WWW 39 "Cherkasskoye"

This scenario was originally published in a World Wide Gamers booklet containing COD scenarios 81-90. Clarifications and modification have been made to the original scenario and modified by Bill Thomson. Original design was not credited.

Updated 051203; rev 0

Cherkasskoye, July 5, 1943: During the initial stages of the Battle of Kursk, some of the Wehrmacht's finest units were committed in order to break through the heavily fortified Russian positions. At Cherkasskoye, the finest of them all, Grossdeutcschland, was given the task of clearing the village and capturing the high ground beyond.

VICTORY CONDITIONS: The German player wins be being the last to solely occupy all the multi hex buildings on board 3 and all of the 3rd level hexes on board 2. The Russian player wins by avoiding the German conditions.

BOARD LAYOUT

North

SCENARIO SEQUENCE:

Russian sets up first	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	END
German moves first

RUSSIAN FORCES:

AT START: Elements of the 71st Guards Rifle Division; set up on boards 2 and/or 3 north of hexrow 6 on board 3.
2 x9-2; 1x8-;, 1x8-0; 12x447; 4x628; 2x237; 2x50cal; 2xMMG; 4xLMG; 2xRoadblock; 2x257 Bunker; 6xTrench; 9xWire; 2x57LL ATG
Per SSR: Elements of the 1st Guards Tank; enter via any north edge hex of board 2:
1xT34/76C; 1xSU122

GERMAN FORCES:

TURN 1: Elements of Grossdeutschland Division with support from the 11th Panzer Division, enter play via any south edge hex of board 3 on turn one or later:
1x10-3; 1x10-2; 2x9-2; 1x9-1; 1x8-1; 10x468; 4x838; 1xMMG; 6xLMG; 3xDC; 2xPzKwVB'; 1xPzKwIIIFlam; 2xSpw251/1

SPECIAL SCENARIO RULES:

W89.1: The German 838 engineers are limited to a total of 6 smoke counters per game.
W89.1: At the start of each Russian prep fire phase, the Russian player throws one die. If the result is equal to or less than the current turn number, the Russian enters his reinforcements during the Movement phase.
W89.3: The -3 To Kill DRM vs open topped AFVs with height advantage does not apply in the scenario; the -1 height advantage remains in effect (Both are eliminated in ASL; -1 applies to plane attacks only. Use of the -3 drm makes MMG/HMG halftrack killers as are immune to both To Hit and visibility concerns; killing on a 6 or less vs Germans SPWs in the front; 7 or less vs American halftracks in the front).

Aftermath: Using flame throwing tanks and Panthers to good effect, the Gross deutschland Division captured the village and heights as ordered. However, in the long term they could not effect the needed strategic breakthrough.