Hi! We got a new
battlereport between Zelang & Butcher001.
Zelang got a Udarny
Strelkovy from Red Bear, like a "hero" list passing checks at 3+ but
with option to take "no-hero" support for less points.
Here is its list.
Udarny
Compulsory Udarny Strelkovy Batalon HQ (p.53) - CinC
Rifle, 2iC Rifle, Battalion Komissar (40 pts)
- Sapper Platoon - 5x Pioneer Rifle, Supply
Horse-drawn wagon (130 pts)
Compulsory Udarny Strelkovy Company (p.54) - Command
Rifle/MG, 8x Rifle/MG (190 pts)
- Maksims HMG - Maksim HMG (25 pts)
Compulsory Udarny Strelkovy Company (p.54) - Command
Rifle/MG, 8x Rifle/MG (190 pts)
Shock Scout Platoon (p.55) - Command SMG, 4x SMG (165
pts)
Shock Heavy Mortar Company (p.57) - Command Rifle, 4x
120-PM-38 mortar (125 pts)
Gvardeyskiy Tyazhelyy Tankovy Company (p.46) - Command
IS-2 obr 1943, 2x IS-2 obr 1943, 3x SMG Tank Escort (435 pts)
- .50 Cal AA MG - 3x .50 Cal AA MG for IS-2 (15 pts)
Flame Tank Company (p.134) - Command OT-34/85 obr
1943, 4x OT-34/85 obr 1943 (220 pts)
Tank Destruction Company (p.136) - Command Rifle, 4x
57mm ZIS-2 gun (165 pts)
1700 Points, 7 Platoons
As usual, I take my
Peiper's Panthers, but at 1700.
Kampfgruppe Peiper
Compulsory SS-Kampfgruppe Peiper HQ (p.11) - CinC
Panther G, 2iC Panther G (325 pts)
Compulsory SS-Panzer Platoon (p.11) - Command Panther
G, 4x Panther G (815 pts)
SS-Panzer Platoon (p.11) - Command Panzer IV J, 2x
Panzer IV J (225 pts)
Gepanzerte SS-Panzergrenadier Platoon (p.12) - Command
MG, 4x MG, 3x Sd Kfz 251/1 half-track (145 pts)
- Command Upgrade - Upgrade Command MG to Command
Panzerfaust SMG, 4x Upgrade MG to Panzerfaust MG (must upgrade all MG) (50 pts)
SS-Canon Platoon (p.14) - Command Sd Kfz 251/9D
(7.5cm), 3x Sd Kfz 251/9D (7.5cm) (140 pts)
1700 Points, 4 Platoons
The table:
It’s a russian/west poland table, with crop fields,
some woods and a farm in the middle.
The mission:
Last night a soviet shock battalion tried to break
through the german lines. Although they achieved some success in their advance
they got cut from their lines and had to dug in the hills overwatching the
farm.
Kampfgruppe Armored Group Peiper from Leibstandarte
had been redirected to seal the gap before the soviets can meet with their
comrades and include their gains to their line.
So, CAULDRON WAS ROLLED!
Deployement:
Zelang deployed first, getting the big udarny with
sappers and the 57mm on the groung and the IS-2 in ambush.
For my part I decided to deploy PzIV and Panther,
hoping to attract his AT on my Panthers and then take the other three from the
other side.
As no deployment zone was available for me, no
Spearhead could be made.
Russian Deployment
German deployment
First turn I move my Panthers and PzIV to get a flank
on the enemy. His IS-2 deployed behind the hill at long range, firing on my
Panthers with two shots and on the PzIV with another one. Both shots on the
Panthers bounce off but the last IS-2 hits on the PzIV and blows it up. Three
shots, three hits…
Then his ZIS open up on the PzIV achieving only two
hits. Both failing its saves and then fails firepower… PzIV pass their morale.
The Panther platoon shows up first turn on the table
behind the IS. I remount both PzIV and get them behind a wood. For the moment
they are not useful and cannot trade shots with ZIS nor with IS…
The German reaction fire is effective destroying one
IS and bailing two at long range. He passes morale and keep them on the fight!
On the second turn he moves his surviving IS-2 to fire
on the Panthers, leaving the 57mm gone to ground as he thinks they would
survive better.
The IS-2 nails one Panther with its shot. Today the
soviet gunners are true heroes!
In its turn the germans panthers near the ZIS fire on
them and pin them before closing into a deadly assault, first blood for the
germans!
On the other side, the surviving panthers have moved
to better firing positions, firing on the IS, hitting them with two of their
three shots but the soviet steel bounces them all!
It’s the turn of the soviets and some OT34/85 make
their appearance on the battlefield. The IS-2 aims on the Panthers as he know
that firing on the doubling Stummels is not enough to stop them. The T34s fire
on the PzIV needing 6’s to hit. They get 3 of their 6 shots! Being at long, one
shot is bounced, but the other two get into the armour. Neither PzIV is blown, but
both are bailed, they check morale and pass. The IS-2 fires on the Panthers,
but the gunner misses his aim and fails.
The german pzgrenadier arrives and doubles to get near
the stummels and the panthers, now we are olding an objective, but he has lots
of men to throw and get an endless battle…
The PzIV remount and fire on the OT34s missing, the
Panthers, being repositioned fire on them, nailing one. At last the Panthers on
the left hit the thin side armor of the IS-2 destroying, another for the LAH!
The following turns are a little confused, all
remaining Russian troops arrive, the OTs get into cover from the Panthers and
open fire, getting nothing. The mortars set up and nail two Stummels, the Russian
infantry begin a firefight with the grenadiers and kill lots of stands, but
they hold.
The Panthers fire on stationary on the OTs, killing
them all. Then the PzIV move to assault range of the mortars as the Panthers
fire and assault the infantry, losing noPanthers and sending the Russian platoon
to morale. The Russians fail, then the commander and the komissar fail. They
are on company morale and having no CiC or 2iC lose the battle.
Conclusions:
Zelan: (I’ve put them as he sent me in an e-mail, in Spanish).
1) La lista era una udarny basada en un gran peloton para que tuviese el
quantity of cuality.La lista eran 7 pelotones de los cuales 3 eran antitanques
los is 2 los ot34 85 y los zis 2 estos dos ultimos con at bajo para los tanques
medios pesados alemanes panthers tigers etc de los cuales a larga le rebotan la
mitad de los proyectiles.
La lista no es mala solo que como te vuelen los is te quedas en pañales
porque no tienes fuego de reaccion ni te puedes poner a mantener un fire vs
fire ante panteras alemanes otro punto de la lista es que tambien dependiendo
de la mision que te toque.
2) La mision la ratonera o el caldero es una putada para el defensor el
cual despliega en mi caso 3 pelotones uno en emboscada inmediata y el atacante
despliega la mitad de sus pelotones y despliega a tu alrededor al igual que las
reservas mientras que el defensor tiene que tirar para ver por donde entra lo
cual te va a agobiar durante toda la partida otro punto es que EL ATACANTE
PONEN LOS OBJETIVOS seran nazis¡¡¡ Esto aplica cierta ventaja por que puede
decidri que pelotones le vienen mejor para poder capturar uno de los dos
objetivos.
3) El tablero estaba molongo no tengo que decir mas sobre esto
4) El planteamiento de la partida como siempre que juego con rafa
empieza mal los panteras eran superiores a los tanques que llevaba proporcion 2
a 1 para los tanques que les podian destruir decidi desplegar los zis los is
(emboscada inmediata) y una de udarny a la que le uni los mandos de la compañia
y los zapadores luego en reserva decidi dejar otra udarny, morteros, ot34-85 y
los scout.Cuando murieron los is ya estaba todo perdido y no se pudo hacer mas
nada :(
5)Conclusion como siempre que juego con rafa me lo
paso superbien y la lista creo que solo hay que meterle mas at pero eso de que
sean falso veterant se nota asin que nada a dal cela y pulil cela a la lista
Butcher: Well, a good fight, cauldron puts the strain
on the defender as he gets enemies on all the sides and only begin to receive
forces on turn three onwards. Udarny is a great list having very tough defenses
with their infantry and allowing cheap support no being all hero units.
For my part, my men worked as I expected, winning the
firefights, once the mobile and AT enemy units were killed there was no option
for the win for my opponent. Good fight Zelan!
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