Division’s efforts to secure Berezovka or drive them from the large horseshoe bend of the Pena River. Eventually XLVIII Panzer Corps assigned the task to the Grossdeutschland Division. But after five days of combat, only 87 of the 367 tanks with which the Grossdeutschland Division had begun the battle still ran. Meanwhile, the Soviet defenders could call on fresh reinforcements. |
Conclusion |
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XLVIII Panzer Corps had identified the boundary between the Soviet 6th Tank and 3rd Mechanized Corps the night before. This knowledge allowed the Grossdeutschland recon battalion to isolate the 200th Tank Brigade, which the main body of the division then quickly overran. Maj. Gen. Andrei L. Getman of 6th Tank Corps, desperate to shore up his crumbling flank, committed his brigades piecemeal as they reached the German breakthrough. The Germans took full advantage to crush each brigade separately at little cost to themselves. Hill 247 fell to the Germans but the village of Kruglik remained in Soviet hands. Stalin Organs firing their rockets off special ramps (common at Kursk) used direct fire against the advancing assault guns around Kruglik. Besides tearing up the countryside, one rocket set off a German smoke candle, bathing the field in a grey cloud but causing no other damage. |
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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All SS PzIVH tanks should have a movement of 8. (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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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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All SPW 251s have an armor value of 0. (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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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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