43_0717_19: Mius Front Extended (GERMAN PLAYER) - PzC 32 Donbas '43
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| SM: | 5 |
| Turns: | 69 |
| Type: | Stock |
| First Side: | Russia |
| Second Side: | Germany |
Date: July 17th 1943 -Size: Campaign -Location: Mius River
Intended for play as Axis vs AI
Designer Notes: This scenario is the same as #43_0717_14_Mius_Front but extended until August 31 to accommodate the counterattack of the II.SS PanzerKorps.
Scenario Briefing: The Mius Front, the German fortified line along the Mius River, created during the winter of 1941 after the withdrawal of Heeresgruppe Sud from Rostov, was a vital support for the German units in the sector during the following two winters. During the spring of 1943, both the German and Red Army armies were preparing for battle, the planned Operation Zitadelle was unleashed in July 1943 and the Soviets planned a defensive battle to wear down the German armies and then launched several counteroffensives with a view to destroying much of the units of Heeresgruppe Mitte and Sud. One of the planned offensives to prevent the sending of reinforcements to the Kursk salient was the Izyum area and another in the Mius River, in this case against the solid German defensive line that protected this sector. The Mius Front was formidable; for two years the Germans had built up powerful fortifications protected by the west bank of the river and dense minefields, and although the 6.Armee, the large unit manning the line, was a shadow of the one that had advanced impetuously towards the Volga a year earlier, it had sufficient forces to protect the fortifications, including the 16.PanzerGrenadier Division. The Southern Front's plan under Tolbukhin was to employ the 5th Shock Army and the 2nd Guards Army in the centre of the German formation between Dmitriyevka and Kuybyshevo with support from the 28th Army and the 44th Army to the south; in the north a diversionary attack was planned with the 54th Rifle Corps of the 51st Army in the area of Malaya Nikolayevka. The German defence was very tough and the commander of the 6.Armee Hollidt requested reinforcements after bringing up his only armoured unit in the sector, the 23.Panzer Division. After the arrival of the II.SS PanzerKorps at the end of July, without the SS Leibstandarte but with the 3.Panzer Division, the 6.Armee counterattacked and recovered the ground ceded to the Soviets at the cost of significant losses on both sides.
Recommended Rules: (Default)
Alternative Assault Resolution, Artillery Set Up, Recon Spotting, Virtual Supply Trucks, Low Visibility Air Effects, Quality Fatigue Modifier, Counterbattery Fire, Night Fatigue, Programmed Weather, Limited Air Recon.
Intended for play as Axis vs AI
Designer Notes: This scenario is the same as #43_0717_14_Mius_Front but extended until August 31 to accommodate the counterattack of the II.SS PanzerKorps.
Scenario Briefing: The Mius Front, the German fortified line along the Mius River, created during the winter of 1941 after the withdrawal of Heeresgruppe Sud from Rostov, was a vital support for the German units in the sector during the following two winters. During the spring of 1943, both the German and Red Army armies were preparing for battle, the planned Operation Zitadelle was unleashed in July 1943 and the Soviets planned a defensive battle to wear down the German armies and then launched several counteroffensives with a view to destroying much of the units of Heeresgruppe Mitte and Sud. One of the planned offensives to prevent the sending of reinforcements to the Kursk salient was the Izyum area and another in the Mius River, in this case against the solid German defensive line that protected this sector. The Mius Front was formidable; for two years the Germans had built up powerful fortifications protected by the west bank of the river and dense minefields, and although the 6.Armee, the large unit manning the line, was a shadow of the one that had advanced impetuously towards the Volga a year earlier, it had sufficient forces to protect the fortifications, including the 16.PanzerGrenadier Division. The Southern Front's plan under Tolbukhin was to employ the 5th Shock Army and the 2nd Guards Army in the centre of the German formation between Dmitriyevka and Kuybyshevo with support from the 28th Army and the 44th Army to the south; in the north a diversionary attack was planned with the 54th Rifle Corps of the 51st Army in the area of Malaya Nikolayevka. The German defence was very tough and the commander of the 6.Armee Hollidt requested reinforcements after bringing up his only armoured unit in the sector, the 23.Panzer Division. After the arrival of the II.SS PanzerKorps at the end of July, without the SS Leibstandarte but with the 3.Panzer Division, the 6.Armee counterattacked and recovered the ground ceded to the Soviets at the cost of significant losses on both sides.
Recommended Rules: (Default)
Alternative Assault Resolution, Artillery Set Up, Recon Spotting, Virtual Supply Trucks, Low Visibility Air Effects, Quality Fatigue Modifier, Counterbattery Fire, Night Fatigue, Programmed Weather, Limited Air Recon.
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