Atheory's Project: Stalingrad_43_Campaign

[Ocito80]

While I'm still formulating an OOB for my Smolensk_43 scenario, I created this alt-history campaign scenario in the meantime.


Stalingrad_43_Campaign (Uses Stalingrad'42 game)

Late May 1943, the German Sixth launch gathers its forces along the Don River just west of Stalingrad. It is waiting for the 1st and 4th Panzer Armies to finish assembling their forces in the South, and together will strike for the great city. The Russians, however, were aware and launched their own offensive beforehand. Soviet armies will now storm the Don River, race to cut off the German Sixth Army and destroy it. Hitler orders the Sixth Army push the Soviets back across the Don River and assist with Stalingrad. The Panzer Armies are also ordered to attack Stalingrad, even if it means leaving the Sixth Army to its own fate.

It is assumed late in 1942 General Paulus received the permission he requested to regroup and rest his Army before Winter arrived. After the battle of Kharkov in early 1943, the Kursk Salient was not given priority, instead shifting forces for the Stalingrad offensive.

This is a massive scenario, utilizing much of the Stalingrad Map.
I merged the Kursk43 and Stalingrad42 OOBs together, creating a plausible OOB for the area.

Now it needs play-testing. So grab a buddy and have some fun. Could also be a great 2v2 scenario as well.


Rules:
Optional Assault Resolution
Explicit Supply
No locking ZOC


Attached you will find updated Unit Images, just unzip them into the appropriate nation folders. There is also a small scenario briefing about the scenario, feel free to read it at your leisure.

Ongoing Work
1) Victory Point calculation. Hard to get that puppy right without testing.
2) Some unit HQs are missing images. But only a few.

As always, feedback is most welcome.

Thanks
Ocito
aka Josh