George MC Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Bäke's Winter Storm I 14th December 1942 No 2 in the CMBB Combat History series Bäke Battles: “Der Mensch” In The East”, this scenario follows on from the earlier CMBB scenario "Bäke's Prelude at Pokhlebin". After the victory at Pokhlebin, General Raus is supremely confident in the superiority of his tank forces. In the steady rain of a brief thaw, 6th Panzer sent most of its mobile forces in a Kampfgruppe commanded by Panzer Regiment 11's Colonel Hünersdorff across the Aksay on the road toward Verkne Kumsky early on 14 December. Encountering only light opposition at first, most of the Kampfgruppe had just arrived in Verkne Kumsky around 9am when the first Soviet combined tank and infantry attack struck the village from the north. As this attack was being repulsed, reports from both captured Soviets and the II Panzer battalion's light recon platoon of Pz IIs indicated that a large Soviet tank force was on the move southeast of Verkne Kumsky. In order to "fully use his mobility and his full firepower to seek out the enemy in the open terrain", Col. Hünersdorff immediately ordered Major Dr. Bäke to take his reinforced II Battalion out of the village to find and destroy the reported Soviet tank force. Bäke used terrain cover to move his force some 4km south of Verkne Kumsky just to the west of the road and then turned them to the east. One of the most critical and intense tank battles in the history of the Eastern front is about to begin, and Major Bäke will be in the thick of it... Map size: 2.2km x 4km Total points combined: 13000 DESIGNERS' NOTES for "Bake's Winter Storm I" To make this battle playable within CMBB parameters we have slightly reduced the dimension of the battlefield and size of forces. Authors: George McEwan and Charlie Meconis Date: 14/12/42 Region: South Battle Type: Meeting Engagement Game Length: 60+ Number of Flags: None Time of Day: Midday Ground Condition: Light snow Temperature: Cold Weather: Fog Map Contours: Gentle Playing The Scenario Best played as H2H or as any side against AI with AI sticking to 'computer player uses scenario default'. If playing against the AI give it a combat experience bonus of at least +2. If played as H2H more experienced player should play the German You can playtest it at The Proving Grounds [ March 09, 2008, 01:21 AM: Message edited by: George Mc ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patboy Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 George, Another master piece of your great work, I suppose ? I like snow battle I must say, I already played your last" Bäke Prelude at Pokhlebin" and I really enjoyed it, Thanks for your scenarios. Pat AAR spoiler below.................................. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuirassier Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Another one already? Stop spoiling us so much, will you. I have just finished doing a setup for the German side. If anyone is interested in playing this scenario against me as the Soviets, please email me. My email is in my profile. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George MC Posted March 9, 2008 Author Share Posted March 9, 2008 Hi Guys Many thanks for the feedback - glad you are both enjoying it Patboy - you did well mate in Pokhlebin - good effort! Nine panzers lost eh? I managed to pretty much have two companies chewed up in my attack... Cheers fur noo George 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 The battle you've selected for your scenario is, as always, fascinating, George. You have a rare gift for creating fantastic battles. And your maps...well, they simply are the best. Your Charkow map still impresses me as much as it did the first time I saw it. And this one is another beauty. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George MC Posted March 10, 2008 Author Share Posted March 10, 2008 Hi Aragorn Hey very nice of you to say so All kudos to Charlie who has done the research including translating Schieberts books to give us the detail. Shame his books have never made into English they are a treasure trove of detailed info about these actions including radio logs ect. Cheers fur noo George 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuirassier Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Got my first pbem file for this scenario today and am now on turn 3 and have made contact with some T-70 scouts. Herr Bake hopes some 5cm AP shells will dispatch of them quickly... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George MC Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Originally posted by Cuirassier: Got my first pbem file for this scenario today and am now on turn 3 and have made contact with some T-70 scouts. Herr Bake hopes some 5cm AP shells will dispatch of them quickly... Good luck Herr Bäke! [ March 20, 2008, 01:42 AM: Message edited by: George Mc ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuirassier Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Thanks, I may well need it. The fog in the scenario sure makes the tank engagements interesting. Both sides are currently throwing in their tank reserves, yet no one can hit anything! I will probably write a review of the scenario at TPG once my opponent and I have finished. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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