0918_03b_Tomaszow Lubelski (Complete) - Either AI - PzC 31 Poland '39
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| Games Played: | 0 |
| SM: | 5 |
| Turns: | 87 |
| Type: | Stock |
| First Side: | Allies (Poland-39) |
| Second Side: | Axis (Poland-39) |
Date: September 18th, 1939 - Size: Medium - Location: Tomaszow Lubelski
Intended for play as Human vs Either AI or Head to Head
Scenario Briefing: After the disastrous battles on the border, the Polish command scrambled to establish a coherent defense in the interior of the country. Commanded by General Tadeusz Piskor, Army Lublin was created on September 4th from the Warsaw Armored-Motorized Brigade and various reserve units. It was tasked with defending the Vistula from Karczew to Sandomierz.
Meanwhile, Antoni Szylling's Army Krakow was in full retreat. After abandoning Krakow on September 5th-6th, Szylling's army retreated to the Dunajec under heavy pressure and from there to the San. The advance guard of 2nd Panzer Division crossed the San at Jaroslaw on September 10th, breaching the new defensive line before it had been established. Army Krakow continued to retreat to the northeast.
On September 14th, Field Marshal Rydz-Smigly ordered all Polish forces operating east of the Vistula to retreat toward Lwow and from there to the Romanian bridgehead. Tadeusz Piskor's Army Lublin retreated to the southeast where it linked up with the remnants Szylling's Army Krakow in the country northwest of Lwow. Piskor took overall command of the combined armies. After fighting vicious rearguard battles at Bilgoraj and on Tanew river on September 16th, the Lublin and Krakow armies retreated to a line from Zwierzyniec to Jozefow.
By September 17th, Piskor's forces faced near encirclement. The German VIII Corps pressed the Polish positions from the west and south while 4th Light Division blocked the way to Lwow. Piskor planned a breakout attempt. The Warsaw Armored-Motorized Brigade, so far withheld from major combat, would lead with an attack toward Tomaszow Lubelski. The 23rd Infantry Division, still marching from Zwierzyniec, would join the armored brigade's attack later in the day while the battered 6th Infantry Division, the Silesian Fortified Group, and the regiment-equivalent remnants of the 22nd Mountain Division tried to break the German cordon with attacks on Belzec and Narol.
Early on September 18th, the Warsaw Armored-Motorized Brigade, commanded by Stefan Rowecki, prepared to attack. Rowecki's brigade would fall on Tomaszow Lubelski from the west and northwest, advancing in two mixed tank-infantry columns on the Zwierzyniec and Jozefow roads. Despite including the largest concentration of Polish armor during the September Campaign, Rowecki's attack faced long odds. Even if his tanks broke through the thin German infantry screen west of Tomaszow, they would likely face further resistance as the Germans could send reinforcements to the town from the 2nd Panzer and 28th Infantry divisions. Running low on ammunition, fuel, and rations, the Polish breakout attempt was truly desperate.
While the combined Lublin and Krakow armies attempted to break through the German blocking positions near Tomaszow, the Polish Northern Front, led by Stefan Dab-Biernacki, moved south. Dab-Biernacki hoped to retreat to the Romanian Bridgehead via Sarny but the Soviet invasion on September 17th invalidated this plan. Instead, Dab-Biernacki directed his troops south toward Tomaszow Lubelski. While they would arrive too late to save Piskor's army, they would complicate the situation around the crossroads town and force the German 14th Army to continue fighting in the zone designated for Soviet occupation for another week.
Recommended Rules:
Alternative Assault Resolution, Artillery Set Up, Recon Spotting, Optional Surrender, Low Visibility Air Effects, Quality Fatigue Modifier, Counter Battery Fire, Night Fatigue, Programmed Weather.
Note: Virtual Supply Trucks are not used with this scenario.
Additionally, Delayed Disruption Reporting will provide a more challenging experience for the attacking player.
Design Notes: 1. The Polish player can score points by capturing objective hexes and moving units off the map in the exit hexes located on the southern map edge.
2. Randomized withdrawals represent Polish surrender.
Intended for play as Human vs Either AI or Head to Head
Scenario Briefing: After the disastrous battles on the border, the Polish command scrambled to establish a coherent defense in the interior of the country. Commanded by General Tadeusz Piskor, Army Lublin was created on September 4th from the Warsaw Armored-Motorized Brigade and various reserve units. It was tasked with defending the Vistula from Karczew to Sandomierz.
Meanwhile, Antoni Szylling's Army Krakow was in full retreat. After abandoning Krakow on September 5th-6th, Szylling's army retreated to the Dunajec under heavy pressure and from there to the San. The advance guard of 2nd Panzer Division crossed the San at Jaroslaw on September 10th, breaching the new defensive line before it had been established. Army Krakow continued to retreat to the northeast.
On September 14th, Field Marshal Rydz-Smigly ordered all Polish forces operating east of the Vistula to retreat toward Lwow and from there to the Romanian bridgehead. Tadeusz Piskor's Army Lublin retreated to the southeast where it linked up with the remnants Szylling's Army Krakow in the country northwest of Lwow. Piskor took overall command of the combined armies. After fighting vicious rearguard battles at Bilgoraj and on Tanew river on September 16th, the Lublin and Krakow armies retreated to a line from Zwierzyniec to Jozefow.
By September 17th, Piskor's forces faced near encirclement. The German VIII Corps pressed the Polish positions from the west and south while 4th Light Division blocked the way to Lwow. Piskor planned a breakout attempt. The Warsaw Armored-Motorized Brigade, so far withheld from major combat, would lead with an attack toward Tomaszow Lubelski. The 23rd Infantry Division, still marching from Zwierzyniec, would join the armored brigade's attack later in the day while the battered 6th Infantry Division, the Silesian Fortified Group, and the regiment-equivalent remnants of the 22nd Mountain Division tried to break the German cordon with attacks on Belzec and Narol.
Early on September 18th, the Warsaw Armored-Motorized Brigade, commanded by Stefan Rowecki, prepared to attack. Rowecki's brigade would fall on Tomaszow Lubelski from the west and northwest, advancing in two mixed tank-infantry columns on the Zwierzyniec and Jozefow roads. Despite including the largest concentration of Polish armor during the September Campaign, Rowecki's attack faced long odds. Even if his tanks broke through the thin German infantry screen west of Tomaszow, they would likely face further resistance as the Germans could send reinforcements to the town from the 2nd Panzer and 28th Infantry divisions. Running low on ammunition, fuel, and rations, the Polish breakout attempt was truly desperate.
While the combined Lublin and Krakow armies attempted to break through the German blocking positions near Tomaszow, the Polish Northern Front, led by Stefan Dab-Biernacki, moved south. Dab-Biernacki hoped to retreat to the Romanian Bridgehead via Sarny but the Soviet invasion on September 17th invalidated this plan. Instead, Dab-Biernacki directed his troops south toward Tomaszow Lubelski. While they would arrive too late to save Piskor's army, they would complicate the situation around the crossroads town and force the German 14th Army to continue fighting in the zone designated for Soviet occupation for another week.
Recommended Rules:
Alternative Assault Resolution, Artillery Set Up, Recon Spotting, Optional Surrender, Low Visibility Air Effects, Quality Fatigue Modifier, Counter Battery Fire, Night Fatigue, Programmed Weather.
Note: Virtual Supply Trucks are not used with this scenario.
Additionally, Delayed Disruption Reporting will provide a more challenging experience for the attacking player.
Design Notes: 1. The Polish player can score points by capturing objective hexes and moving units off the map in the exit hexes located on the southern map edge.
2. Randomized withdrawals represent Polish surrender.
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