The Tsar’s Cavalry Winter's Battle #7 |
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(Defender) Russian Empire | vs | German Empire (Attacker) |
Formations Involved | ||
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Germany | 78th Storm Division | |
Russian Empire | 1st Cavalry Division | |
Russian Empire | 56th Infantry Division |
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Scenario Rank: --- of 940 |
Parent Game | Winter's Battle |
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Historicity | Historical |
Date | 1914-02-09 |
Start Time | 08:00 |
Turn Count | 28 |
Visibility | Day |
Counters | 124 |
Net Morale | 1 |
Net Initiative | 2 |
Maps | 2: 45, 47 |
Layout Dimensions | 56 x 43 cm 22 x 17 in |
Play Bounty | 249 |
AAR Bounty | 227 |
Total Plays | 0 |
Total AARs | 0 |
Battle Types |
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Exit the Battle Area |
Inflict Enemy Casualties |
Road Control |
Surprise Attack |
Conditions |
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Off-board Artillery |
Reinforcements |
Severe Weather |
Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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August 1914, 2nd Ed | Maps + Counters |
Fall of Empires | Counters |
Winter's Battle | Base Game |
Introduction |
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Leontovich, given most of Tenth Army’s cavalry plus some infantry to reinforce his own 3rd Cavalry Division, had no Russian formation to his right – the horsemen stood alone at the end of the Russian line. With a heavy layer of snow on the ground, and more coming down by the hour, the horsemen had lost their mobility advantage and presented no more of an obstacle than lightly-armed infantry. The German Tenth Army therefore threw four infantry divisions at the Russian flank guard. |
Conclusion |
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The Germans had more trouble with the blizzard than with the Russians, despite the intervention of infantry reserves that the Russian Tenth Army’s command had stationed behind the cavalry in case of just such an attack. The German attack slowed, allowing the Russian cavalry division to retreat directly westward. |
Additional Notes |
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Counters and maps from the first edition of August 1914 will work in place of those components of the second edition. Maps from Eastern Front Deluxe or Panzer Grenadier: The East front may be used in place of those from Fire in the Steppe. The German Oberleutnants should be a Leutnants. |