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East Front 2 Scenarios
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Debut of the 22ndBy Mike Winkler
March 20 5:30 am outer defensive ring of Sevastopol, best played as allies or against human, In March, with the weather improving following the long winter siege of the city where both armies had become well entrenched and lines more or less stabilized , AG South is preparing for the spring offensive to finish off the remainder of the Russian forces in the Crimea. In preparation, the newly formed 22nd Panzer Division is ordered to attack and take the villages of Korpetsch and Tulumtschak and more importantly the hill to the east of the villages. Just after dawn the 204th Panzer Regiment with 2 companies of infantry in support left the start point. Almost immediately things went wrong for the new commander of the 204th. The morning had brought a dense fog reducing visibility to less than a kilometer at times and in the first 30 minutes of the advance the two battalions of the panzer regiment became separated with the first Bn missing its assigned turn to the east and advancing alone while the second Bn had turned to early and ran up on the heels of the infantry. Thinking the first BN panzer's were on his left flank as planned, Colonel Koppenburg, Continued the attack on the first village, soon how ever he begin to hear over the radio that first panzer Bn was locked in a tank battle and requesting aid from the second Bn which was by now committed to supporting the infantry company attacking the village. To add to the confusion a lucky shot from Russian artillery destroyed the radio van of the second panzer Bn which had continued to advance beyond the village toward the hill not knowing the trouble of the first BN or that the infantry had hold up in the village and was no longer with them. With a very unclear command picture and his forces now widely dispersed Colonel Koppenburg ordered a general withdrawal back to German lines. Not a good debut for a new division's first combat experience. |
WF-1 A RUSSIAN FLOOD!By Wild Bill Wilder
WATCHWORD FREEDOM#1 A RUSSIAN FLOOD. The Soviet winter offensive carried over strongly into 1944. After taking Kirovograd in early January, the Ukrainian Fronts continued their attack towards the German salient at the Dniepr River. In an attempt to cut off this potrusion into their lines, the 1st Ukrainian Front attacks from the northwest. At Kapitanovka, hordes of Russian cavalry, tanks, and infantry smother units of the German 14th Panzer Division and the Silesian 11th Infantry Division. |
WF-2 THE PINCERS CLOSE!By Wild Bill Wilder
WATCHWORD FREEDOM #2 - In a thunderous roar, the 1st and 2nd Ukrainian Fronts begin to encircle two full German corps at a tenuous line along the Dniepr River. In an effort to avoid this disaster, the Bavarian 88th Division, with a few assault gun units steps into the path of the onrushing tanks and infantry of the 16th Tank Corps. Will it be enough to stop the Soviet juggernaut? |
Sacrifice of Polish ArmorBy George H. Buzby
Despite the known German troop concentrations at the border, the Polish Army was taken by complete tactical surprise. Many Polish units were in the process of moving to their defensive positions or areas of concentration when the attack commenced. Even so, some German units ran into heavy resistance during the initial phase of the campaign. Such was the case when the 2nd Panzer Division ran into considerable trouble with Poland's only fully operational mechanized unit, the 10th cavalry Brigade. Being equipped especially for anti-tank actions, the 10th Cavalry Brigade made a good showing for itself. The lightly armored Panzer Mk I and II's though fast, were vulnerable to the Polish anti-tank guns, and not well suited for a frontal assault. As a result, the German thrust through the Novy Tog Region began to stall. Only by sheer force of numbers did the Germans prevail and the Rzeszov Brigade retreat from the region. (based on ASL scenario 201) |
Victory or Death : Reality of WinterBy Jason Petho
[Best Played vs Human] : The harsh realities of the Russian winter was as simple as find shelter for the night or freeze to death. Temperatures commonly went down to -30F or below in the evening meaning the poorly equiped Germans would suffer further casualties. Winter in Russia was turned into a constant battle for the villages and roads providing the required shelter and transportation. This is one such engagement of an infantry regiment, supported by armour, trying to take shelter for the night south of Leningrad. The Russians on the other hand, nice and cosy in their entrenched villages have other plans. Who holds the villages by nightfall will remain to fight tomorrow. Hence, victory or death. |
