About His Shadowy Sides ETO (id:#61772)
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Prior Publication: FrF19 Friendly Fire Pack 3
See Also: About His Shadowy Sides by Friendly Fire
Dubysa, Lithuania 1941-06-24 ()
Designer: Erik Leander
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
RussianGerman
48.571428571429%

Overview:

The German advance seemed to progress as planned. But up north, the Wehrmacht had another thing coming. Beginning 23 June, repeated Russian attacks by units supported by heavy tanks met occasional success. The ponderous but heavily armed and armored KV-2s seemed impossible to handle for the unprepared Germans. One of these attacks prompted the hasty retreat of Panzer Abteilung 65, and even the battalion staff found themselves entangled with other units trying to get out of the way of the Russian juggernaut. Suddenly, it appeared as if a breach of the German line was a distinct possibility. Forces from the surrounding area were immediately ordered to counter the threat.
Attacker: Russian (2nd Tank Division)
Defender: German (Panzer-Abteilung 65, Panzer-Division 6 and Kampfgruppe Seckendorff and Abteilung II, Panzer-Regiment 11)  
7.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:11.5
AFVs: A:2
KV-2 x 2

AFVs: D:4
PzKpfw IVD x 4

Guns: A:0
50mm RM obr. 40
D:0
5cm leGrW 36

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Crews or AFVs may not control Buildings/rubble. D: 10-2 leader Wounded and can HIP set up
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-03-19(D) Jon Jaramillo vs Chris Larkin German win3 hrsIn our continuing quest to play all the BoF, I took the defending Germans in this one. Chris got a little Frisky with his big war machines and parked them close enough to my entry area so that my reinforcements entered and got to PB range against them. PB rear shots versus a tank with no ROF and no IF are pretty much the best you're going to do, so I knocked those out early. Even still Chris made a good game of it, taking 7 of the 9 buildings and having a chance to get the win on the last turn but his attack came up a little short trying to get those last two and the Germans came away with the win.
2024-08-29(D) Rich Weiley vs Dave Longworth Russian win
2024-03-09(D) Ric Hammond vs John Lehman German win
2024-01-13(A) Jack Wilson vs Lex L. Russian winInteresting scenario. 1st couple of turns is a Russian blitzkrieg, followed by several turns of a German counterattack. The VC give the Russians two paths to victory. Wipe out the German tanks (while not losing more than one of their own) or take and hold 9 building hexes. Considering how difficult it is for the German short barrel MK IVs to knock out the ponderous KV-2s, it is probably not advisable for the Germans to get into a tank duel. Nevertheless, if the Russian behemoths can keep from breaking down due to mechanical (un)reliability, those 152s can do a lot of damage to German infantry trying to assault the village.
2022-12-22(A) Pascal Boileau vs Cyril Dupuch Russian winA funny scenario. I was pretty lucky to destroy three German AFV and not to immobilize the Russian ones. Thanks to Cyril for staying a fair player when facing so unexpected low rolls from the other player.
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tatumjonj Added a playing2025-03-19 03:44:32
asloser Added a playing2024-11-08 20:51:25
Augie Linked the scenario to ROAR2024-09-28 14:33:46
Rich Weiley Added a playing2024-08-29 06:09:28
Ric of The LBC Added a playing2024-03-10 14:53:00
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.50Votes: 22
Views: 5413
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 5.9 hours
Recorded Games: 17
Archive recorded plays:
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Drawn:1

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About his Shadowy Sides [Confirmed]
[A] Russian 27
[D] German 27
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