TAKE KHARKOV! Team Game Challenge

HMCS Rosthern · 02-07-2019, 11:58 AM,

MikeC and I are looking for 2 experienced and committed players to join us for two Kharkov ’43 team games. The games centre around the siege of Kharkov. Two scenarios allow both the Russians and the Germans the opportunity to defend and take Kharkov.

These are not monster campaign scenarios. We selected large scenarios, not campaign scenarios, so that each the player would get a significant but manageable sized force where their portion of the turn can be completed quickly (~1 hour). In “#0213_01_Fall of Kharkov – Act I : Liberation” the Russian players get a Army to control while the German players get a corps each. In “#0306_02_The SS Recapture Kharkov - Act II: Conquest” the Russian players each get a Front to command while the Germans each get an Army.

The number of turns gives some flexibility. The shorter first scenario allows teams to get used to each other and then decide if they want to play the second scenario. The second scenario offers more of a commitment.

One note. I want to play Russian, MikeC will take either side, so there are 2 German and 1 Russian positions available. Contact hmcsrosthern --~at~-- gmail.com.

The following are the suggested team divisions.

#0213_01_Fall of Kharkov - Act I : Liberation 39 turns

Russian: Voronezh Front

Player 1: 40th Army (23218 Men, 404 Guns, 148 Vehicles), 69th army (19410 Men, 292 Guns, 61 Vehicles)
Player 2: 3rd Tank Army (32370 Men, 560 Guns, 259 Vehicles), Voronezh Front Units (2290 Men, 24 Vehicles)

German: Armeeabteilung Kempf (92 Planes)

Player 1: SS Pz. Korp (14410 Men, 170 Guns, 278 Vehicles)
Player 2: Korps Raus (11450 Men, 207 Guns, 175 Vehicles)

#0306_02_The SS Recapture Kharkov - Act II: Conquest 79 turns

Russian:

Player 1: Voronezh front (36350 Men, 594 Guns, 111 Vehicles, 76 Planes)
Player 2: South Western Front (32530 Men, 474 Guns, 56 Vehicles, 76 Planes)

German: Heeresgruppe Don/Sud (172 PLanes)

Player 1: 4 Panzerarmee (22430 Men, 371 Guns, 266 Vehicles)
Player 2: Ameeabteilung Kempf (15090 Men, 187 Guns, 327 Vehicles)

MikeC · 02-08-2019, 04:15 AM,

We have one Russian and one German for this team game.

I have a slight preference for the Russian side, but would play either. Do we have a fourth?

beldurax · 02-08-2019, 06:49 AM,

For now, I will stick with my current Bulge '44 matchup with MikeC, as my computer time is limited these days. But this is something I am deeply interested in as well, perhaps after I get a few notches on my belt <grin>