Tank Engagement
Legend of the Iron Wolf #25
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Lithuania
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Germany
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Scenario Rank:
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| Parent Game |
Legend of the Iron Wolf |
| Historicity |
Alt-History |
| Date |
1941-07-25 |
| Start Time |
10:00 |
| Turn Count |
24 |
| Visibility |
Day |
| Counters |
101 |
| Net Morale |
0 |
| Net Initiative |
0 |
| Maps |
4: 1, 4, 5, 8 |
| Layout Dimensions |
86 x 56 cm
34 x 22 in |
| Play Bounty |
251 |
| AAR Bounty |
227 |
| Total Plays |
0 |
| Total AARs |
0 |
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Introduction
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The Lithuanian Mechanized Brigade had been organized and equipped as an armored counter-attack force intended to blunt the force of the German panzer spearheads. After their brush with 7th Panzer Division at Alytus, the Lithuanian brigade turned west to intercept the rapidly-advancing 8th Panzer Division.
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Conclusion
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The Lithuanians fielded some tanks that out-classed the German machines, but mostly had their way through strength of numbers. The Germans had been delayed on this front, yet Lithuania had but one mechanized brigade while the Germans deployed six larger, better-equipped panzer divisions just against Lithuania. The brigade could not stop them all.
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Additional Notes
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Iron Wolves uses the counters as Lithuania's Iron Wolves. Eastern Front Deluxe has the same maps and counters as Fire in the Steppe. |
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
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Lithuania Order of Battle
| 2 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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One unit from Eastern Front has a direct firepower of 3-5 on its reduced side instead of the normal 4-5
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