Fieldmarshall
08-26-2003, 05:31 AM
Hey all, I need some playtesting done for a new scenario. The force makeup is as follows:
Hungarian Mechanized
Soviet Infantry
January 1945 Hungary --Operation Konrad
Here is the General Briefing...please email or post and I require feedback on balance on the map and the briefing. Thanks!
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Title: The Last Blitzkrieg
Type: Axis Probe (Semi-Historical)
Year: January 8, 1945
Location: South Eastern Hungary, North of Lake Balaton
Weather/TOD: Light Snow/Blizzard/Mid-Day
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By Niles "Fieldmarshall" Hirschi
Special Thanks To All The Playtestors:
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Scenario Background:
Operation Konrad has already begun to bog on it's 5th day. The
German's are meeting stiff Russian resistence in the hills and valleys
that they must fight through to reach the Danube. The III. Pz Corps
is meeting stiff resistence in the south and the delay is giving the
Russians time to re-group and counter attack. It is believed that the
first counter attack will come from fresh Russian troops funneled from
Osi, on the southern flank of the pincer. In order to secure the southern
flank, all conduits from Osi and other towns must be severed in order
to prevent a Russian counter attack that would repulse our offensive in
the sector. Hungarian reserves (Elements from the I. Kav Corps) were
assigned to help 'stopgap' and secure the southern flank of the already
stalling southern pincer of "Operation Konrad (I)"
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Historical Background:
Budapest was a trump card that would help the Germans carry out
their new, and very ambitious plans in the Balkans. The Germans planned
an offensive that would force the Russians to fight for the western bank
of the Danube and recapture Budapest. The IV. SS Panzer Corps was
transferred from the Polish front to Hungary for that very purpose.
The IV. SS Panzer Corps consisted of two crack SS Panzer divisions:
The 5. SS 'Wiking' and the 3. SS 'Totenkopf' Panzer divisions. The day
after IV. SS Panzer Corps. was transferred to Hungary, Kampfgruppe Dorr
(SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 9 'Germania' commanded by
Obersturmbannfuehrer Hans Dorr) were also transferred to Hungary to
help bolster German lines and increase morale among the ambivelent
soldiers. They were transferred to Hungary to spearhead Hitler's newest
offensive on the eastern front: Operation Konrad. The offensive was
to be launched on the same day as Operation Nordwind in Alsace-Lorraine.
The "Konrad I" was a two pincer offensive. The III. Panzer
Corps. spearheaded the southern Pincer while the IV. Pz Corps spearheaded
the Northern pincer. The Northern pincer made great progress initially
while the southern almost immediately bogged down. Though the Russians
were scrapping the barrel for supplies, they attrited the Germans enough
to slow down their advance through the hilly Gerecse and Pilis heights.
The Red Army mined and fortified what few good roads existed and fought
fiercely for every inch of ground. Fifteen days after the offensive was
launched, it bogged down and was halted. The Germans attempted a
"Konrad II" which would be an additional pincer that would break through
the lines and allow the offensive to continue. "Konrad II" failed and the
Germans never reached the banks of the Danube again. After the failure
of the two 'Konrad' operations Germany again prepared an offensive
against the Russians. Hitler would again attempt an offensive in Hungary,
but this time to recapture precious fuel reserves. The operation
'Fruhlingserwachen' (Spring Awakening) was even less successful than
its prelude 'Operation Konrad'.
(sorry about the choppiness but thats what happens when you paste things.)
[ August 26, 2003, 05:22 AM: Message edited by: Fieldmarshall ]
Hungarian Mechanized
Soviet Infantry
January 1945 Hungary --Operation Konrad
Here is the General Briefing...please email or post and I require feedback on balance on the map and the briefing. Thanks!
------------------
Title: The Last Blitzkrieg
Type: Axis Probe (Semi-Historical)
Year: January 8, 1945
Location: South Eastern Hungary, North of Lake Balaton
Weather/TOD: Light Snow/Blizzard/Mid-Day
---------
By Niles "Fieldmarshall" Hirschi
Special Thanks To All The Playtestors:
---------
Scenario Background:
Operation Konrad has already begun to bog on it's 5th day. The
German's are meeting stiff Russian resistence in the hills and valleys
that they must fight through to reach the Danube. The III. Pz Corps
is meeting stiff resistence in the south and the delay is giving the
Russians time to re-group and counter attack. It is believed that the
first counter attack will come from fresh Russian troops funneled from
Osi, on the southern flank of the pincer. In order to secure the southern
flank, all conduits from Osi and other towns must be severed in order
to prevent a Russian counter attack that would repulse our offensive in
the sector. Hungarian reserves (Elements from the I. Kav Corps) were
assigned to help 'stopgap' and secure the southern flank of the already
stalling southern pincer of "Operation Konrad (I)"
---------
Historical Background:
Budapest was a trump card that would help the Germans carry out
their new, and very ambitious plans in the Balkans. The Germans planned
an offensive that would force the Russians to fight for the western bank
of the Danube and recapture Budapest. The IV. SS Panzer Corps was
transferred from the Polish front to Hungary for that very purpose.
The IV. SS Panzer Corps consisted of two crack SS Panzer divisions:
The 5. SS 'Wiking' and the 3. SS 'Totenkopf' Panzer divisions. The day
after IV. SS Panzer Corps. was transferred to Hungary, Kampfgruppe Dorr
(SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 9 'Germania' commanded by
Obersturmbannfuehrer Hans Dorr) were also transferred to Hungary to
help bolster German lines and increase morale among the ambivelent
soldiers. They were transferred to Hungary to spearhead Hitler's newest
offensive on the eastern front: Operation Konrad. The offensive was
to be launched on the same day as Operation Nordwind in Alsace-Lorraine.
The "Konrad I" was a two pincer offensive. The III. Panzer
Corps. spearheaded the southern Pincer while the IV. Pz Corps spearheaded
the Northern pincer. The Northern pincer made great progress initially
while the southern almost immediately bogged down. Though the Russians
were scrapping the barrel for supplies, they attrited the Germans enough
to slow down their advance through the hilly Gerecse and Pilis heights.
The Red Army mined and fortified what few good roads existed and fought
fiercely for every inch of ground. Fifteen days after the offensive was
launched, it bogged down and was halted. The Germans attempted a
"Konrad II" which would be an additional pincer that would break through
the lines and allow the offensive to continue. "Konrad II" failed and the
Germans never reached the banks of the Danube again. After the failure
of the two 'Konrad' operations Germany again prepared an offensive
against the Russians. Hitler would again attempt an offensive in Hungary,
but this time to recapture precious fuel reserves. The operation
'Fruhlingserwachen' (Spring Awakening) was even less successful than
its prelude 'Operation Konrad'.
(sorry about the choppiness but thats what happens when you paste things.)
[ August 26, 2003, 05:22 AM: Message edited by: Fieldmarshall ]