Pipkorn's Attempt ETO (id:#66804)
See Also: Pipkorn's Attempt by Volfoni Brothers
Designer: Eric Bongiovanni
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Balance:
German (SS)Russian
64.705882352941%

Overview:

For the initial attempt to breakout from the Halbe Pocket, the German 9th Army formed two spearheads for the attack. Kampfgruppe von Luck, centered on the remnants of 21st Panzer Division, would form the northern spearhead, while Kampfgruppe Pipkorn, comprised of the remnants of the 35th SS-Polizei-Grenadier-Division, would form the southern spearhead. Both kampfgruppen would be reinforced by panzers, including Tiger IIs of schwere SS.Pz.Abt 502 and Panthers of Pz.Abt. ‘Stahnsdorf II’. Kampfgruppe Pipkorn was commanded by SS-Standartenführer Rüdiger Pipkorn. Pipkorn’s plan was to attempt a breakthrough via the road hub of Baruth, a well defended town surrounded by soggy fields.
Attacker: German (SS) (Kampfgruppe Pipkorn, SS.Polizei-Grenadier-Division 35, Panzer-Abteilung 'Stahnsdorf II' and schwere SS-Pz-Abt.502)
Defender: Russian (329th Rifle Division)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:16.0 D:12.0
AFVs: A:5
PzKpfw VIB
PzKpfw VG x 2
JgdPz 38(t) x 2

AFVs: D:4
IS-2 x 2
T-34/85 x 2

Guns: A:0 D:0
50mm RM obr. 40

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Plowed Fields (B15.6) are Bog (D8.2), SG (D8.21), A: Late War SS (A25.11)
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
T-34/85 is mistakenly set as ST turret. It is the normal FT.GS/Vic Provost
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-12-02(D) Eric Partizan Eric vs Russian winRussians win at the last turn with 21VP vs 16 VP. Only one tank left (a T34/85) and 4 melees at the end.
2024-11-10(D) Will Willow vs Randy Shurtz Russian win
2024-09-02(D) Øyvind Jacobsen Bjørkås vs Tuomo Lukkari German (SS) winI tried a concentrated defenders around the square with both Stamina dug-in in the square, and with just a few skirmishers in front. Tuomo crushed this defend with an attack on his left and in the centre. He got a nice Death Star into the two story house in the middle. He had a run of bad luck with one of his panthers which malfed his gun, repaired it again only to fall in a cellar. «Cellar Tuomo» took his revenge by critical hits on both Stalins, one with Bounding fire from a Panther and one with a shrek. I conceded in round 3.
2024-08-21(A) Tuomo Lukkari vs Olav Heie German (SS) win
2024-06-18(D) Craig Renier vs Dave Mareske Russian winThe Germans attacked along the south side of the battlefield initially making good progress. The Russian IS-2s were able to slip away from Pf and AFV shots while the infantry withdrew slowly in good order. The Germans got bogged down in the center, stuck in a multiple turn melee, unable to break the Russian defenders while simultaneously breaking themselves while the Russian sniper wreaked havoc. In the final turns, few attacks worked for the Germans while the Russians were generally successful. It came down to the final turn when the Russians had to regain 3 VPs. Successful Prep Fire followed by missed Pf gave the Russian the win.
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Bongiovanni Added a playing2024-12-02 13:28:23
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Avg Rating: 7.23Votes: 13
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To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 6 hours
Recorded Games: 10
Archive recorded plays:
German (SS)5
Russian5
Drawn:0

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Pipkorn's Attempt [Confirmed]
[A] German 6
[D] Russian 1
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