Lump Holds The Line ETO (id:#63810)
Borisovka, Russia 1943-05-28 ()
Designer: K. Scott Mullins
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Balance:
GermanRussian
56.25%

Overview:

The action depicted in the scenario takes place on May 28th, 1943 near Borisovka. Through this area ran what the Germans called "The Blue Line" after the pencil color used to denote this particular defensive line. The Russians were constantly probing this line and trying to break-through. At Borisovka, they had nearly succeeded in breaching the German lines. A heavy bombardment had set many of the wooden buildings on fire and had eliminated a great many of the German defenders. Supported by 4 lend lease Valentine tanks, the Soviets pushed forward to take the entire village. Only a fanatic charge of Germans led by Oberleutnant Karl-Will Lump managed to stop the Soviets and take back the village.
Attacker: German (Grenadier Regiment 226, Infantry Division 79)
Defender: Russian (32nd Guards Division)  
5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:10.5 D:13.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:4
Valentine V(b) x 4

Guns: A:0
PzB 39 ATR x 2
D:0
PTRD-41 ATR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: A: Heroic Lump may go Berserk by dr; all with him and adjacent go Berserk
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2023-03-19(A) Richard Jenulis vs Tony D'Andrea German winThe Blazes made the victory location fluid as the number available kept changing and avenues of approach become more limited. I kept Lump back and limited the number of MMC's around him. He finally lost it and went Berserk on turn three taking the only adjacent squad with him.They charged an adjacent Valentine. Lump. The game became a string of melee's (appropriate for the pack's theme).

The game came down to a single CC. Both sides controlled 5 buildings. A CX 4-4-7 advanced into hex N7 held by a 2-4-8 leaving us with the final possibilities.
- Russians win the CC and win the game 6-4.
-The CC is unresolved and we draw 5-5.
- Germans win the CC and we draw 5-5.
- Germans wins the Ambush, withdrawals to O7 and we draw 5-5.
- Germans win the Ambush and the 1 to 2 CC, eliminate the 4-4-7 and withdrawals to O7 for the win.

I went for the win, got the ambush and eliminated the squad by 1 pip. Doesn't get much better than that!
2022-07-30(D) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne Duval Russian winUsed German balance. Germans had the VC advantage throughout the scenario until Lump went Berzerk in Turn 4 dragging majority of Germans into suicidal charge through open ground into 36-2 attack with expected disastrous result.
2022-07-30(A) Dwayne Duval vs Kevin Duval Russian win
2022-03-04(A) Stephen Stewart vs John Lehman German winOdd little game...
DI on the Valentines with ATR's ...needing a 4. Love the design from the creators perspective...helps with the tension.

John is a spectacular player to play with! Nothing phases him no matter how many Disrupted units he gets...
All of his 527's got shot off their tanks, except the one that got stripped off by the orchard only to be FTR at the last turn of the game.

First turn Gusts caused 3 Rubbles to occur and FLames EVERYWHERE! Making the Fire the dominant terrain in the game.

Great little storyline fights in the streets, DC's not being a factor at all. I'd suggest using the DELUXE version of the maps when the fight gets HOT.
9-2 FINALLY went berzerk (SSR) at turn 4...ended up destroying a TANK (took 2 tries with a 7DR)...wounded and strolled down the street for a victory parade.

Thank you John!!
2021-11-07(A) Eric Partizan Eric vs Russian win
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hoxson1 Modified the Attacker's Guns2023-06-07 17:38:48
hoxson1 Modified the Defender's Guns2023-06-07 17:37:56
hoxson1 Modified the Attacker's Guns2023-06-07 17:37:56
hoxson1 Modified the unit counts2023-06-07 17:37:56
hoxson1 Modified the Defender's Guns2023-06-07 17:36:33
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Avg Rating: 7.82Votes: 11
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Estimated Play time: 3.5 hours
Recorded Games: 7
Archive recorded plays:
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Russian3
Drawn:0

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Lump Holds the Line
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[A] Russian 5
[D] German 4
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