The Battle for the Seelow heights
April 16th, 1945 and the Russian forces across the Vistula start the massive attack that was Operation Berlin. deployed on the Seelow heights were the waiting German forces.
Units of the Russian 29th Guards rifle Corps have been ordered against elements of the 20th Panzer grenadier Division defending the Seelow heights and beyond the town itself.
The battle is to fought using the BlitzKreig commander rules with a few ammendments specific to the battle. the terrain in front of the German positions is boggy, wet marshland, offering movement restrictions to the Russians. the Germans occupy hard defensive positions of bunkers and trenches.
Soviet artillery bombarding the seelow heights
Russian OOB
Rifle regt HQ. Elite
1 x CO. CV 10
1 x 76.2 inf gun
2 x 45mm AT gun
1 x 120mm Mortar off table
2 x smg
1 x FAO CV 7
1 x FAC CV 6
3 x Rifle Battalions. Each of
1 x HQ CV 9
9 x rifle
1 x 82mm Mortar
2 x maxim mg
Heavy Tank Regt.
4 x JS 2
Heavy SP Regt.
4 x ISU 152
Air Support.
1 x Sturmovik/ Rocket armed.
Reserves.
Seperate tank Regt.
1 x HQ CV 9
4 x T34/76
2 x T34/85
Seperate rifle Regt.
1 x HQ CV 8
9 x rifle
1 x maxim mg
1 x 82mm mortar
Total points approx 4000 BKC.
German OOB
Regt HQ. Elite
1 x CO CV 10
1 x 20mm AA
1 x 88mm AA
2 x truck
1 x FAO CV 7
PanzerGrenadier battalion
1 x HQ CV 9
8 x rifle
2 x hmg
1 x 81mm mortar
1 x 75mm AT gun
Falschirmjaeger battalion
1 x HQ CV 8
8 x rifle
2 x hmg
1 x 81mm mortar
1 x 75mm AT gun
attatched to above
1 x grille 150mm
Volksturm battalion
1 x HQ CV 7
7 x rifle
1 x 75mm IG
Artillery battalion
2 x 105mm
Tank company
1 x Panther
1 x Pz IV
SP AT company
2 x JagdPzIV
Total points approx 2000 BKC
German forces are in a well defended position with 500 pts BKC of defences, inc trenches, bunkers etc.
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