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| View from the German side |
This is a rejig of a Rapid Fire scenario where a German Panzer regiment are crossing a river in Russia. The original scenario included inflatable boats to cross the river, secure the far bank and thus allow a pontoon bridge to be set up. Once up, the German armour can then cross.
This scenario will be similar, except that the river is frozen. The boats are not required but the Germans will still need the pontoon (or could risk running the tanks over the river....).
It will take 5 turns to set up the pontoon, and the Germans must reach the area between the two bridges (see second photo) in 20 turns AND clear the Russians out of the village to win. Russians draw if they hold the village and win if they stop the Germans reaching the area between the two bridges (crossing a major road in the area).
The Russians can put the pontoon bridge under fire with indirect artillery (using ALL off-table artillery) but at much reduced chance to hit. One hit will require an additional 2 turns to fix. Two hits though will mean the pontoon is wrecked and the Germans will need to rebuild from scratch OR run the tanks across the frozen river to achieve their objectives. If artillery is called onto the pontoon, it cannot also target other targets that turn.
Russians cannot deploy on the German side of the road crossing the board. The Germans can place the pontoon anywhere along the riverbank but note that the time taken to move into position will eat up turns....
As before, let me know your preferences about which side you'd prefer.
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| View from the side. Russians may not deploy on the German side of the road |
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| View of the village. The first bridge is a railway bridge crossing. There is a crossroads between the two bridges - the German objective |
2 comments:
Looking good. Do you need any railway lines - mine are suitable for winter terrain. What year is this set with the Germans on an offensive? I thought you were going to reverse the scenario with the Russians as attackers?
Have got a wintry railway line thanks Ian. Call it early 1942 and a local action to meet the Fuhrer's directive to capture and hold onto major communication locations. Troops will be as per the book: HQ plus AA and 2 x supply trucks, Panzer battn. (Pz III, couple of Pzr IV, Motorised rifle brigade, artillery regt., Infantry Assault battns and engineer bttn. Will jiggle the air support. Russians - couple of infantry bttns, off table artillery, pill boxes and reinforcements....
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