The Darkest Day ETO (id:#60111)
Central Stalingrad
1942-09-21 (4 others)
O111.2: RS4: The Nail Factory (On All Fronts #111)
ESG #57: Madagascar Snake Pit (Dezign Pak 5)
HazMo23: Empty Spaces (HazMo Scenario Pack 3: City of Steel)
WO46: Can Opener (Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2024)
ESG #57: Madagascar Snake Pit (Dezign Pak 5)
HazMo23: Empty Spaces (HazMo Scenario Pack 3: City of Steel)
WO46: Can Opener (Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2024)
Designer: Tom Morin
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
GermanRussian
Overview:
On 20 September, a civilian informed Lt. Dragan that a massive German buildup was taking place. Fortifications and street barricades were prepared as well as detachments of men armed with anti-tank rifles and molotov cocktails to combat tanks. The storm broke on 21 September, a day which Dragan would recall as "the darkest day" for his battalion.Attacker: German (Infanterie Regiments 191 & 211, Infanterie Division 71 / Aufklärungs 171 / Abteilung 244 / Pionier Bataillon 171)
Defender: Russian (42nd Guards Regiment, 13th Guards Rifle Division)
6.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:38.0 D:27.0 |
| AFVs: A:7 StuG IIIG x 5 StuG IIIB x 2 |
| AFVs: D:0 |
| Guns: A:2 7.5cm leIG 18 x 2 D:2 45mm PTP obr. 42 x 2 PTRD-41 ATR x 3 |
| Misc Rules: | A: Aerial bombardment and Stukas w D: 3 Fanatic Strongpoint buildings |
| Map Board(s): |
| Overlays: | NONE |
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Last Played:
| Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Time | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-31 | (A) Tom Kearney | vs | Al Saltzman | German win | Despite a rampant Russian sniper the Germans managed to clear the Nail Factory and most of the Rail Station. Good progress was made in nearly all areas and the Russians suffered heavy casualties. Al failed a PMC at the end of turn three and conceded. | ||
| 2017-02-18 | (A) Andy Hershey | vs | Keith Spurlock | German win | [Imported from ROAR] | ||
| 2017-02-18 | (D) keith Spurlock | vs | Andy Hershey | German win | [Imported from ROAR] | ||
| 2012-11-21 | (A) Will Willow | vs | David Lamb | Russian win | FTF | ||
| 2008-10-16 | (D) Fred Ingram | vs | Dave McLee | Russian win |
| Action | Date |
|---|---|
| Bongiovanni Added a playing | 2022-08-15 17:04:17 |
| wwillow Added a playing | 2020-07-06 18:05:43 |
| Rich Weiley Added a playing | 2020-06-07 12:05:46 |
| hoxson1 Modified the overlays | 2019-08-08 13:23:11 |
| hoxson1 Modified the misc. rules | 2019-08-08 13:22:57 |
| File | Description | User | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave vs Martin AAR (dd-aar.txt) | After Action Report | Dave | 2043 |
| The Darkest Day VoTG10 small AAR (This truly was among the darkest of days for the soldat of the Third Reich.rtf) | After Action Report | Panzer | 1563 |
| Set Up for Darkest Day (finalsetup.JPG) | Image | Panzer | 1496 |
| Partway through the German Bombardment (partialprepfire.JPG) | Image | Panzer | 1522 |
| End of German Turn 5 - Blood Fest - Hard going on the German due to CVP cap (End of German Turn 5.JPG) | Image | Panzer | 1555 |
| (!germ-soviet.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 966 |
| (stalingrad russ inf stone rubble.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 879 |
| The in-play map (darkest-day.jpg) | Map Image | Dave | 1347 |
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End of German Turn 5 - Blood Fest - Hard going on the German due to CVP cap
Set Up for Darkest Day
Partway through the German Bombardment
| Statistics: | |
| Avg Rating: 7.56 | Votes: 9 |
| Views: | 3978 |
| To-Play list count: | 2 |
| Estimated Play time: | 12.1 hours |
| Recorded Games: | 10 |
| Archive recorded plays: | ||
| German | 6 | |
| Russian | 4 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of today) The Darkest Day [Log in to Confirm or Edit] |
| [A] German | 5 |
| [D] Russian | 11 |