Eastern Front 17 Feb 1945 South Wind

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SS KG H /8-1 Leader/468 SS Squad x 3/LMG/ Board 22
1. Cross Road 1 MF, to Wood Building 2 MF, Attempt to Enter Fortified Stone Location 2 MF/ with Concealed/ Unknown Russian Unit
2. Russian Unit Loses Concealment
3. Russian Player declares Minefield attack AP 6 Factors vs German Stack
4. Mine Field 6 AP Factors is resolved/ MF Attack Dice Roll/ on 6 Fire Power Column Infantry Fire Table
5. M F Attack Dice Roll 9 / No Effect
6. Russian Player Defensive Fire Fires 447 Squad /4 FP/ Point Blank Fire Doubled 8 FP/vs German Stack
7. Defensive Fire Fire DR 4 vs German Stack/ Modifiers - 1 Non Assault Move/Wood Building +2 / Total +1 added to DR of 4=5
8. 8 Fire Power Column/ 5 Line = 1 Morale Check
9. Morale Checks in Order, Leader , then each Squad take Separate Morale Checks
10. Leader Pinned , 468 Squad w/LMG passes 1 Morale Check, Next Squad Fails Morale Check, Last Squad Breaks

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Morale Check DR Results : 1 Morale Check Added to Dice Roll Results show Leader Breaks, One Squad Pinned, remaining 2 Squads Break under Fire

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Russian Player Setup:
SSR: Entire Stone Building/All Locations/ are

Considered Fortified

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Turn One German Move Phase Continued:
B 59 German Units Enter
1. PV IV J Enters B59 2 MP/1 MP Enter/ 1 MP/ Smoke Discharge # 9/ Dice Roll 6 = + 2 Smoke Dispersed placed in Entry Hex
Smoke Discharge Modifier + 1 Buttoned Up
2. Defensive Fire must add + 2 Smoke Modifier to any To Hit / Fire Dice Roll attacks
3. Follow Up German Units use Smoke as Cover

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PZ IV J x 2/
SPW 251 Halftracks x 3/Passengers/
467 Squad x 3/ Leader 9-1/8-1/
Enter Board 59 from North, moving onto B22 ,
PZ IV J Remain in Motion/Halftracks Buttoned Up
Armor Column proceed to East Side of Fortified Russian Position

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Turn 3
Russian Player Observations:
B59 Units report Motor Noises from other side of Level One Hill, possibly preparing to attack.

B22. The SS /German Army Elements have setup a Temporary Command Post direct SW of the B22 Russian Fortified Positions in Stone Building,
where a concentration of Forces appears to be staging for concerted attack with B 59 SS Forces to West of Level One Hill
1. Lend Lease Armor has arrived from across the Gran, as well as one Anti Tank Section From B 59 to reinforce B 22 Units
2. Lend Lease Sherman Takes Hull Down Firing Position behind Roadblock/Wall
3. Anti Tank section provide Flank security

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Turn 3
German Player comments
1. SS and Army Units confer in the Temporary Command Post SW of B22 Soviet Fortified Position s in Stone Building,
2. Soviet Panzer Reserve has moved to SE Corner of their Fortified Positions
3. SS Armor with PZ IV J redirect to North Side to gain Firing Positions, and clear Wire if Possibly
Infantry attacks across front are to be continued to fix Soviet Rifle Elements in their Fortified Stone Locations
4. B59 SS / Army Units take Russian Position B 59
5.

Elements of Panzer Corp F, Unload from Halftracks move into Wood Building, with SS K G H .
SS JgPz IV moves North around Stone Building
to gain Firing Position and possibly clear Wire.
Armor entering Wire Bog Check DR of 5.
Armor does not Bog in Wire
To CLear Wire, color dr would have to be 1

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Turn 3 Russian Player Defensive FIre / ATR Squad Board 59 vs SS Jg Pz IV B22 Moving thru Wire to North Side of B 22 Building 1.Russian /ATR To Kill # 6 / +1 /25mm or Less 0-6 Hex Range Modified To Kill # 7
2. Vehicle Target Type To Hit # 10/ Modifiers/Target is Moving +2
3. To Hit Dice Roll 6 add Modifier +2 =8 result Hull Hit vs Jg Pz IV
4, Hull Armor Factor 4 subtract from To Kill # = 3
5. ATR To Kill DR 8 / result No Effect vs Tough Hide of German Assault Gun
6. To Kill DR of 3 would immobilize German Assault Gun
7. To Kill DR of 2 elimination

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Target Facing:
1. Front Two Hexes of Vehicle Covered Arc Front
2. Hex behind Front Hexes Side Target Facing
3.Back Two Hexes Rear Target Facing

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Target Facing in Example Shown. Side

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Turn 3 German Plan of Attack
1. SS 468 Squad w/LMG , hits another Russian 6 Minefield factor, moving to gain position in Russian Fortified Building,
2. Apparently the entire Russian Front Line is covered with MInes
3. SS Squad Mine Attack DR of 3/ 6 Fire Power Column / 3 Line/result /Casualty Reduction/ and 2 Morale Check
4. SS Squad is reduced to half Squad
5. 2 Morale Check DR of 12 Results in Casualty Reduction/half Squad is eliminated

6 PZ IV J will redirect Point of Attack to North Side, after Russian shifted reserve to South Side

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AT/AP Minefields: Minefields placed in Building Hex are considered to be in Ground Outside , the Building Hex
Infantry or Vehicles moving across the Ground Around the Building Hex are Targets for Minefield Attack
One inside Building Units may Move between Building Locaitons
AP Minefield attack vs Armor on 6 Firepower Column/ KIA result immobilizes Tank/ any other Result No Effect

The AFV would not be attack by Minefield unless using Bypas
The Squad moving from Wooden Building across Open Ground/Mines/ Into Stone Building would be attacked by Minefield in Open Ground Portion Between Buildings

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Turn 3: German Player Attack Order B22
1. SS Squad in Wood Building crosses Minefield into Stone Building Location/ Minefield is planted in Open Ground around Stone Building only,- and does not extend across Hex Lines unless another Minefield is placed in an adjoining Hex.
2. SS Squad Casualty Reduced /passes 2 Morale Check continues moving From Stone Building To Wood Building on East Side Stone Building
SS Hlaf Squad will be subject to same Minefield , in all open Ground area of NW Stone Building Location /HEX
SS Half Squad Minefield attack Dice Roll of 9/ No Effect/ SS Half Squad gains advanced Postion
3. SS 8-1 Leader /Squad at Command Post, redirect North to Follow Jg PZ IV (L) and Panzer IV J advancing to North Side of Large Stone Building
4. Panzer Corp F Infantry Support Elements, exit Command Post, to enter Half tracks as Passengers
5. Trailing PZ IV J r Bog Check Moving Thru WIre color dr of 1 clears WIre from Main B22 Road Approach to Bridge, clearing way for Halftracks to now
Storm the Bridge

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Turn 3: German Player Moves: Half Tracks MAY NOT Cross Trenches/ Take a High Risk attempting to Drive Thru WIre
AFV mus Take Bog Check crossing Trench and Wire
1. Jg PZ IV (L) move over Level One Hill to Take up Firing Postion
2. Halftracks Button Up , Move onto Level One Hill, in Motion, near Break in Wood Line, to Bypass Thru South onto B 22 Road , now Cleared of Wire
3. Infantry Support Elements move to Advanced Position to eliminate Advanced Soviet ATR Squad Near Woodline

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Turn 3: B 59
SS Jg PZ IV (L) avoids Road that may be seeded with AT Mine Factors/ 6 MP to Climb Level One Hill Grain Hex to reach Firing Position on Other side
Level One Hill. Ground Level Russian Units can see only the Forward Hexes of Level One Hill , and Cannot Fire at Jg PZ IV until it enters one of Forward Edge Level One Hill Hexes

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