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43_1112_03_Capturing Zhitomir - PzC 25 Kiev '43

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43_1112_03_Capturing Zhitomir

By Bill Peters
Soviet 0 - 1 - 7 Germany
Rating: 6.7 (14)
Games Played: 8
SM: 2
Turns: 18
Type: Stock
First Side: Soviet
Second Side: Germany
Date: November 12, 1943 - Size: Medium - Location: Zhitomir, 142 kms west of Kiev

Intended for Head to Head play or Solo play as either side (Best played as Allied)

For Solo victory conditions please consult the "Kiev-43_Solo-Vic-Cond.pdf" document

Scenario Briefing: The Russian advance on Zhitomir was closing in on the city. The 8th Panzer Division was scrambling to hold off the 1st Guards Cavalry Division while the Kavallerie-Regt Süd screened the left flank from the approaching forces of the remainder of the 1st Guards Cavalry Corps. The Germans have to play for time and deny the city to the Russians for as long as possible.
Player Voting Stats
Member Balance Enjoyment
Kool Kat's ProfileKool Kat Slightly Pro Germany 7
Barbarrossa.'s ProfileBarbarrossa. Moderately Pro Soviet 6
Sandmd's ProfileSandmd Moderately Pro Germany 6
The_General's ProfileThe_General Well Balanced 8
Phas's ProfilePhas Slightly Pro Germany 5
Kool Kat
Lieutenant General
Kool Kat Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:27 am
Exciting and tense smaller battle. The Limited Objectives feature encourages the German player to hold objectives until they expire and then to fall back to other defensive terrain. Both sides have high fatigue levels to overcome and mud conditions are a challenge for the Russians to keep their offensive from stalling. Good replay value. I will be playing this one again!
Regards, Mike / "A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week." - George S. Patton /
Sandmd
Corporal
Sandmd Frid Jan 21, 2022 1:31 am
Interesting mix of forces
The_General
Lieutenant General
The_General Sun Feb 06, 2022 2:59 pm
A challenging scenario for Russian side. It's crucial to hold one of the objectives in Zhitomir which expires near the end of the game.
Phas
Private
Phas Wed Mar 16, 2022 8:46 pm
Germans are outnumbered and in a bad shape. The soviet player needs a few turns to mount and offense, which gives the german player time to fall back. VPs expire quite early, as the russians have to fight soft conditions.
It did come down to the last turns, as my opponent still had the chance for a minor victory.
Fhil
Warrant Officer
Fhil Tue Aug 16, 2022 8:29 pm
Tough one for the Soviets, especially the bad weather slows things down considerably, and if the Germany player does not make any major mistakes, it´s very hard to reach any objective on time.
jim pfleck
Major
jim pfleck Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:41 pm
Russians must attack quickly with poor troops in mud.
Bigwig
Corporal
Bigwig Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:54 pm
Rough on the Soviets but pretty interesting.
Dog Soldier
Brigadier General
Dog Soldier Tue Oct 15, 2024 12:39 am
Soviet supply levels causes constraints with HQ's out of command and artillery unavailable. Soviet troops go low ammo making them vulnerable to easy disruption even though the German units have high fatigue at start. German units that can conduct a good fighting withdrawal will have a good chance of a minor German victory.
If Soviets can overcome their difficulties, the game will be a close run one.
Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.
- Wyatt Earp