OAF 33.3"Outside Stalingrad"

Scenario published in ON ALL FRONTS, issue #33. Original author was R. Rhoad; Modifications/clarifications made from its published form by Bill Thomson; Updated 100713

Kietskaya, 120 miles northwest of Stalingrad, November 29, 1942: Operation Uranus, the Russian counteroffensive falls on the flanks of the German Sixth army. The weak satellite armies were ill equipped for the task.

VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Russians player win by exist 15 squads off the south edge by turn 7. AFVs with count as two squads if all armament is functional. If some but not all armament is functional, the AFV is worth 1 squad. AFV crew are worth 1/2 squad if exited on foot.

BOARD LAYOUT/SCENARIO SEQUENCE:

RUSSIAN FORCES:

• Elements of the Russian 65th Army - setup north of hex row Z or enter on as passengers of Turn 1 forces.:

1x10-2; 1x9-1; 2x8-0; 6x628; 9x447; 3xLMG; 2xMMG; 2x50mm MTR

• Russian armor support - enter on any north edges hexes on Turn 1:

4xT34/76C

AXIS FORCES:

• Elements of the Rumanian Third Army - setup south of hex row X inclusive:

1x8-1; 2x8-0; 2x7-0; 12x347; 4x227crew;1x118(-2); 1x118(-1); 3xMMG; 3xLMG; 1x28LL ATG; 1x81mm MTR; 2x47 ATG

• German 48th Panzer Korps liaison - setup south of hex row X inclusive:

1xSpw250/1; 1x91ss; 1x248ss

• Rumanian armor support - enter on any south edges hexes on Turn 4:

1xPzKw38t (37); 1xPzKw38(t) (37L)

SPECIAL SCENARIO RULES:

• OAF33_3.1: TERRAIN: All orchard hexes are considered open ground; all buildings are wooden.
• OAF33_3.2: WEATHER: Gusting wind (115.6) from the east, Falling Snow (111.5).
• OAF33_3.3: Russian 628s have snow smocks. [COD 111.81] Any troops or vehicles specified as wearing snow smocks or special winter camouflage during any snow scenario receive a +1 DRM when fired on by infantry or direct ordnance Fire (TO HIT roll) unless they are occupying a building or bunker. The T34s do not have special winter camouflage and do not benefit from having 628s as passengers.
• OAF33_3.4: All Rumanian SWs and guns are considered Rumanian although German gun counters must be used. Rumanian crews 227 (broken side 6) are not in the game set although they exist in VSQL. German 247 crews can be substituted but play with the ratings stated above. Note the 47ATG lacks a gun shield.

KEY COI & COD RULES:

• 111.5 FALLING SNOW: This condition does not enact snow rules (61 or 111.8).
• 111.51 Environmental Conditions are diced for normally but a roll of ‘5’ or W is considered ‘Moderate’.
• 111.52 Falling Snow is in effect at the start of the scenario but will stop on a Wind Change dice roll of ‘12’. Once stopped, falling snow can occur again on a Wind Change dice roll of ‘10’ or higher. Should the snowfall cease, Visibility Limits are still restricted by Heavy Overcast and air support is still unavailable. Should a ‘2’ Wind Change dice roll occur while there is no snow falling, the weather reverts to "clear".
• 111.53 The range of all infantry type weapons is halved (fractions rounded up). Direct ordnance fire vs infantry at greater than 6 hexes must add + 2 (case K) to the TO HIT dice roll. In addition, infantry fire aimed directly against the Wind Direction (102.5) during Heavy Wind Force is halved as Area Fire. Direct ordnance fire vs any target against the Wind Direction during Heavy Winds at any range must add + 2 (case K) to the TO HIT dice roll.
• 111.54 No smoke of any kind other than that inherently attending fire may be present on the board.
• 111.6 GUSTY WINDS: Environmental Conditions are resolved normally except that Wind Force is always either ‘No Wind’ or ‘Heavy Winds’. Normal Wind Force changes (102.7) have no effect. The Wind Change dice roll is still made at the start of every Rally Phase but no wind is present during that player turn unless the Wind Change dice roll is ‘10’ or higher in which case Heavy Winds are in effect for that player turn only with all the attendant effects of Heavy Winds.
• 102.62 If the result is ‘Heavy Winds’, the spreading fire DRMs for Wind Direction are doubled. Smoke of any kind has no effect whatsoever in scenarios while ‘Heavy Winds’ are in effect.