B'45: 509 Schwere Bn at Lake Balton January 1945

[Rev Rico]

In the book "Drama between Budapest and Vienna" it is said that the 509th was "issued with fourty five (45) "Koenigstiger" (70 tons)-arrived in Veszprem on 15 January 1945" and had 5 left on Jan 19th. In my research for a Spring Awakening March 45 scn the 509 had 35 PzVI (25 operational) on March 1st.

It's become clear to me that nailing down German tank strengths is not an exact science. Their ability to repair tanks off the battlefield was very good; losses and repairs appeared at times to even out over the course of a small battle.

What I'm trying out in my Spring Awakening scn (BTW, if anyone wants to help playtest let me know) is placing panzer units far back in the rear area disrupted and at max fatigue to represent those in repair. In this way the front can be replenished days later with tanks out of repair shops albeit with lower quality ratings, too (since it is late in the war).

Bob