George MC Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 New scenario available for playtesting Tankovyi Desant* In December 1944, somewhere on the Eastern Front, a Soviet armoured advance guard encounters a German Aufklarungs unit screening it’s Division’s withdrawal. *Tankovyi Desant means tank borne infantry assault Map Size: 2.8km x 2.4km Total Points Combined: 10500 Fictional Scenario This scenario contrasts the Soviet and German tactics used at this period of the war on the Eastern Front. For the Germans the heady advances of 1941 are long gone. Instead, the reality of a prolonged withdrawal under continuous Soviet pressure, punctuated by the odd local success prevails. This fighting withdrawal was destined to end in a bloody finale with the Western and Eastern Fronts meeting in Berlin. The irony of this period is that the Soviets were able, due to their superiority in armour and material resources, to put into practice the principles of deep penetration armoured combat on a scale the Germans had been only able to theorise about. Conversely the reality for the German armoured troops was fighting a defensive action involving short sharp local counter attacks to eliminate Soviet penetrations of the German MLR or using mobile rear guard units to ambush the Soviet advance guard, then bug out before things became to hot. This fictional scenario, based on combat accounts from “Tank Rider” by Evgeni Bessonov and “Total Detail: Sdkfz 250/1 Alt ‘GD’ Living History” by Richard Stone, recreates an encounter ‘somewhere’ on the Eastern Front in late 1944 between an advancing Soviet armoured column and a German kampfgruppe made up of elements from an aufklarungs battalion. Play recommendations Best played as H2H, or as German Vs Soviet AI. If playing AI it is recommended you stick to scenario default for the first play (thereafter let AI set-up units). Experienced players may wish to give the AI an appropriate combat experience boost. The challenge for the German player is to operate a series of recon missions to locate (and hopefully survive the contact) the advancing Soviet armoured group, then organise a suitable response. The Soviet player on the other hand has to maintain a suitable pace to advance whilst attempting to evade or destroy the German recon. Download it at http://www.the-proving-grounds.com/scenario_details_link.html?sku=952 As always feedback etc would be greatly appreciated. Cheers fur noo George Mc ps thanks to Bigduke 6 for the correct Russian translation of the scenario name. [ November 02, 2005, 04:36 AM: Message edited by: George Mc ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Hofbauer Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Originally posted by George Mc: New scenario available for playtesting Play recommendations Best played as H2H, or as German Vs Soviet AI. If playing AI it is recommended you stick to scenario default for the first play (thereafter let AI set-up units). Experienced players may wish to give the AI an appropriate combat experience boost. Download it at http://www.the-proving-grounds.com/scenario_details_link.html?sku=952 As always feedback etc would be greatly appreciated. Cheers fur noo George Mc was going to but the site requires registration. what ever happened to the scenario depot ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vixen Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 I think Scenario Depot went bye bye like 6 months ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJK Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 Originally posted by M Hofbauer: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by George Mc: New scenario available for playtesting Play recommendations Best played as H2H, or as German Vs Soviet AI. If playing AI it is recommended you stick to scenario default for the first play (thereafter let AI set-up units). Experienced players may wish to give the AI an appropriate combat experience boost. Download it at http://www.the-proving-grounds.com/scenario_details_link.html?sku=952 As always feedback etc would be greatly appreciated. Cheers fur noo George Mc was going to but the site requires registration. what ever happened to the scenario depot ? </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigduke6 Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Originally posted by George Mc: *Tankovyi Desant means tank rider Mr Picky says: Well, to be very accurate "Tankovyi Desant" actually means "Tank-borne infantry assault", roughly. If you want to say "Tank Rider", the term is "Tankoviy Desantnik." No hard feelings, just being picky. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinHarry Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Started this a german vs. AI. Took me a while to find the AI (or it finding me), but action has started now. Map is great as always from George. :cool: Anybody who wants to try that as german player (either PBEM pr vs AI), I can share a command map with you. It´s Paintshop Pro V7 format stuff. If you´re interested, droop me mal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George MC Posted November 2, 2005 Author Share Posted November 2, 2005 Originally posted by Bigduke6: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by George Mc: *Tankovyi Desant means tank rider Mr Picky says: Well, to be very accurate "Tankovyi Desant" actually means "Tank-borne infantry assault", roughly. If you want to say "Tank Rider", the term is "Tankoviy Desantnik." No hard feelings, just being picky. </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigduke6 Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 George, All in the spirit of Grog accuracy. And I like your site! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George MC Posted November 2, 2005 Author Share Posted November 2, 2005 Originally posted by Bigduke6: George, All in the spirit of Grog accuracy. And I like your site! Hi Bigduke6 Taken in the same spirit Glad you like the site - it's aged me ten years I'll tell you! Cheers fur noo George Mc 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinHarry Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 You can also try checking this scenario with a command map available here: http://the-proving-grounds.com/scenario_details.html?command=search&db=scenarios.db&eqskudatarq=962 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Those command maps look stunning! Very nice indeed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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