Frontiers and Pioneers ETO (id:#60395)
Designer: Chas Argent
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Balance:
GermanRussian
51.428571428571%

Overview:

As German penetrations into the Russian frontier intensified, Soviet commanders were forced to rely heavily upon counterattacks to stem the tide. Northwest Front commander Col-Gen Kusnetsov planned to use his 3rd and 12th Mechanized Corps to attack the flanks of Panzer Group 4 but these moves were interrupted by both German air attacks and a shortage of fuel. Finally, on June 23rd, attacks were executed against Panzer-Divisions 1 and 6. Over the next three days a series of swirling tank battles split the two apart from each other and forced them over to the defensive while a breakthrough by Russian heavy tanks at Rasienai was contained. By the 26th, the Russian attack was spent, and both panzer divisions resumed the offensive with the goal of breaking through Russian lines to re-establish contact with each other.
Attacker: German (Pionier-Abteilung 57 and Panzer-Regiment 11, Panzer-Division 6)
Defender: Russian (2nd Tank Division)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:9.0 D:8.0
AFVs: A:6
PzKpfw IVC
PzKpfw IIIG x 2
PzKpfw 38(t) E x 3
Motorcycle w/Sidecar x 4
Motorcycle x 5

AFVs: D:4
KV-1 M39/40
T-35
BT-5 M34 x 2

Guns: A:0 D:1
25mm ZP obr. 40
PTRD-41 ATR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: .
Overlays: OW1 X9 X10 X13
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-07-18(A) Ulric Schwela vs Fabio Caramelli German win

(VASL Log)		Russian spread out forward and centre, which invited a split into two groups to bypass left and right. T1 swept the BTs away but the KV proceeded to knock out a German tank nearly every turn until a Shock in T5 brought the gorilla down; not my best tank tactics, but hard to nail with German tin cans and no opportunity for infantry FT/CC. End T2 saw left hook in the rear VC area, meaning Russian had to counterattack. Right hook joined later having taken the scenic route. KV and 9-2 threatened to destroy all before them, but Pz IV Smoke kept 9-2 out until KV dealt with, then the Russian infantry got hammered. T-35 remained a threat but wasn't aggressive. AA could have been disastrous, but was somewhat outflanked. Game crystallised in T6 with German luck carrying the day.
2023-07-28(D) Paul Works vs Wes VaughnA Russian win
2023-07-17(A) nathan wegener vs Wes Vaughn Russian winNot enough Germans to do the job. Lost tanks early and hit CVP
2021-11-13(D) S. Slunt vs Brad Hunter Russian winThe Russians were able to reach the CVP cap with the help of taking out 3 German tanks in 1 turn
2021-09-08(D) Jacob Elmqvist vs Asad Rustum German winThe Germans overruned the Russian weak defenders.
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iperboreano Added a playing2025-07-18 20:49:29
iperboreano Rated the scenario2025-07-18 20:36:25
Hutch Modified the gps location2024-08-07 22:35:50
Hutch Modified the Attacker's AFVs2024-08-07 22:33:42
Hutch Modified the unit counts2024-08-07 22:33:42
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VASL Setup using Ver 6.6.7 (AP42 Frontiers and Pioneers Setup.vsav)VASL SetupSonBae464
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"Gott im Himmel!" (t-35.png)Imagehoxson11069
VASL Log file (AP42 5.vlog)VASL Game Logiperboreano0
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Frontiers & Pioneers MAP (AP42 Frontiers & Pioneers.gif)Map ImageFre207411601
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.98Votes: 42
Views: 5666
To-Play list count: 3
Estimated Play time: 5.3 hours
Recorded Games: 36
Archive recorded plays:
German18
Russian17
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Frontiers and Pioneers
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[A] Russian 63
[D] German 50
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