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Cutting Off the Head
Red Warriors #19
(Attacker) Germany vs Soviet Union (Defender)
Formations Involved
Germany 19th Panzer Division
Soviet Union 78th Rifle Brigade
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Scenario Rank: of
Parent Game Red Warriors
Historicity Historical
Date 1942-12-07
Start Time 09:00
Turn Count 40
Visibility Day
Counters 150
Net Morale 1
Net Initiative 3
Maps 6: 10, 12, 15, 17, 5, 6
Layout Dimensions 86 x 84 cm
34 x 33 in
Play Bounty 189
AAR Bounty 227
Total Plays 1
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Road Control
Conditions
Off-board Artillery
Severe Weather
Terrain Mods
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Battle of the Bulge Maps
Eastern Front Maps + Counters
Red Warriors Base Game
Road to Berlin Maps
Introduction

After successfully containing the Soviet 41st Army's penetration south of Belyi, XXX Panzer Corps slowly gathered the forces necessary to cut the base of the penetration and isolate the Soviet 1st Mechanized and 6th Rifle Corps. Gen. Maximilian van Fretter-Pico put all of his corps' tanks and halftrack-equipped infantry under command of 19th Panzer Division to bring it close to full-strength. Soviet partisans delayed the attack's commencement with timely ambushes and demolitions, but eventually the reinforced division launched its assault.

Conclusion

The German attack caught the 78th Brigade by surprise. "Without regard for the nests of resistance to the right and left," one German officer wrote, "the 19th Panzer Division fought against the tenaciously-defending enemy, whose rocket-launchers were unable to halt the attack's momentum." With the rather dubious assistance of the SS Cavalry Division to the west, the Panzer division advanced 4 kilometers on the 7th and six more on the 8th to close the Soviet escape route.


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
  • APC – Armored Personnel Carrier: These are Combat Units, but stack like Transports. They can transport personnel units or towed units. They are not counted as combat units for the +1 stacking modifier on the Direct Fire and Bombardment Tables (4.4). They may be activated by regular leaders and tank leaders (1.2, 3.34, 4.3, 5.43). They do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC).
  • 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)

Display Order of Battle

Germany Order of Battle
Heer
Soviet Union Order of Battle
Army (RKKA)
  • Motorized

Display Errata (5)

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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The Pz IVe appearing in the original Panzer Grenadier game had an Anti tank value of 4-7. As of Afrika Korps (2002), continuing onward through the 3rd and 4th edition games, the anti tank value has been 4-4.

(plloyd1010 on 2016 Jul 25)
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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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