Cat's Cradle ETO (id:#61160)
Cherkasskoye, Russia
1943-07-05 (38 others)
D07: With Flame and Shell (DASL 1 - Streets of Fire)
AP02: Storm of Steel (ASL Action Pack # 1)
CH 8: The Predators (Critical Hit # 1)
CH164: Cry of the Valkyries (Critical Hit # 7.1)
PBP 23: Panzerkeil (Aussie '98 Pack)
TOT 37: Breaching Maloarkhangelsk (Time on Target # 3)
LSSAH25: Getting the Job Done! (Leibstandarte Pack 4 - Turning of the Tide!)
O89.2: Tiger Hunt (On All Fronts # 89)
O102.2: Tactical Exercises: Tank Busters (On All Fronts #102)
O115.3: Tank Buster: Kursk (On All Fronts #115)
O116.3: Tank Buster: Kursk revised (On All Fronts #116)
PJ7.3: Scream of the Panther (OAF Playtester's Journal # 7)
SP98: Pesky Pachyderms (Schwerpunkt # 9)
GD 4: Fight and Die Forward (Gun Duel 2001)
FrF23: Elephants Unleashed (Friendly Fire Pack 3)
J118: Elephants Unleashed (ASL Journal # 8)
Ponyri #18: Funk Lenken (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
BFP-75: Schreiber's Success (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-76: Trial of the Infantry (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-77: Burning Down the House (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-78: Operation Wheatfield (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-79: A Hard Push (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-80: Ratushniak's Sacrifice (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-81: Iron Coffins (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
GDx19: Pioneers Forward! (Generic Playtesting Log)
DL 24.3: Cry of the Valkyries (Coastal Fortress)
GJ056: Lucky 313 (Grumble Jones)
Ponyri #18: Funk Lenken (Devil's Domain : Metalgods of Ponyri)
CH 8 (ver. 1.1): The Predators (Critical Hit Retro Magazine 1)
KV4: And So It Begins... (Klementi Voroshilov Blog Scenarios)
D07: With Flame and Shell (Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader)
SA4: With Burning Liquid (Stavka Archives - Scenario File #1)
Sim2: La Notte Porta Consiglio (Simulazioni Issue 3)
CH 8: The Predators (Critical Hit #1 2022 Reprint)
GD19: Pioniers Forward! (Großdeutschland Pack 3: High Tide at Kursk)
GD20: The Nut That Is Cherkasskoye (Großdeutschland Pack 3: High Tide at Kursk)
BG9: Testing Minenknackers (Covered)
DB177: Ozreki (Dispatches from the Bunker #55)
AP02: Storm of Steel (ASL Action Pack # 1)
CH 8: The Predators (Critical Hit # 1)
CH164: Cry of the Valkyries (Critical Hit # 7.1)
PBP 23: Panzerkeil (Aussie '98 Pack)
TOT 37: Breaching Maloarkhangelsk (Time on Target # 3)
LSSAH25: Getting the Job Done! (Leibstandarte Pack 4 - Turning of the Tide!)
O89.2: Tiger Hunt (On All Fronts # 89)
O102.2: Tactical Exercises: Tank Busters (On All Fronts #102)
O115.3: Tank Buster: Kursk (On All Fronts #115)
O116.3: Tank Buster: Kursk revised (On All Fronts #116)
PJ7.3: Scream of the Panther (OAF Playtester's Journal # 7)
SP98: Pesky Pachyderms (Schwerpunkt # 9)
GD 4: Fight and Die Forward (Gun Duel 2001)
FrF23: Elephants Unleashed (Friendly Fire Pack 3)
J118: Elephants Unleashed (ASL Journal # 8)
Ponyri #18: Funk Lenken (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
BFP-75: Schreiber's Success (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-76: Trial of the Infantry (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-77: Burning Down the House (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-78: Operation Wheatfield (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-79: A Hard Push (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-80: Ratushniak's Sacrifice (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-81: Iron Coffins (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
GDx19: Pioneers Forward! (Generic Playtesting Log)
DL 24.3: Cry of the Valkyries (Coastal Fortress)
GJ056: Lucky 313 (Grumble Jones)
Ponyri #18: Funk Lenken (Devil's Domain : Metalgods of Ponyri)
CH 8 (ver. 1.1): The Predators (Critical Hit Retro Magazine 1)
KV4: And So It Begins... (Klementi Voroshilov Blog Scenarios)
D07: With Flame and Shell (Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader)
SA4: With Burning Liquid (Stavka Archives - Scenario File #1)
Sim2: La Notte Porta Consiglio (Simulazioni Issue 3)
CH 8: The Predators (Critical Hit #1 2022 Reprint)
GD19: Pioniers Forward! (Großdeutschland Pack 3: High Tide at Kursk)
GD20: The Nut That Is Cherkasskoye (Großdeutschland Pack 3: High Tide at Kursk)
BG9: Testing Minenknackers (Covered)
DB177: Ozreki (Dispatches from the Bunker #55)
Designer: Pete Shelling
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
GermanRussian
Overview:
The German summer offensive know as CITADEL came as no surprise to STAVKA. Several layers of defensive networks had been prepared. Given the nature of the terrain in central Russia, any large armored thrusts would encounter chokepoints near strategic towns. One of these was the hilltop enclave of Cherkasskoye, a key link in the first chain of Soviet defenses. All that General Otto von Knobelsdorff could do was to throw the armored might of Panzer-Korps XLVIII at the Russian trench lines. Panzer-Brigade 10, equipped with 200 brand new Panther tanks, would provide the hammer blow needed to gain the momentum for a drive towards Kursk.Attacker: German (Panzergrenadier-Division Grossdeutschland, Panzer-Brigade 10, Panzer-Division 11)
Defender: Russian (196th Guards Rifle Regiment, 611th Antitank Regiment, 245th Tank Regiment, 1440th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment)
6.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: Russian Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:22.5 D:13.0 |
| AFVs: A:12 PzKpfw VD x 4 SPW 251/10 SPW 251/1 x 3 PzKpfw IVH x 2 PzKpfw III(Fl) x 2 |
| AFVs: D:6 SU-76M x 3 Lee(a) x 3 |
| Guns: A:0 PzB 39 ATR x 2 D:2 45mm PTP obr. 42 x 2 50mm RM obr. 40 x 2 PTRD-41 ATR x 2 |
| Misc Rules: | Hills are Level 1 only. Soft ground bog ck in hexes adj marsh/ponds/streams. |
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| Overlays: | M1 | M5 | St1 |
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| Action | Date |
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| Jude Added a playing | 2023-02-25 20:31:58 |
| Jude Rated the scenario | 2023-02-25 20:31:26 |
| Bongiovanni Added a playing | 2022-09-15 13:02:50 |
| SRenaudin Modified the Defender's AFVs | 2022-08-10 07:18:47 |
| SRenaudin Modified the unit counts | 2022-08-10 07:18:47 |
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| Avg Rating: 6.67 | Votes: 15 | Views: | 4232 |
| To-Play list count: | 2 | |
| Estimated Play time: | 10.8 hours | |
| Recorded Games: | 10 | |
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| German | 7 | |
| Russian | 3 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
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| [A] German | 19 |
| [D] Russian | 10 |