Catching the Bear ETO (id:#62540)
Adzhimushkay, Crimea
1943-10-14 (0 others)
Designer: Mike Augustine
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
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RussianGerman
Overview:
The Soviet liberation strategy of Crimea included amphibious landings on the eastern end near Kerch. The Germans had only two companies east of Kerch when the Soviets landed more than two divisions. To bolster the defenses, the 123rd Grenadier Regiment was flown in by JU-52s. The soldiers were first-class veterans and were commanded by Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves holder Major Erich Barenfanger (whose name translates of 'bear catcher'). The 123rd arrived just ahead of a Soviet attack which included recently ferried T-34s and the expert female sniper in the 691st Rifle Regiment, Tatiana Kostyrin.Attacker: Russian (691st Rifle Regiment, 38th Rifle Division and 85th Tank Regiment and 2nd Guards Rifle Division)
Defender: German (123rd Grenadier Regiment, Infanterie Division 50)
5.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:15.0 D:9.0 |
| AFVs: A:5 T-34 M43 x 3 T-34 M41 x 2 |
| AFVs: D:0 |
| Guns: A:1 82mm BM obr. 37 D:1 7.5cm PaK 40 |
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| Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Time | Comments | |
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| 2022-09-16 | (D) Kermit Mullins | vs | Dan Best | German win | Hard fought game that came down to the final CC's. My Germans rolled poorly in the beginning and Dan's Russians rolled poorly at the end. But with one tank left, the Russians managed to get into CC with the last two German held houses. They would win one CC and the other would go into MELEE and a German win...but the thinnest of margins. | ||
| 2022-09-16 | (A) Dan Best | vs | Kermit Mullins | German win | |||
| 2017-01-21 | (D) Eric Partizan Eric | vs | Jeremie Mamo | Russian win |
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| Bongiovanni Added a playing | 2023-02-21 12:22:26 |
| hoxson1 Modified the overview | 2022-10-17 22:30:10 |
| hoxson1 Uploaded an Image | 2022-10-17 22:29:46 |
| hoxson1 Modified the overview | 2022-10-17 22:27:26 |
| hoxson1 Modified the Unit Elements | 2022-09-21 19:31:33 |
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| Estimated Play time: | 4.3 hours |
| Recorded Games: | 2 |
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| German | 1 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of today) Catching the Bear [Log in to Confirm or Edit] |
| [A] Russian | 0 |
| [D] German | 4 |