Operation Wintergewitter aimed to relieve the besieged Sixth Army in Stalingrad under General Friedrich Paulus. With limited reserves, the 6th Panzer Division played a pivotal role after arriving from France. Following Operation Uranus, which encircled the Sixth Army, the Red Army consolidated its gains in the Stalingrad Pocket. The German High Command sought a quick breakthrough, capitalizing on the element of surprise.
This felt tough for the Russians, though partly because of my opponent's skilful defence. The ground snow proved more of a problem than I expected; that extra MF uphill/downhill made quite a difference to my exit attempts. And the 45L AT Guns' relatively low TK number was offset by their high RoF, meaning several chances to get the low-ish rolls they needed. Even so, it went down to the final turn, but I conceded when it was evident that the Germans could not exit sufficient units to win.
2024-06-20
(D) Simon Staniforth
vs
Andy Bagley
Russian win
My opponents has already written this one up. I was lucky to get one of the tanks with an IF CH and took another out in CC. A few breaks at the wrong time for the Germans and there were insufficient numbers in the Exit area to achieve the required VP
2024-03-25
(D) Eric Partizan Eric
vs
Michel Bongiovanni
Russian win
2024-03-01
(A) Dan Best
vs
Kermit Mullins
German win
2024-03-01
(D) Kermit Mullins
vs
Dan Best
German win
Very fun game that came down to the wire and the final movement phase. Germans managed to get 14 points off at the very end. Highly recommend this one!