Cramsie Scenario 002"Cavalry On The Bzura"

Attributed to Jason Cramsie (unconfirmed). Use of German GIA counters denotes suggestion of GIA rules. Modifications/clarifications have been made from its original published form by Bill Thomson.

Updated 150826

The Bzura River, Poland, September 10, 1939: The rapid advance of General von Rundstedt's army in the south had left his left flank vulnerable. At the very moment von Runstedt asked for more troops, the Poles attacked. General Tadeusz Kutrezba charged southward across the Bzura and hit the German left flank. Kutrezba achieved a tactical surprise and mauled the lone German unit on the south bank.

VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Polish player rolls on the table below. The roll is made in secret. After rolling on the table, a victory condition will be given for the resulting die roll.

DIE ROLL	DESCRIPTION	VICTORY CONDITIONS
1-2	Reinforce Central Front	Exit half of force off south edge of board 4.
3-5	Reinforce Warsaw Front	Exit half of force off of east edge of board.
6	Regroup in South Poland	Exit half of force off south edge of board 3.

SCENARIO SEQUENCE: [15 Game Turns]

German Setup First	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Restart
Polish Move First

BOARD LAYOUT
North
5	7	4	3

POLISH FORCES:

AT START: Elements of the Poznan Army; Enter in shaded area on map above;
- . 2x9-2; 1x9-1; 3x8-0; 2x7-0; 10x458; 0x447; 12x347; 1xMMG; 6xLMG; 1xATR;10xHorse

GERMAN FORCES:

AT START: Elements of Von Rundstedt's Army Group South: Start on boards 3 and 4
- . 1x9-2; 1x9-1; 2x8-0; 12x467; 2x247l 4xLMG; 1xMMG; 2x75mm/L12 INF ; 2xLight Truck
TURN 7: Elements of Reinforcement Group A: Enter north edge of board:
- . 1x9-2; 1x9-1; 2x8-1; 12x467; 1x247; 6xLMG; 2x50mm MTR; 1x105mm/L28 ART; 4xSdKfz11; 3xPzIB; 2xPzIID

SPECIAL SCENARIO RULES:

JC002.1: The river is shallow running with a moderate current northward.
JC002.2: German units may not move or fire on turns 1 or 2.
JC002.3: Rafting material is not available [165.6].

AFTERMATH: The badly mauled German unit mange to take a toll from the Polish attackers. But total German control of the air allowed them to quickly seal off the Polish breakthrough. Only a handful of Poles made it to Warsaw