Scenario- Monster in the Road

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SCENARIO: MONSTER IN

THE ROAD THE BATTLEOF RASEINIAIWith the recent release of Tank War - there are a whole slew of new aspects for BoltAction players to explore but we couldnt resist sneaking-in a little something extraJon Russell organiser of Warlord Games Day USA, and all-round hero of ours, whotackles all manner of projects behind the scenes, has sent us through a scenario which hesbeen working on with some of his gaming mates over in the StatesIt goes without saying that this is an optional scenario designed as a bit of fun, and a newchallenge please by all means give it a try and let us know what you think!

BACKGROUNDWHAT: Battle of RaseiniaiWHERE: Crossroads in front of RaseiniaiWHEN: 2327 June 1941The Battle of Raseiniai was a tank battle fought between the elements of the German 4thPanzer Group and the Soviet 3rd Mechanized Corps & 12th Mechanized Corps in Lithuania75 km northwest of Kaunas. This was an attempt by the commander of the NorthwesternFront to contain and destroy German troops that had crossed the Neman River (Nemunas).The result of the battle was the almost complete destruction of Soviet armored forces of the
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Northwestern Front, clearing the way for the continued German offensive towards thecrossings of the Daugava River (Western Dvina). This was one of the major battles duringthe initial phases of Operation Barbarossa known in Soviet history as the Border DefensiveBattles (2227 June 1941) as part of the larger Baltic Strategic Defensive Operation.It was during this battle a single KV-2 heavy tank became stuck at a crossroads in front of

Raseiniai and managed to cut off elements of the 6th Panzer Division. The division hadestablished bridgeheads on the Dubysa. The monstrous vehicle stalled the Divisionsadvance for a full day while being attacked by a variety of anti-tank weapons, until it nallyran out of ammunition.* This scenario recreates the desperate action of the KV-2 holdingthe crossroad along with several supporting units protecting the monster. They areattempting to hold on long enough for units tasked to relieve them to arrive and togetherthey can push back the Fascist Invaders.

*General Erhard Raus was the Ofcer in Command of 6th Panzer Divisions Kampfgruppe.This was the unit held up by the lone vehicle and he disagrees with this story line. He saysthe vehicle was damaged by several shots from an 88 Anti-Tank Gun ring at the vehicle

from behind while it was distracted by Panzer 35(t) tanks from Panzer Battalion 65. Thecrew was killed by grenades from a Pioneer engineer unit who pushed the grenades throughtwo holes made by the gun while the turret had started moving again. The other ve or sixshots apparently did not penetrate completely. The crew had remarkably only been stunnedby the shots which had entered the turret. Afterwards they were buried nearby with honorsby the German soldiers of from the unit they had held up.


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RUSSIAN INFORMATIONCOMRADE! Mother Russia is turning to you to push back the Fascist invaders and to

protect her and all you hold dear! If you fail the Nazis will rape and pillage our land andpeople all the way to Moscow. You have the needed personnel and weapons to accomplishthis easy task, we know you will do your duty. The party will accompany you and help youmeet your destiny. URRAH!Set Up: The Russian player sets up ve of their units on the board in the highlighted areas.One of these units MUST be the KV-2. The KV-2 is placed on the board at the indicatedlocation. The rest of the Russian units enter as reserves beginning on turn 2.Army List (1,000 Points): The Russian army list must be taken from the Theatre SelectionSection on page 62 of Armies of the Soviet Union. Here is a suggested list.

ARMY LIST1 FREE Inexperienced Rie Squad Consists of 1 NCO armed with a Rie, 11 Ries andall armed with anti-tank grenades1 Inexperienced Senior Lieutenant1 Inexperienced LMG Squad Consists of 1 NCO armed with a SMG, 7 Ries and oneLMG plus Rie-armed Loader1 Inexperienced LMG Squad Consists of 1 NCO armed with a SMG, 7 Ries and oneLMG plus Rie-armed Loader1 Immobilized Inexperienced KV-2

RESERVES1 Inexperienced Commissar with two rie-armed men1 Inexperienced LMG Squad Consists of 1 NCO armed with a SMG, 7 Ries and oneLMG plus Rie-armed Loader. All armed with anti-tank grenades1 Regular NKVD Squad Consists of 1 NCO armed with a SMG, 8 Ries and one LMGplus Rie-armed Loader. All are Fanatics.1 Inexperienced HMG

1 Inexperienced MMG1 Inexperienced Medium Mortar with Spotter1 Anti-Tank Team consisting of the following units:


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1 Inexperienced Anti-Tank Rie Team1 Inexperienced Tank Hunters Anti-Tank Team armed with Molotov Cocktails1 Inexperienced Dog Mine Anti-Tank Team

SPECIAL RULESANARCHY from page 61 in the Russian Armies book is in effect.

OBJECTIVEPrevent the Germans from exiting the board from either road from your table edge.


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GERMAN INFORMATIONSCHNELL! SCHNELL! You must make short work of this minor inconvenience and getback on the timetable your Fuhrer demands it! Every minute lost gives the Ivans moretime to put up his pitiful resistance, keep the pressure on and by the end of August we willall be celebrating in Red Square. PANZERS MARSCH!

ARMY LISTThe German player enters the board from the highlighted areas.Army List (1000 Points): The German army list must be taken from the Theatre SelectionSection on page 73 of Armies of Germany. Here is a suggested list (totals out at 999).1 Regular First Lieutenant plus two men1 Regular Heer Squad Consists of 1 NCO armed with a SMG, 7 Ries and one LMG plusRie-armed Loader

1 Regular Heer Squad Consists of 1 NCO armed with a SMG, 7 Ries and one LMG plusRie-armed Loader1 Regular Heer Pioneer Consists of 1 NCO armed with a SMG, 2 Ries, 3 SMGs, oneLMG plus Rie-armed Loader, and one Flamethrower plus rie-armed assistant.2 Regular MMG1 Regular Medium Mortar with Spotter2 Regular Sd.Kfz 251/1 half-tracks1 Regular Panzer 38(t) medium tankORDrop the half-tracks and one of the MMGs for 1 Regular 88mm Flak Dual Purpose AA/ATgun with a Regular Sd.Kfz 7 half-track for a total of 1,000 points.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVEExit four of your units via the road off the Russian side of the table edge.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVEKILL THE MONSTER!


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TABLE SET UP

This is not a MUST SET UP THIS WAY Map! It is just a general guideline use whatterrain you have. The bottom line is just to have fun with this scenario without worrying toomuch about howe many millimetres the cottage is the the corneld or how straight the roadis!Game Length: 6 Turns Plus. At the end of the sixth turn roll a dice, if it is 1-3 the game isover, 4-6 go one more turn (if so the game ends at the end of the additional turn)So grab a copy of Tank War, ready your troops, and prepare yourself for a little

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