The Kings of Bollersdorf ETO (id:#63084)
(From The Cellar Pack #8 ID: FT223)   [next]   [previous]
Designer: Xavier Vitry
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Balance:
RussianGerman (SS)
51.282051282051%

Overview:

On the morning of April 19th, 4 King Tiger tanks attacked and destroyed 30 T-34 in three attack waves....During the battle for the Seelow Heights with Berlin as the final objective, the Russians had placed their heaviest armor forward to conduct the expected breakthrough with the 12th Guards Tank Corps, as per their doctrine. Their lead elements, advancing without any proper reconnaissance and infantry support, drove right into several Königstigers of the SS Pz. Abt. 503, that recently arrived from Nordland’s SS Pz. Abt. 11 Hermann von Salza. Forming up outside Bollersdorff were more than one hundred T-34/85 ready to roll through the gap the IS-2 would have opened up in the German lines.
Attacker: Russian (Elements of 1st Mechanized Corps, 49th Tank Brigade and the 2nd Guards Tank Army, 12th Tank Corps)
Defender: German (SS) (Elements of Hitler Jugend Panzerjäger Regiment K, I and II/24 SS Pz.Regiment Denmark, SS Division Nordland and SS schwere Panzer Abteilung 503)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:9.5 D:8.0
AFVs: A:11
T-34/85 x 8
IS-2 x 2
IS-2m

AFVs: D:4
PzKpfw VIB x 4

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: Treat Grain as Plowed Ground
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2022-09-19(D) Simon Staniforth vs Ian Morris German (SS) winYou don’t get many chances (aside maybe from the desert) to play a scenario where tanks are firing at each other at ranges around 20 hexes so this was good fun. Those Tigers are lethal with the “LL” gun particularly CE and with an AL. Russians had lost all the IS-2s by the end of T3 for no losses in return so the Tigers were broadly spread across B63 to deny the T34s achieving the exit VC. They came on cautiously (plenty of time in the scenario) but too often went down when they showed themselves. A good effort though taking out one of the King Tigers with an APCR CH and another with a “snakes” IFT roll on an HE hit vs the CE crew (+2) for a K/ result and thus Recall. However with the Russians down to only 2 T34s the remaining German infantry, of which there weren’t many (sacrificed too much early on up front I think), protected the last 2 Tigers and a final effort to knock out a Tiger from the rear ended with another blazing wreck.
2022-04-12(D) Andy Bagley vs Neil Brunger German (SS) winThis can be an exiting scenario, though a good deal depends on the dice. Things went my way (as the Germans) to start with, as the Russian infantry was slowed in the woods and good shooting - including intensive fire, which is essential here - knocked out all but two of his tanks, including the formidable IS-IIm. But the luck then turned as two of my Konigstigers fell to turret his from his two remaining IS-II's, with a further Konigstiger immobilised. But the only realistic way the Russians could then win was to occupy the victory hex 63S8, so I ran my remaining tank back there, and a couple of SS squads also made it back in support. In the final Russian turn, immobilisation on an ESB attempt, followed by a CE tank being stunned, meant a close and exciting game was mine.
2020-02-29(D) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best German (SS) winMy Germans managed to inflict heavy losses on the Soviet Armor as it moved around the woods. 5 Tanks would fall to my Panzerfausts and Panzerschrecks and the Tiger II"s would destroy 4. With only 2 tanks left, Dan gave the concession.
2020-02-29(A) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins German (SS) win
2019-04-13(A) nathan wegener vs Tom Yetter Russian winScenario captures the theme of the battle and is a tight squeeze for the Russian player. Infantry side show can tip the balance - No margin of error for either side. Last remaining IS made it to VC hex - German’s out of shots...
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Dispang12 Added a playing2024-05-31 20:53:31
Dispang12 Rated the scenario2024-05-31 20:52:48
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Lorenzoknight Added a playing2022-11-25 20:00:37
Lorenzoknight Rated the scenario2022-11-25 20:00:05
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Königstigers (pz VIBs.png)Imagehoxson1827
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Avg Rating: 7.06Votes: 16
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Estimated Play time: 6.5 hours
Recorded Games: 10
Archive recorded plays:
Russian2
German (SS)8
Drawn:0

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The Kings of Bollersdorf
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[A] German 18
[D] Russian 11
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