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swhitesell
United States
Joined 19/02/07
Last Visit 02/11/15
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Posted on 20 February 2012 at 04:05:19 GMT
Played a short BKC game this evening - Charles Grant's Positional Defense scenario from his book "Scenarios for Wargames". Feel free to stop by and have a look!

Steve


http://soundofficerscall.blogspot.com/2012/02/b...
pete
Wales
Joined 05/02/04
Last Visit 07/05/19
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Posted on 20 February 2012 at 09:26:11 GMT
Some good lessons learned Smile
big dave
United Kingdom
Joined 10/05/07
Last Visit 17/11/16
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Posted on 20 February 2012 at 10:08:41 GMT
good stuff!
swhitesell
United States
Joined 19/02/07
Last Visit 23/04/16
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Posted on 21 February 2012 at 00:29:38 GMT
Thanks gentlemen! Comments always welcome!Grin
Panzer-Kalle
Germany
Joined 16/07/05
Last Visit 12/02/21
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Posted on 21 February 2012 at 05:33:11 GMT
Very nice!

Can you give as an OOB? Was the artillery on request or scheduled?

Think the german artillery played a big role when defending a position.

Tankdestroyers should not be positioned with a LOS to the enemy. Better let the enemy come in and try to take them from the flank.

Cheers kalle
swhitesell
United States
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Last Visit 23/04/16
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Posted on 21 February 2012 at 23:00:06 GMT
Kalle,
OOB was very simple:

June, 1944
SOVIET:

1 BN CO (9)
1 HQs (8)
12 Stands Infantry
1 SPT Stand (MG)
3 x T-34/85

GERMAN:

1 KG CO (9)
1 HQs (8)
1 FAO (7)
4 Stands Infantry
1 SPT Stand (MG)
1 STUG Long Barrel
1 Wespe (purchased)
1 Nebelwerfer (purchased)
3 x rifle pits

Personally I am not sure if the Germans used their rocket artillery on an on-call basis. At least in modern terms, you can't "call in" an MLRS Barrage. It is either time-on-target, or prescheduled as part of a divisional or brigade fire support plan. So use of MRLs in the close fight is a somewhat controversial thing in my opinion. The German commander said machts nichts though, and used it anyway! Grin
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