The Volga is Reached! ETO (id:#60933)
Stalingrad, Russia 1942-09-14 ()
5: In Sight of the Volga (ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition))
HS 6: Just Fighting Through (HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower)
HS 7: We Know Where They Are (HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower)
CH154: The Central Rail Station (Critical Hit # 6.4)
CH 84: Every Man a Fortress (Special Edition '97 - Stalingrad)
CG-GE1: The Grain Elevator (Special Edition '97 - Stalingrad)
CH 84a: Every Man a Fortress (Critical Hit # 7.2)
O103.1: Storming the Station (On All Fronts #103)
O103.2: Confidence is High (On All Fronts #103)
O108.2: To the Ferry (On All Fronts #108)
O111.1: RS3: Enter the Dragon (On All Fronts #111)
PJ4.5: Kuibyshev Sawmill (OAF Playtester's Journal # 4)
ON01: At the Very Beginning (On Top Scenarios)
TAC23: Bain de Minuit a Tobrouk (Tactiques # 3)
VV17: Plus un pas en Arrière! (Vae Victis # 22)
JF 14: We Know Where They Are (Jitter Fire V)
DB054: Soldiers of the 62nd Army (Dispatches from the Bunker #23)
SF-1: Barce Beat Up (Special Forces)
VotG1: The First Bid (HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards)
VotG2: Russe! Drown in the Wolga! (HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards)
VotG5: The Specialists' House (HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards)
VotG3: Khopka's Crossing (HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards)
VotG CGIV: Savage Streets of Stalingrad (HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards)
VotG CGII: Drive to the Volga (HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards)
VotG 18: In Sight of the Volga (Operations Special Issue #1)
MK1: Devil's Summit (Hill of Blood: Mamayev Kurgan)
NTX01: Stalingrad-1 Depot (Fistful of Scenarios)
1: Los Silos de Stalingrad (Alea # 8)
#1: Devil's Summit (To The Volga! 2: Mamayev Kurgan)
RB#55: Height 102.0 (Stalingrad Baby Bounce 4)
ER#6: Staggered Approach March (Edson's Ridge)
Designer: Tom Morin
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanRussian
38.461538461538%

Overview:

None.
Attacker: German (Infanterie-Regiment 194, Pionier-Bataillon 171, Infanterie-Division 71 and Sturmeschütz Abteilung 244)
Defender: Russian (10th NKVD Division and 62nd Army , 62nd Army HQ and 133rd Heavy Tank Brigade and 42nd Regiment, 13th guards Division)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:17.0 D:20.5
AFVs: A:2
StuG IIIG x 2

D:2
T-34 M41
KV-1 M41

Guns: A:0 D:1
76.2mm PP obr. 27
PTRD-41 ATR x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Starter Kit 3 Rules. Woods are Stone Rubble, Orchards are Shellholes
Map Board(s): z
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2021-02-06(D) Vilis Pavulans vs Craig Renier Russian winA terrible nail biter. As the russians I managed to slow the german assault the first couple of turns by not using my Gun. The german Stuka was pounding everything to bits though, as soon as a AFV was on the board, it got wrecked. The game looked as a certain german win up until the end of turn 4 where it suddenly turned and looked like the russians could take it. The VASL dicebot did it´s work though chosing the germans as favourites. Every russian got hammered and it looked like the game was over. At the end, from the left flank came the last russian forces, rushing against a StuG and 2 where instantly killed, one was pinned but the last squad endured the fire to advance into E8, securing a shining medal and the victory.
2021-02-02(D) Dave Mareske vs Craig Renier Russian winFun scenario with lots of SSR to keep track of...almost makes it like playing Full ASL. The Germans methodically moved over the Russian positions, but ran out of time in the end. The Russian sniper did not do anything but the German Stuka did its job early taking out the dug-in AFV and demoralizing any troop movement. The HIP Russian gun on the north edge surprised a couple German MMCs moving too close, and cost them a turn or turn, but eventually fell in CC.
2021-01-21(A) Tommi Lehtinen vs T.T. Russian winFirst four rounds Germans methodically steamrolled the Russians. Stuka destroyed the T-34 on round 2 as well the Russian reinforcement infantry arriving on round 4 (Russian player forgot the Stuka and left majority of reinforcement as a stack). Further, the KV-1 was destroyed in close combat as it entered a building occupied by a German squad and leader. However a disaster stoke on round 5, when the Germans lost three leaders. One for the sniper, one (wounded 10-2) for a boxcar on self-rally and one for close combat. In addition the fourth one was tied in other close combat until the end of the game. With only two leaders both on the same flank the Germans could not rally their squads and lost momentum and the game.

Overall an interesting scenario. During the first rounds it looks very bleak for the Russian, but because the victory conditions require Russians to hold only one of the victory hex to win, I found the scenario rather balanced. The SSR rules for the sniper and the Stuka, even if somewhat overpowered in my opinion, spice up the scenario.

Due the many modification to the original map board there is a great need for overlays, so at least I prefer playing this scenario on VASL.
2021-01-21(D) M T vs T.L. Russian win
2020-12-15(D) Javier Rodrigo Ballesteros vs Carles German win
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194th Infantry Regiment on the ride at Stalingrad
Russian sniper
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.92Votes: 12
Views: 888
To-Play list count: 3
Estimated Play time: 7.3 hours
Recorded Games: 9
Archive recorded plays:
German4
Russian4
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
The Volga is Reached! [Confirmed]
[A] Russian 1
[D] German 4
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