Fritz's Heirs Road to Berlin #25 |
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(Attacker) Germany | vs | Soviet Union (Defender) |
Formations Involved | ||
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Germany | 25th Panzergrenadier Division | |
Soviet Union | 1st Guards Tank Brigade |
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Scenario Rank: of |
Parent Game | Road to Berlin |
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Historicity | Historical |
Date | 1945-02-01 |
Start Time | 09:00 |
Turn Count | 40 |
Visibility | Day |
Counters | 98 |
Net Morale | 0 |
Net Initiative | 2 |
Maps | 4: 15, 17, 18, 19 |
Layout Dimensions | 86 x 56 cm 34 x 22 in |
Play Bounty | 175 |
AAR Bounty | 227 |
Total Plays | 0 |
Total AARs | 0 |
Battle Types |
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Inflict Enemy Casualties |
Rural Assault |
Conditions |
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Off-board Artillery |
Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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Road to Berlin | Base Game |
Introduction |
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As Gen. M.E.Katukov's 1st Guards Tank Army marched on Berlin, they captured the old battlefield at Kunersdorf, where in 1759 Frederick the Great's Prussians had fought a bloody battle with a combined Russian-Austrian army. Given their leader's obsession with the "Miracle of Brandenburg" that save Frederick from the Russians, the German commanders on the spot knew they had to try to take back the historic ground. V SS Mountain Corps ordered an Army division to counterattack the advancing Soviets. |
Conclusion |
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The fury of the German attack caught the Soviets by Surprise, and for some hours 1st Guards Tank Brigade - Katukov's old unit, widely considered the toughest in the Red Army - was surrounded and in grave danger of being overrun. But with the aid of massed rocket batteries they eventually fought back the Germans, many of them teenaged conscripts (regular army troops, misidentified by the Soviets). "The fields around Kunersdorf were littered with scorched corpses of the Hitlerites," Katukov wrote. "Our tank crews, when they had run out of ammunition, opened their hatches and beat off the attacks of the SS with Grenades." |
AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle |
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5 Errata Items | |
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Scen 25 |
All Guards RIF are actually INF. (PG-Tank Dude
on 2010 Apr 30)
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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 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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All Guards T-34/85 tanks should have AT fire values of 7-7. (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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