Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Wargame Rules - I Ain't Been Shot Mum - Operation Wintergewitter



I Ain't Been Shot, Mum!, from Too Fat Lardies

A second try with these rules I just discovered.

First Step

We have this scenario for "Assault Gun". I can't remember where I found it, but I thank the author. If he ever read this post and wants to identify himself, I'll be very happy, although I guess the scenario is from "Team Kershaw"



OPERATION WINTERGEWITTER

Background description 

This Scenario simulates the forlorn attempt by the German 57th Panzer Corps to relieve their pocket at Stalingrad in December 1942. It was a forlorn attempt because events elsewhere would require the withdrawal of forces assigned to the attack. Even if it had succeeded in reaching the point where there could be a breakout, the condition of the troops in Stalingrad would have made their evacuation hazardous in the extreme and may simply have added the 57th Panzer Corps to the debacle. In any event, Hitler wanted the pocket held, not evacuated. 

Historically, the offensive made good progress, but the release of the Soviet 2nd Guards army bogged the attackers down and then they had to withdraw to assist with containing a serious Soviet breakthrough further North against the Italian 8th Army. There would not be another attempt to save the 6th Army in Stalingrad. 

The game starts on the 12 December and ends on the 24 December. 

OKH Briefing: 

Codename: Operation Wintergewitter (winter storm) 

Objective: Relieve Festung Stalingrad & hold open corridor 

Strategic Details: Your force (57th Pz Corps) will drive North to the pocket. It will be joined by a corresponding Eastwards thrust from 48th Pz Corps. Once you are within 20km of the pocket, issue the codeword “donnerschlag” and the 6th Army will breakout towards you. 

Operational Details: 57Pz Corps consists of the 6 and 23 Pz divisions. The 6 is a powerful formation of recently refitted experienced troops. The 23rd has been in heavy combat recently and, although low on men and material, will fight well. You are supported on both flanks by Rumanian allies. These troops have been decimated in the recent fighting, but will be able to delay enemy counter attacks long enough for you to react. In addition, the full strength 17th Pz division will be shortly arriving from France. The Luftwaffe is fully committed to the supply of Festung Stalingrad and will not be able to provide more than recce duties.

Intelligence Notes: The Soviet forces opposing you are worn down from the recent fighting, but they have extensive reserves, so you will need to conserve your strength for the final push. The 48th Pz Corps is facing the bulk of the Soviet forces in the area and, if unable to break through, will at least prevent their redeployment against you. 

57th Panzer Corps

Corps Assets

Stug Bn - Stug III
Tiger Bn - Tiger I 

6th Panzer Division 

Pz Bn 1 - Pz IV
Pz Bn 2 - Pz IV 
Inf Reg 1  - Sdkfz Halftrack
Inf Reg 2 - Truck
Artillery - 105mm, Truck
Recce - A/Car

23rd Panzer Division 

Pz Bn 1 - Pz III
Inf Reg 1 - Sdkfz Halftrack
Inf Reg 2 - Truck
Artillery - 105mm, Truck
Recce - A/Car

6th Rumanian “Corps” remnants (Start on Left flank)

2 Inf Div - Leg
18 Inf Div - Leg

7th Rumanian “Corps” remnants (Start on Right flank)

5 Cav Div - Cavalry
8 Cav Div - Cavalry
1 Inf Div - Leg
4 Inf Div - Leg
Artillery - 75mm, Leg

Reinforcements - 16th December: 

17th Panzer Division 

Pz Bn 1 - Pz IV
Pz Bn 2 - Pz IV 
Inf Reg 1 - Sdkfz Halftrack
Inf Reg 2 - Truck
Artillery - 105mm, Truck
Recce - A/Car

STAVKA – Intelligence Update: 51st Army

Concentrations of Nazi aggressors have been detected to the South and East of your positions. The ones to the East are being contained by 5th Shock Army. To the South an armoured force is likely to test your positions. It is not anticipated that they will attempt to link up with the trapped forces in Stalingrad, but we have placed the 2nd Guards army in reserve to meet any unexpected threat. The 5th Shock will be tied up for the forseeable future and will not be able to come to your assistance.

The 51st army consists of 4 rifle divisions, 3 on the front line and one in reserve. There is a cavalry corps behind the front line and the 4th mechanised corps in reserve for counter-attack purposes. Our airforce is committed to Stalingrad and operations elsewhere and will not be able to provide assistance. In any case, the weather should reduce enemy air power.

The 2nd Guards army will not be available for at least a week and consists of powerful guards infantry divisions and the newly fitted-out 2nd Guards Mechanised Corps. 

Directive: You will prevent enemy penetration beyond the Aksay. Keep the 4th Mechanised Corps North of the Aksay to eliminate enemy bridgeheads. You answer to Stalin with your head.

51st Army 

Army units

Tank Bde - T34/76
AT - 47mm - Leg 
AT - 47mm - Leg 
Artillery - 76mm, Truck

91st Infantry Division

Inf Reg - Leg
Inf Reg - Leg 
Inf Reg - Leg 

300th Infantry Division

Inf Reg - Leg
Inf Reg - Leg 
Inf Reg - Leg 

302nd Infantry Division

Inf Reg - Leg
Inf Reg - Leg 
Inf Reg - Leg

4th Cavalry Corps

Cav Div - Cavalry 
Cav Div - Cavalry 
Artillery - 120mm mortars, Leg
AT - 47mm, Leg

87th Infantry Division

Inf Reg - Leg
Inf Reg - Leg 
Inf Reg - Leg 

4th Mechanised Corps

Rifle Bde - Truck 
Rifle Bde - Truck 
Rifle Bde - Truck 
Tank Reg - T34/76 
Tank Reg - T70 

Reinforcements: 

2nd Guards Army

19th December

Army Assets

Artillery - 76mm Zis3, Truck
Artillery - 76mm, Truck
AT - 47mm, Truck
SP Gun - Su 76 

2nd Guards Mechanised Corps

Rifle Bde - Truck
Rifle Bde - Truck
Rifle Bde - Truck
Tank Bde - T34/76 
Tank Reg - T34/76 
Tank Reg - T34/76 
Tank Reg - T34/76 
Artillery - 120mm mortars, Truck

3rd Guards Infantry Division

Inf Reg - Leg
Inf Reg - Leg 
Inf Reg - Leg 

98th Infantry Division

Inf Reg - Leg
Inf Reg - Leg
Inf Reg - Leg

20th December

24th Guards Infantry Division

Inf Reg - Leg
Inf Reg - Leg 
Inf Reg - Leg

21st December

49th Guards Infantry Division

Inf Reg - Leg
Inf Reg - Leg 
Inf Reg - Leg 

22nd December

33rd Guards Infantry Division

Inf Reg - Leg
Inf Reg - Leg 
Inf Reg - Leg

23rd December

387th Infantry Division

Inf Reg - Leg
Inf Reg - Leg
Inf Reg - Leg

Second Step

I went to the "Unofficial Panzer Campaigns" site

http://members.shaw.ca/gcsaunders/welcome.html

and downloaded the order of battle for "Stalingrad 42". Following the initial one, I populated the units as follows


Axis OOB

LVII. Panzerkorps 
Gen Pz Kirchner 

Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung 244
schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503 

6. Panzer-Division 
Gen Maj Raus 

Panzer-Regiment 11 
Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 
Panzergrenadier-Regiment 114 
Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 76 
Kradschützen-Bataillon 6 
Panzerjaeger-Abteilung 41 
Pz.Pionier.Btl.57

23. Panzer-Division
Gen Lt Boineburg-Lengsfeld  

Panzer-Regiment 201 
Panzergrenadier-Regiment 126 
Panzergrenadier-Regiment 128 
Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 128 
Kradschützen-Bataillon 23 
Panzerjaeger-Abteilung 128 
Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 51

6th Rumanian “Corps” remnants (Start on Left flank)

Regimentul 6 Artilerie Grea 

Divizia 2 Infanterie 
Gen Brig Tudose 

Regimentul 1 Dolj 
Regimentul 26 Rovine 
Regimentul 31 Calafat 
Regimentul 9 Artilerie 
Regimentul 14 Artilerie 
Bn 2 Cercetasi (Recon) 
Batalion 2 Pionieri

Divizia 18 Infanterie 
Gen Brig Baldescu 

Regimentul 18 Gorj 
Regimentul 90 Infanterie 
Regimentul 92 Infanterie 
Regimentul 35 Artilerie 
Regimentul 36 Artilerie 
Bn 18 Cercetasi (Recon) 
Batalion 18 Pionieri

7th Rumanian “Corps” remnants (Start on Right flank)

Regimentul 7 Artilerie Grea 

Divizia 5 Cavalerie 
Gen Brig Popescu 

Regimentul 7 Cuza Voda 
Regimentul 8 Rosiori 
Regimentul 2 Artilerie Calareata 
Kompania 5 Cercetasi
Kompania 5 Pionieri

Divizia 8 Cavalerie 
Col Korne 

Regimentul 3 Purtat (mot) 
Regimentul 4 Regina Maria 
Regimentul 6 Purtat (mot) 
Regimentul 3 Artilerie Calareata 
Kompania 8 Cercetasi
Kompania 8 Pionieri 

Divizia 1 Infanterie 
Gen Brig Mihaescu

Regimentul 85 Infanterie 
Regimentul 93 Infanterie 
Regimentul 5 Vanatori 
Regimentul 1 Artilerie Regele Carol I 
Regimentul 38 Artilerie 
Bn 1 Cercetasi (Recon) 
Batalion 1 Pionieri

Divizia 4 Infanterie
Gen Brig Alienescu

Regimentul 5 Vlasca 
Regimentul 20 Teleorman 
Regimentul IV Llfov 21 
Regimentul 2 Artilerie 
Regimentul 10 Artilerie 
Bn 4 Cercetasi (Recon) 
Batalion 4 Pionieri

Reinforcements - 16th December: 

17. Panzer-Division
Gen PzTr Senger und Etterlin 

Panzer-Regiment 39 
Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40 
Panzergrenadier-Regiment 63 
Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 27 
Kradschützen-Bataillon 17 
Panzerjaeger-Abteilung 27 
Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 27

Soviet OOB

51st Army 

47th Gds Mortar Rgt
149th AT Regt 
491st AT Regt
85th Tank Brigade 

91st Rifle Division
Gen Maj Kalinin 

503rd Rifle Regiment 
561st Rifle Regiment 
613th Rifle Regiment 
321st Artillery Regt
172nd Antitank Bn 
160th Sapper Bn

300th Rifle Division
Col Afonin 

1049th Rifle Regiment 
1051st Rifle Regiment 
1053rd Rifle Regiment 
822nd Artillery Regt
336th Antitank Bn 
591st Sapper Bn 

302nd Rifle Division
Col Makarchuk 

823rd Rifle Regiment 
825th Rifle Regiment 
827th Rifle Regiment 
865th Artillery Regt
19th Student Bn
231st Antitank Bn 
601st Sapper Bn

4th Cavalry Corps 
Gen Lt Shapkin

61st Cavalry Div 
81st Cavalry Div 
Horse Artillery Bn
AT Bn 

87th Rifle Division
Col Kazartsev

1378th Rifle Regiment 
1379th Rifle Regiment 
1382nd Rifle Regiment 
1058th Artillery Regt
448th Antitank Bn 
357th Sapper Bn

4th Mechanized Corps 
Maj Gen Vol'skii 

36th Mechanized Bde 
59th Mechanized Bde 
60th Mechanized Bde 
55th Tank Rgt
158th Tank Rgt
61st Motorcycle Bn
44th Armored Car Bn
334th Guards Mortar Bn
31st Sep Sapper Bn

2nd Guards Army

19th December

1169th Gun Artillery Rgt
140th Mortar Regt
482nd AT Regt
1437th SP Art Rgt

2nd Guards Mechanised Corps 
Gen Maj Sviridov 

4th Gds Mech Bde 
5th Gds Mech Bde 
6th Gds Mech Bde 
21st Gds Tank Rgt
22nd Gds Tank Rgt
117th Gds Artillery Regt
54th Gds AT Regt
408th Guards Mortar Bn
45th Gds Sep Sapper Bn

3rd Guards Rifle Division
Gen Maj Tsalikov

5th Gds Rifle Regt 
9th Gds Rifle Regt 
13th Gds Rifle Regt 
22nd Gds Artillery Regt
12th Gds Antitank Bn
10th Gds Sapper Bn

98th Rifle Division
Col Seregin 

4th Rifle Regiment 
166th Rifle Regiment 
308th Rifle Regiment 
153rd Artillery Regt
157th Antitank Bn
84th Sapper Bn

20th December

24th Guards Rifle Division
Gen Maj Koshevoi 

70th Gds Rifle Regt 
71st Gds Rifle Regt 
72nd Gds Rifle Regt 
50th Gds Artillery Regt
26th Gds Antitank Bn
19th Gds Sapper Bn

21st December

49th Guards Rifle Division
Gen Maj Podshivailov 

144th Gds Rifle Regt 
147th Gds Rifle Regt 
149th Gds Rifle Regt 
100th Gds Artillery Regt
56th Gds Antitank Bn
1st Gds Machine Gun Bn
57th Gds Sapper Bn

22nd December

33rd Guards Rifle Division
Gen Maj Utvenko 

84th Gds Rifle Regt 
88th Gds Rifle Regt 
91st Gds Rifle Regt 
59th Gds Artillery Regt
38th Gds Antitank Bn
37th Gds Sapper Bn

23rd December

387th Rifle Division
Col Makar'ev 

1271st Rifle Regiment 
1273rd Rifle Regiment 
1275th Rifle Regiment 
949th Artillery Regt
276th Antitank Bn
666th Sapper Bn


Third Step

Now I have to calculate how many men and assets we find in both sides. The idea is that the company or companies will be proportional between them, considering the historical organisations. It means that 1,000 men on one side and 500 men on the other will become 2 Squad on the first side and 1 Squad on the second.

For the moment, and even before those calculations, I'm considering two companies for each side.

Then, organise the troops according the army lists from







And this is the result

Soviet OOB

Soviet Rifle Company

Company Headquarters
--Commander
--Commissar
--1x man
Platoon
--Platoon Commander
--Rifle Squad (10 men)
--Rifle Squad (10 men)
--Rifle Squad (10 men)
-- PTRD/S Anti-tank Rifle (2 crew)
Platoon
--Platoon Commander
--Rifle Squad (10 men)
--Rifle Squad (10 men)
--Rifle Squad (10 men)
-- PTRD/S Anti-tank Rifle (2 crew)
Platoon
--Platoon Commander
--Rifle Squad (10 men)
--Rifle Squad (10 men)
--Rifle Squad (10 men)
-- PTRD/S Anti-tank Rifle (2 crew)
Machine Gun Platoon
--Platoon Commander
--MMG (3 crew)
--MMG (3 crew)
--MMG (3 crew)
SMG Squad (8 men)
Cavalry Platoon
--Platoon Commander
--Cavalry Squad (10 men)
--Cavalry Squad (10 men)
Mortar Platoon
--Platoon Commander
--82mm mortar (3 crew)
--82mm mortar (3 crew)
--82mm mortar (3 crew)
--82mm mortar (3 crew)
Anti-Tank Battery
--45mm M42 AT, truck
--45mm M42 AT, truck
Artillery Battery
--122M38 Field Gun Horse Drawn
--122M38 Field Gun Horse Drawn
--122M38 Field Gun Horse Drawn
--122M38 Field Gun Horse Drawn
Anti-Aircraft Battery
--37mm 61-K 1939, truck
--37mm 61-K 1939, truck

Soviet Motorised Rifle Company

Company Headquarters
--Commander
--Commissar
--1x Rifle
--1x truck
Platoon
--Platoon Commander
--Rifle Squad (10 men)
--Rifle Squad (10 men)
--Rifle Squad (10 men)
--2x truck
Platoon
--Platoon Commander
--Rifle Squad (10 men)
--Rifle Squad (10 men)
--Rifle Squad (10 men)
--2x truck
Platoon
--Platoon Commander
--Rifle Squad (10 men)
--Rifle Squad (10 men)
--Rifle Squad (10 men)
--2x truck
Support Platoon
--Platoon Commander
--MMG (3 crew)
--MMG (3 crew)
--50mm mortar
--50mm mortar
--50mm mortar
--2x truck
Mortar Platoon
--Platoon Commander
--82mm mortar (3 crew)
--82mm mortar (3 crew)
--82mm mortar (3 crew)
--82mm mortar (3 crew)
--MMG (3 crew)
Armoured Car Troop (1x BA-64)
Tank Platoon (1x T-70; 2x T-34)
Tank Platoon (1x T-70, 1x T34, 1x SU-76)
Anti-Tank Battery
--45mm M42 AT
--45mm M42 AT
--45mm M42 AT
--45mm M42 AT
--2x truck
Artillery Battery
--76mm L16 M27 Field Gun
--76mm L16 M27 Field Gun
--76mm L16 M27 Field Gun
--76mm L16 M27 Field Gun
--2x truck
Anti-Aircraft Battery
--37mm 61-K 1939, truck
--37mm 61-K 1939, truck

Axis OOB

German Schutzen Company

Kompaniesstab
--Kommandant
--Infanterie-Truppe (8 men)
--1x truck
--2x Kubelwagen
--Sniper
Schutzenzug
--Feldwebel
--Infanterie-Truppe (8 men)
--Infanterie-Truppe (8 men)
--Infanterie-Truppe (8 men)
--Infanterie-Truppe (8 men)
--PzB39 (2 crew)
--4x halftrack
Schutzenzug
--Feldwebel
--Infanterie-Truppe (8 men)
--Infanterie-Truppe (8 men)
--Infanterie-Truppe (8 men)
--Infanterie-Truppe (8 men)
--PzB39 (2 crew)
--4x truck
Schutzenzug
--Feldwebel
--Infanterie-Truppe (8 men)
--Infanterie-Truppe (8 men)
--Infanterie-Truppe (8 men)
--Infanterie-Truppe (8 men)
--PzB39 (2 crew)
--4x truck
Geschutzzug
--Feldwebel
--MMG (3 crew)
--MMG (3 crew)
--MMG (3 crew)
--MMG (3 crew)
--80mm mortar (3 crew)
--80mm mortar (3 crew)
--3x truck
Bataillon-Geschutzzug
--MMG (3 crew)
--80mm mortar (3 crew)
--75mm Infantry Gun (5 crew each)
Panzerspah-Truppe
--SdKfz 222
--SdKfz 222
Panzerzug (1x PzIII, 1x PzIV, 1x Tiger I)
Panzerzug (1x PzIII, 1x PxIV, 1x StuG III)
Panzerjaeger-Batterie
--Marder III
--50mm Pak, truck
Artillerie-Batterie
--105mm leFH18 Field Gun
--105mm leFH18 Field Gun
Flak-Batterie
--20mm SdKfz 10/4
--20mm SdKfz 10/4

Rumanian Infantry Company

Company Headquarters
--Commander
--2x Rifle
--1x truck
Platoon
--Platoon Commander
--Rifle Squad (8 men)
--Rifle Squad (8 men)
--Rifle Squad (8 men)
--60mm mortar (2 crew)
Machine Gun Troop
--MMG (3 crew each)
Mortar Troop
--81.4 mm mortar (3 crew each)
Cavalry Squad (10 men)
Artillery Battery
--75mm Mo3 Krupp Field Guns Horse Drawn
--75mm Mo3 Krupp Field Guns Horse Drawn


Not yet fully happy but I'll keep try!

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