The Dead of Winter ETO (id:#56523)
Avalon Hill (Classic ASL ID: T06)   [next]   [previous]
Prior Publication: AH: The General 24-2: ASL T6(Revision: MMP Website (Download))
See Also: The Dead of Winter by Avalon Hill
Designer: Unknown
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Balance:
RussianGerman
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Overview:

The German army was frozen in place. Bitter cold and deep snow made the thinly-clad Wehrmacht dig in and fight first for warmth, then the Russians. The Siberians were well equipped for war in the snow, but the Soviet High Command still threw them piecemeal at the German strongpoints. The much-heralded Soviet winter counteroffensive was in fact a series of small-unit actions amongst the white and evergreen of the Russian winter. The raid on the crossroads northwest of Staritsa was just one of many. To protect the critical crossroads, the Germans had cut a maze of trenchworks through the snow. If not in comfort, at least in cover, sentries peered into the snowy distance. Deep silence. Then, the sound of tank engines. The white, boxy shapes of T-34s with their snowmen-like supporting troops emerged from the east heading straight for the crossroads.
Attacker: Russian (31st Soviet Army)
Defender: German (Infanterie Regiment 18, Infanterie Division 26)  
4.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:6.0 D:3.0
AFVs: A:3
T-34 M40 x 3

AFVs: D:1
PzKpfw IVE

Guns: A:0 D:1
3.7cm PaK 35/36

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: DS, EW, roads buried. A: Winter Camo. D: German Pz IVE is dug-in.
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-04-07(D) Ben B vs Russian German winI felt like I was losing this entire game as the German defenders. I managed to eliminate one T34 and break a bunch of Russian infantry but lost my dug in tank and the AT gun couldn’t get anything but AP ammo which made it difficult to affect the remaining T34s. They both managed to exit the map but I had enough firepower to keep the Russian infantry to having things so easy and the Russians ran out of time before they could get enough units exited to clear the VP threshold.
2023-04-27(D) Jeff B vs Magnus Rimvall Russian win3 hrsRussians came on heavy south, no surprise with this being the route closest to the exit. A sneaky LOS eliminated a HS trying to relocate, early casualties the Germans could ill-afford with their tiny force. Extreme winter was especially hard on the Germans all game long, with the BMG breaking on the dug-in tank on Turn 2. It then proceeded to X-out it's MA on Turn 3, and the Russians were in position to start their exit off. The AT gun had yet to show its face. It would appear on Turn 4, knocking out a Russian tank, until it too succumbed to extreme winter and Xd-out. Both German leaders were eliminated, and a DC placement attempt bungled, but one intrepid HS was able to survive CC in the key hex of AA1. With both vehicles being needed to exit the board on the last turn, the Russians would be forced to weather two FLs in their bid to run around AA1. But extreme winter and cowering nullified both FLs, allowing the Russians an easy exit of 21 VP. Besides being a very statically boring defense, way too small and dicey for my liking.
2022-11-01(A) Simon Staniforth vs Mick Allen German winI’ve played this a couple of times before a few years back and don’t recall having so much trouble with the Russian tanks. Secret Bog DR activated on T2 and 2 of the platoon bogged with both going on to immobilise in subsequent turns. I was pushing through most of German infantry quite well but having lost a full squad to the 9-2/MMG combo when I strayed into their Bore Sighted hex, I was left with just 20VP mobile so needed to exit all of this for the win. The tank got off, passing various non-platoon NTC and reliability DRs, but the infantry was stymied by the last remaining squad. A quick to play scenario, I swapped the “0” leader for a Commissar rather then the “-1” figuring I could well need the extra VP
2022-08-20(D) Jonathan Kapleau vs Johnson, Bret German win
2022-08-15(D) John Nebauer vs Chris Harding German win
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Updated VASL Map (Dead_of_Winter.jpg)ImageFre207411328
T34s and WC (russ snow troops tanks.png)Imagehoxson1929
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Situation at end of GT5 (T6 end of GT5 and game.PNG)Imagedieneuner25423
VASL Log file (The Dead of Winter.vlog)VASL Game Logdmareske1037
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Estimated Play time: 1.9 hours
Recorded Games: 37
Archive recorded plays:
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Drawn:1

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The Dead of Winter
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