WG202: "JADHE'S TIGERS"

Scenario Designer: Pete Pollard; updated 130615

East of Lake Peipus, September 23, 1943: The Russians have displaced the Germans from the Narva line, but now their advance is slowed by a series of delaying actions. General Küchler begged Hitler to allow Army Group North to fall back to the Panther Line. Units of the 2nd Shock Army came headlong into elements of the the 11th SS "Nordland"setting up perimeter defense around yet another Russian village, soon to the last in the Russian heartland.

VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Russian player must clear the village center (enclosed by the roads) on board 3 of all unbroken German squads at the end of GT6. AFV's, leaders, crews, and broken units do not count toward or against these victory conditions. (A berserk SS or unit in melee can provide a German victory). The German player wins by avoiding the Russian Victory conditions.

BOARD LAYOUT:

3
4
North

SCENARIO SEQUENCE:

Germans Setup First	1	2	3	4	5	6	END
Russians Move First

GERMANS FORCES:

AT START: German forces at set up (Elements of the 11th SS "Nordland"). Any whole hex completely on board 3. The ATG and crew may set up HIP
1x9-1; 1x8-1; 1x8-0; 8x658; 4x248; 1xHMG; 1xMMG; 2xLMG; 1xPzsk; 4xPF43b, 1xRadio; 1x50L ATG; 1xSPW251/1
TURN 3: Turn 3 (enter west and/or south edge hexes)
2xPzKwVIE; 1x9-2 AL

RUSSIAN FORCES:

AT START: Russian forces at set up (any whole hex of board 4)
1x9-1; 1x8-1; 1x7-0; 5x628; 17x447; 1x237, 2xMMG; 2xLMG; 1xATR; 1xDC; 1x76* INF (w/H6); 2xSmoke (SSR)
TURN 1: (enter north edge of board 4)
3x T34/76c, 2xSU122*

SPECIAL SCENARIO RULES:

WG202.1: COI supplemental rules B: (Armor Crew Morale); ;J ( Russian Entrenchments) and M: (Location of Hits) are in effect.

WG202.2: The German player may not attempt radio contact until German Turn 1. The German OBA is limited to 2 missions of 81mm.

WG202.3: All buildings are of wooden construction.

WG202.4: Treat all level one hills as ground level. Treat all level two hills as level one.

WG202.5: The hidden ATG and crew need not define their CA until it is revealed. These units may remain hidden EVEN if other units in the hex fire or move.

WG202.6:During the course of the game, the Russian 628s may place a total of two (2) smoke counters

WG202.7: SIDE SELECTION PROCEDURE:Each player takes one marker of each nationality and simultaneously reveals their choice of side. If opposing sides are selected, those sides are assigned. If the same side is chosen, the players bid for side with the lower rated (seed) player bidding first. Bids may start at '0' and progress in whole numbers only. The bid is the number of dominate AT START squads to be added to the opposing side. The bid continues until one player accepts the opposing side whose force is augmented with that bid. Please report the bid, winning side and comments (i.e. uneven die rolls at key moments) as this data will be used for balance modification the scenario prior to its published form.

PLAYTEST STATUS: This scenario is currently in playtest (Beta Release), please contact Squad Leader Academy to join this effort. The 'final' version will be published as a SQLA/Wargame Academy (WGA) scenario pack.

AFTERMATH: The typical German response was to bolster the stretched defense by providing support from a mobile fire brigade. Abteilung 502, with the leadership of Major Willy Jahde, blazed a path clear of Russian tanks,. The gap was filled allowing the necessary time to establish another defensive position before the Panther Line.

COI TUTORIAL NOTES (BThomson)

ATG are the same as SQL. Two shots, may shoot at different hexes, have a gun shield, are limited in movement.
INF guns are the same as ATG, but must fire both shots at the same hex. They also have an gun shield and weaker AP kill number unless a rare HEAT shell is available (1942+)
SS are hard to kill, shoot at any broken ones as they rally easily (only +2 DM and have a higher rally number).
Due to Penetration effects on AP ammunition, all tanks are equalized at short ranges. The SS must use their toys and CC numbers to keep the Russian AFVs at bay.
The hidden status of the German ATG is its best asset and threat to any Russian AFV attack. Once located it can be neutralized with risk by overrun or avoided.