von Lucke Posted September 30, 2002 Share Posted September 30, 2002 From the Situation Briefing: Title: the Greyhounds Dash to Glory Type: German Attack Date: 15 January 1943 Location: Village of Sporonyy, on the Manych River, SE of Rostov Region: South Weather: Snow, Cold Terrain: Steppe, Light Snow Wind: Breeze from NE Length: 25+ Author: Blane "von Lucke" Rexford (blane2@flash.net) Background: 6th Army has been encircled at Stalingrad, and Operation Little Saturn is well under way. West of Stalingrad, the Southwestern and Southern Fronts, spearheaded by 2nd Guards Army, continue to press Army Group Don back toward Rostov in the hope of destroying that army group and cutting off Army Group A, now attempting a withdrawl from the Caucasus region. General von Manstein must hold Rostov, the key to all the railroad lines and supplies for Army Group A. To this end, von Manstein has directed the 16th Motorized Infantry Division (recently nicknamed the "Greyhounds" for their ability to move rapidly from one crisis point to the next), to disengage from the fighting south of Stalingrad and spearhead a penetration deep into the right flank of the over-extended 2nd Guards Army. To insure that this important task will be accomplished, elements of the newly created Heavy Tank Battalion 503 have been attached to the division. Aftermath: Spearheaded by the Tigers of sPzAbt 503, the Greyhounds drove straight through the Soviet lines to the high ground near Sporonyy, a suburb some 30km SE of Rostov. They then turned and assaulted the village. After a sharp fight, the bridge across the Manych was secured for further operations against the Soviet flank. The German success at Sporonyy (and later, at Samodurovka), seriously hampered the Soviet attack on Rostov, and led to the successful withdrawl of Army Group A from it's rapidly closing encirclement. Semi-Historical: 2300pts Reference: Jeffry Shields for his ASL scenario "Tebbe's Tigers". "Scorched Earth" by P. Carell "When Titans Clashed" by Glantz & House Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinCheng+ Posted September 30, 2002 Share Posted September 30, 2002 Send me! Please! To be frank, I am running "Hill 621" right now and it will take another day or two before I can summit my reviews on yours. Griffin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike the wino2 Posted October 1, 2002 Share Posted October 1, 2002 I'll take one just for fun. No time for a couple of days to play but I will see what I can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdmorse Posted October 1, 2002 Share Posted October 1, 2002 Okay Herr von Lucke, I will be happy to give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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