7 DAYS AT KURSK (2) – Hunting the hunters

 SITUATION REPORT

Morning of 5^th July 1943. The Russian outpost lines have been cleared by the preliminary attacks and the 2^nd SS Division’s attention now turns to the main defence position anchored on the Village of Beresoff (Beresov) with the 3^rd Battalion of the 3^rd SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment leading.  Due to the poor going on the approaches the Tiger Company and Sturmgeschutze battalion assigned to support the Grenadiers have not arrived to support the attack.

In the vicinity were M3 Stuarts of the 230^th Tank Regiment deployed in a security role.

The German attack started at 0330 hours. To prepare the way, the village was subjected to an Artillery preparation. This was then followed by an attack by Stukas.

As the dust began to settle, the leading companies launched their assault.  Soviet defensive artillery fire intensified and a unit of M3 Stuarts carrying soviet Infantry launched a counterattack towards the flank of the battalion companies.  The lead German company, seeing this, then launched its own desperate counterattack with a platoon of grenadiers.

Scenario Type: Platoon

THE BATTLE

Play the game on a 4 x 2 table.

The Soviet security unit is defending and is deployed on table in the top left corner no more than 12” from the edges, facing towards the bottom right corner.  The soviet Infantry platoon must begin mounted on the Stuarts as tank riders. 

After the defenders are placed, the Germans are deployed up to 9” from the Northern Table edge, up to half of the table width. The German player is the attacker and takes first turn.

 VICTORY CONDITIONS

The soviet unit must exit the Eastern table edge with 50% of its Strength or force the Germans to retire.

The Germans must prevent the exit.

Special Rules (Optional)

Due to the confused fighting the Soviet units do not benefit from the Stal, Stal, Stal Special rules.

The German infantry sections have the assault troops special rule.

Remove the 5BR Counters

 

FORCES

GERMAN FORCES (elements of 10th Company)   Separate Panzer Grenadier Platoon Command Squad (with AT Grenades)   Panzer Grenadier Platoon (All German squads have AT Grenades) (All MG Teams have the MG42 Upgrade)   Total Battle Rating: 19 Officers 2

RUSSIAN FORCES   Armoured Security Patrol 4 M3 Stuart Tanks   Soviet Rifle Platoon (as Tank Riders)     Total Battle Rating: 13 Officers: 1

 

Pacific in 15mm

 The new BG Pacific War supplement means a couple of figures can move up the painting queue.

Additional Winterhose 43 figures

 

Revised WW2 Soviet Platoon

 For some reason I thought I had posted these over a year ago, but I can't find the post. So here goes.  This was to refresh my WW2 soviets with some of Martin's new range and a repaint of some of the very first figures he produced.