Red Packets ETO (id:#55971)
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Prior Publication: AH: 1st Edition/MMP: 2nd Edition
See Also: Red Packets by Avalon Hill Red Packets by Avalon Hill
Zhabinki, USSR 1941-06-22 ()
Designer: Unknown
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanRussian
42.692307692308%

Overview:

The German invasion was crushing Russian initial defenses everywhere. After considerable delay, Timoshenko gave the orders to open the “Red Packets”. The instructions in these cover plans were to be obeyed. The 42nd Rifle Division’s independent Reconnaissance Battalions with armored cars and a motorcycle company, accompanied by the 393rd Independent AA Battalion, were to proceed to Zhabinki and take up defensive positions to stem the oncoming German tide. . .
Attacker: German (Recce elements of Guderian's Panzer Corps)
Defender: Russian (Brest Fortress covering elements)  
8 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:0.5 D:3.0
AFVs: A:3
PzKpfw IIIF
SPW 251/10
PSW 231(8 rad)

AFVs: D:5
BA-6 x 5
IAG-10-AA
Motorcycle x 3

Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: .
Overlays: NONE
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Scenario info

Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-04-01(A) Ben B vs Russians Russian winThis was my first ASL scenario using AFVs. I played the Germans and tried to focus my defense on the choke points created by the bridges. Russians managed to destroy all 3 German AFVs by turn four with only 3 losses of their own.
2024-02-24(A) Bob McKenna vs Lou Padilla Russian winRussian moto infantry entered quickly and attacked dismounted German infantry. Once the infantry was broken, the moto infantry entered second story of the large building and hit the Germab halfback with fire. The German tank crossed the bridge and exchanged fire with Russians who rolled a 2 and flamed the Panzer 3. The last German vehicle with the armor leader manahed to break some Russian infantry who rputed and lead the surviving Germans info a trap.. The armor leader tried to stop the platoon of Russian trucks but was destroyed coming around the stone building. Quick work.for Russian. Good plan executed perfectly with 3 or 4 turns. Great job, Comrade Padilla-nov.
2024-01-08(A) Andreas R vs Jenny German win
2021-08-10(A) Tommi Lehtinen vs M T German winI drove the PSW 231 to I8 to cover the area of bridge R7. Worked better than expected. Due high ROF I managed to destroy two Russian BA-8 from one platoon. The third one broke its main gun and was recalled. The Russian IAG-10 was immobilized by the ATR shot from H4. The slug fest at around the H2 bridge left one BA-8 destroyed and other immobilized in exchange of the German halftrack being destroyed and the PZ III shocked. After that the Russians conceded. They did not have enough units capable of exiting the required VP off the map and no way to prevent Germans exiting the heroic PSW 231, thus Russians were not anymore able to achieve either of the two Russian victory conditions.

Good scenario to lean the armor movement, but not very exiting from a tactical or replay point of view. Due the natural choke points of the two bridges the Russians have limited options. The game will probably be determined on relatively few dice rolls around the bridges. If the Germans get a decent ROF and manage to kill couple of Russian BA-8 before they destroy any German vehicles it will be hard for Russian to win. If on the other hand, Germans fail to do that and Russians manage to score a hit with their 45L it is game over for German
2021-08-10(D) M T vs T.L. German winI managed to destroy the SPW 251 and put a Stun on the PzIII, while losing all of my BAs - one was immobilized and another Recalled though, after losing his MA. After comteplating the VCs we concluded that the remaining German Achtrad could deny the Russians a win just by exiting the board.

Red Packets feels very much like an exercise in learning different modes of vehicle movement - you have fully tracked, half-tracked, AC, truck and motorcycle movement here, with a low unit count. I don't see a great replay potential here, the Russian choices of avenues of approach are quite limited.

Nevertheless, always interesting to play an early war armored engagement. High ROF and Multiple HIt possibility with the Germans, high TK numbers with the Russian 45s and the 76.
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BA-6 armored car
Soviet motorcycle company
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.24Votes: 62
Views: 13230
To-Play list count: 10
Estimated Play time: 3.2 hours
Recorded Games: 49
Archive recorded plays:
German20
Russian27
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Red Packets [Confirmed]
[A] German 91
[D] Russian 122
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