Teltow Two-Step ETO (id:#62283)
(Schwerpunkt #20 ID: SP234)   [next]   [previous]
Designer: Evan E. Sherry
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Balance:
RussianGerman (SS)
50%

Overview:

The Soviet 9th Rifle Corps had crossed the Spree River and was attacking into the heart of Berlin. Simultaneously, elements of Aufklarungs Abteilung 11 were withdrawing northward from Britz, across the Teltow Canal toward Neukolln. Stalin tanks from the 89th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment were attempting to seize the bridge to cut the German escape route.
Attacker: Russian (Elements 9th Rifle Corps, 396th Guards Heavy SU Regt. & 89th Guards Heavy Tank Regt., 5th Shock Army)
Defender: German (SS) (Elements of SS Freiwillingen-Grenadier Division 11)  
5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:12.5
AFVs: A:6
IS-2m x 3
T-34/85
ISU-122 x 2

AFVs: D:5
PzKpfw VIB
StuH 42 (L)
SPW 250/1 x 3

Guns: A:0
PTRD-41 ATR
D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Bridge destruction dr after 2nd 250/1 crosses, another after 3rd crossing
Overlays: Rv1
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2023-04-01(D) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best German (SS) winVery fun game. Russians came in hard and managed to punch their tanks through the German line, but the Russian infantry got bogged down. The German reinforcements managed to get a halftrack across the bridge on Turn 2, with the other two hiding and waiting until Turn 5. Meanwhile, Dan's armor jammed the road to the bridge, but without their supporting infantry fell victim to street fighting and Panzerfausts. When the final Russian tank went down, the Germans were able to exit the required victory points for the game.
2023-04-01(A) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins German (SS) win
2021-08-28(D) Paolo Cariolato vs Alberto Biserni German (SS) win
2020-08-07(D) X von Marwitz vs Michael Koch Russian winScenario set during the last days of the war in Berlin. Some SS-units (with an ELR of 2) have to retreat across the Teltow Canal via a bridge that is set up by SSR to possibly blow up depending which German vehicles cross it.

True to the typical Schwerpunkt-style, this one goes right into action. However, this scenario feels like Schwerpunkt "extreme": Theoretically, the Germans can rush sufficient forces across the bridge in the turn they enter. But it is a gamble. And to get any forces across, they will have to sacrifice other units that are scarce. On the other hand, the Russians - being equipped lavishly these days - must crash forward to interdict the path that the Germans can take. Unless the Germans have a flawed setup, this will make the Russians bleed.

Being a short 5-Turn affair with the situation as described, there is a certain danger for the scenario to be fickle. There is not much room for mistakes nor for an unbalanced share of good and bad DRs for both sides. If these prerequisites are met, then it will be a blast to play. Otherwise, it may be over for one side or the other pretty soon.

I had the Germans in this one. Unfortunately, despite 'knowing' that the units that have to cross the canal enter on turn two (i.e. after two Russian turns), I had it somehow in my head that they were entering only after one Russian turn. That makes, of course, a fundamental difference. That said, my setup would have been a bit different.

The Russians attacked along the southern flank with the objective of interdicting my entry area. The units I had there did not perform: I got down a FL with the LMG but then cowered with the inherent FP, cancelling the FL. This allowed the Russians to close in quickly in force. Had my mind put the timing of the German entry correctly, I would have had an extra squad in the area which was now sorely missing. Besides that, in Russian turn 2, I missed about 5 PF shots and X'ed out the PSK on the first shot. As a result, the Russians were in position to interdict my turn 2 units in force.

With my situation precarious at best, I decided to force a decision needing some luck by now. It was not to be: Two half-tracks were taken out by the T34-85 which had kept ROF. The StuH which I sacrificed for the passage of the halftracks did KIA the Russian FT and tied up some of his infantry including the 9-2. But as a 19 hex long-range CMG shot totally screwed up my infantry on foot attempting to rush past on the board edge, I was done in with not enough VP to get across the bridge.

I could have moved my reinforcements more prudently for sure, but my erroneous perception about the timing of the entry of my forces was the key to defeat.
2019-06-29(A) Tuomo Lukkari vs Jarkko Autio Russian win[Imported from ROAR]
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Danno Added a playing2023-04-02 01:35:50
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Estimated Play time: 5 hours
Recorded Games: 6
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Teltow Two-Step [Confirmed]
[A] Russian 7
[D] German 9
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