Every Man a Fortress 9/18/42 (pt 1) - Red Victory

STALINGRAD, RUSSIA, 18 SEPTEMBER 1942. Situation: After 3 days of non-stop fighting, 24th Panzer had claimed success in capturing southern Stalingrad. The cost had been high; out of an authorized strength of 180 tanks, it had less than 20 left, while the Panzer Grenadier battalions were reporting 40% manpower. 6th Army decided to pull the Division out of the city for a well deserved rest and refit. The 94th Infantry Division was left with the painful task of smashing all remaining Soviet resistance in the area between the Railroad Station to the Volga. This was no easy task; the Red Army was showing itself very adept at playing a cat and mouse game. Whenever the Germans moved to capture a new key location, Soviet soldiers would somehow 'spring up out of nowhere' and recapture the areas the Germans just left. The Germans just did not have enough soldiers to hold everywhere at once. It would take the men of the 94th Infanterie another 7 days to clear the area. In a cruel twist of irony, within 24 hours of pulling out of the city, 24th Panzer was sent north to spearhead the assaults into the Factories. \\MISSION: 3rd Battalion, 276th Infantry Regiment will clear and secure the Cannery Factory and 'Peoples Food Combine' locations to capture key terrain.\\Design notes: Please use the optional rule 'Alternate Fire Density'. Do not use 'Quality Loss Modifier'; players may use any of the other optional rules upon agreement of both players. This scenario has variable reinforcements that could possibly change the tactical situation very quickly, so stay alert for unit arrivals. No two games should ever play the same. This scenario covers the first days' fight for the Grain Elevator area.