Iron Coffins ETO (id:#61330)
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Near Beresov, Russia 1943-07-05 ()
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Designer: Chas Smith
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Balance:
German (SS)Russian
57.142857142857%

Overview:

After some delay due to soft ground and infantry battling through the first line of the defense, the armored spearhead of the Das Reich finally got moving. One group consisted of a “half-company” of Tigers along with other panzers that sent some Russian infantry fleeing for the cover of buildings. The group continued pushing forward and took a temporary halt near a ridge. One of the Tigers came under fire from the next ridge about 1 kilometer away. The Das Reich armored group moved forward to see a wave of tanks launching a counterattack at the. The Russian force consisted of T-34s and American made M3 Lee tanks. The Russian maneuver to blunt the German advance resulted in a swirling armored engagement.
Attacker: German (SS) (SS Panzergrenadier Division 2)
Defender: Russian (130th Tank Regiment)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:0.0 D:0.0
AFVs: A:15
PzKpfw VIE x 3
PzKpfw IVH x 2
PzKpfw IVF1 x 2
PzKpfw IIIJ x 3
PzKpfw IIIL x 3
Pz T34/M41(L)(r) x 2

AFVs: D:23
T-34 M41 x 7
T-34 M43 x 9
Lee(a) x 7

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: Tanks may not set up in Buildings. D: Tanks may set up Hull Down
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
BFP-81 Options: The options should be reversed. The Board N image is flipped. The Board N # orientation is in the correct location.BFP website
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2021-11-17(D) Simon Staniforth vs DrawThe Russian force is gradually whittled away by the Germans on the opposite hill although they get some hits on the weaker Panzers in return. One of the Tigers gets a rate tear and KOs 3 T-34s in one fire phase. Just advancing against hull down Panzers and hoping to survive it wasn’t much fun to play
2020-08-07(D) Ulric Schwela vs Stefano Cuccurullo Russian winGermans enter more on one side, Russians run down opposite flank. Limited losses see Russians boiling up hill flanks. German triggers a nutcracker movement, but the dice aren't with him and losses slowly switch from pro-German, to level, to pro-Russian. With several German disabled MA recalls and no Russian malfs, it's all over by turn 5 with only one Tiger left to fight by itself.
2019-09-01(A) Ron Garcia vs Darryl M. German (SS) win
2017-06-04(A) Tom Kearney vs Alan Saltzman German (SS) winThe Germans soundly defeated the Soviets. This was more of a gunnery exercise than anything else.
2015-11-28(D) nathan wegener vs Tobias W Russian winGreat fun - Russians charged mostly on one flank and overwhelmed the German defense aided by 6 MALF'd German tanks!!!
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Hutch Modified the Defender's AFVs2024-05-24 15:02:53
Hutch Modified the unit counts2024-05-24 15:02:53
hoxson1 Modified the Attacker's AFVs2024-02-08 18:10:10
hoxson1 Modified the unit counts2024-02-08 18:10:10
Jude Added a playing2023-02-25 20:44:49
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Avg Rating: 6.08Votes: 12
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Estimated Play time: 9.1 hours
Recorded Games: 8
Archive recorded plays:
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Russian3
Drawn:1

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