Ponyri Campaign

[Cuirassier]

Does anyone have a copy of JasonC's Ponyri Campaign (series of scenarios) that they would be willing to send me? I lost my copy when my computer crashed awhile back and AFAIK he did not post the campaign on any scenario websites. Thanks.

[Der Alte Fritz]

Yes I do - drop me an email and I will send it to you.

But I am sure that all JasonC's scenarios are at the Proving Grounds - he just never translates them up to the Scenario Depot

[Der Alte Fritz]

Hello

I had a look for it this afternoon but cannot find it! Which was very annoying as I was convinced that I had all of JasonC's scenarios on file as a taken.

If you do get it, please send me a copy.

Apologies again.

DAF

[Cuirassier]

No problem. Maybe Jason will be along shortly to email it to us.

[Der Alte Fritz]

I emailed him about it but it bounced back.

[Blazing 88's]

My PM to you guys says this...

I have these in my CMBB scenario folder:

Ponyri ExpressKP.cme

Ponyri ExpressSP.cme

Ponyri Push.cme.

I have no idea if these are JasonC's or not.

If you would like them message me your e-mail address.

Edit:

They are available in this download @ CMMW. SORTED_SCENARIOS_10_SUMMER_43_PHILIPPE http://cmmods.greenasjade.net/mods?author_id=19&game_type=3

[Der Alte Fritz]

Here is a list of the scenarios -

PC Recon - Dawn on 5 July, a German advance guard drives in outpost positions of the Russian 81st Rifle division.

PC Break In - Later in the morning of 5 July, the main assault begins. First full sized scenario.

PC Second Line - Dusk of the first day, the Germans have advanced as far as the reserve positions of the 81st Rifle division.

PC Into Ponyri - Second day of the offensive, the Germans cross the last fields to seize a foothold in the northern outskirts of the town of Ponyri, along the rail line south to Kursk. The opponents are now from the 307th Rifle division, the second line division in the 29th Rifle Corps.

PC Struggle for Ponyri - Over the next couple days, the Germans fought 307th Rifle division for the heart of the town. The focus of the struggle here is the railway station, which the Germans must take.

PC Little Stalingrad - With the 307th fought out, the Russians send elements of the 18th Guards Rifle corps to counterattack inside Ponyri, trying to retake the train station. Checked here, the German offensive in the north stalled. Germans dubbed Ponyri "little Stalingrad".

[Blazing 88's]

Ok thanks for the clarification.

I actually do have those scenarios, now that i know their correct names.

Let me know if you want them.

[Cuirassier]

Yeah if you could email them to us that would be great.

[Blazing 88's]

Yeah if you could email them to us that would be great.

I have sent DAF the files. He said he would forward them to you.

cheers.

[Der Alte Fritz]

Cuirassier - files emailed today.

Thanks to both of you - if you are ever short of a PBEM game let me know

cheers

DAF

[JasonC]

Sorry for the lack of response from me, guys. I was away on business, not checking in, etc.

I trust everyone found a copy of the files they wanted, from the last replies in the thread.

Note that this series of scenarios was at first envisioned as a "campaign", in which the German player would edit the scenario files to remove units lost in previous battles - while the Russian forces were always fresh. This was meant to show the effect of gradual attrition on the "monster" armor (Elephants, Brummbars, etc) spearheading the German drive on the north face of the Kursk salient.

When the response to that approach was "underwhelming", I revised them into stand alone scenarios by taking out some "expected" losses from the later German forces, to rebalance them etc.

[Cuirassier]

No problem. We got the scenario, though I am not sure what version it is. Personally I prefer the earlier variant because it makes the options for German strategy more interesting (eg if you lean too much on the infantry, you might run out, too much on the Stug's, might run out of those etc).