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Hammer of the Proletariat
Panzer Grenadier #27
(Defender) Germany vs Soviet Union (Attacker)
Formations Involved
Germany 6th Panzer Division
Soviet Union 2nd Tank Corps
Display
Balance:
Overall balance chart for PaGr027
Total
Side 1 1
Draw 0
Side 2 1
Overall Rating, 3 votes
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3
2
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Scenario Rank: --- of 940
Parent Game Panzer Grenadier
Historicity Historical
Date 1941-06-23
Start Time 21:00
Turn Count 18
Visibility Night
Counters 91
Net Morale 0
Net Initiative 2
Maps 3: 1, 2, 3
Layout Dimensions 84 x 43 cm
33 x 17 in
Play Bounty 148
AAR Bounty 171
Total Plays 2
Total AARs 1
Battle Types
Inflict Enemy Casualties
Urban Assault
Conditions
Off-board Artillery
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Panzer Grenadier Base Game
Introduction

NORTHWESTERN FRONT: The German 6th Panzer Division surged across the Soviet border on 22 June against light resistance. The 2nd Tank Division, still in the process of forming when the Germans invaded, attacked the leading panzer columns on the next day. The Soviet tankers had one secret weapon awaiting the Germans.
Conclusion

Though not one of the Soviet army's better-trained units, the 2nd Tank Division halted and then drove back the German panzers. In this unit, unlike many others, Soviet fighting spirit remained very high. Even more important, the division had a weapon for which the invaders had no answer: the fast, powerfully-armed and well-protected T-34, soon to be known around the world as the "Hammer of the Proletariat."
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).
  • Open-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables, but DO take step losses from X and #X results (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). If a "2X" or "3X" result is rolled, at least one of the step losses must be taken by an open-top AFV if present.
  • 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
  • Self-Propelled Artillery: do not provide the +1 Assault bonus, even if closed-top (SB)
  • Armored Cars: These are Combat Units. They are motorized instead of mechanized. All have their own armored car leaders, who can only activate armored cars (6.85). Do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC).
  • Reconnaissance Vehicle: 8.23 Special Spotting Powers Both foot and vehicle mounted recce units (1.2) possess two special spotting abilities. The first ability is that they can spot enemy in limiting terrain at one hex further than the TEC specifies for other units and leaders. For example, an enemy unit in town can normally be spotted at three hexes or less, but a recce unit can spot them at four hexes.Their second ability is that they can place a Spotted marker on any one enemy unit they can spot per turn, just as if the enemy unit had "blown its cover" by firing. Such Spotted markers are removed as described earlier.
Display Order of Battle
Germany Order of Battle
Heer
  • Motorized
  • Towed
Soviet Union Order of Battle
Army (RKKA)
  • Motorized
Display Errata (4)
4 Errata Items
Scen 27

Soviet "4xSGT" should read "1xSGT"

(rerathbun on 2012 Feb 20)
Overall balance chart for 20

The reduced direct fire value of the Heer HMG became 5-5 starting with Fall of France.

(plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
Overall balance chart for 63

The morale and combat modifiers of German Sergeant #1614 should be "0", not "8".

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
Overall balance chart for 951

The reduced direct fire value in Kursk: Burning Tigers is 4-4.

(plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
Display AARs (1)
When will I Learn?
Author Sonora (Germany)
Method VASSAL
Victor Soviet Union
Participants treadasaurusrex
Play Date 2023-11-25
Language English
Scenario PaGr027

This was a very fun, 4-session, online play with the formidable Treadasaurus in his element leading a bunch of Soviet armored units and me as the German commander of the 6th Panzer Division. I should have know better, than to: A) let him have tanks, and 2) continually drop my OBA on adjacent enemy units in hopes of eliminating them. Both led directly to my undoing, as I lost this costly battle. Still, it was a good learning experience, and sort of balanced for an early PG scenario that probably was not play tested. I give this one a 3.

I will write more about this match after I recover a bit and the beer wears off. To be continued . . .
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