An IABSM 6mm game played December 2009. The scenario involves elements of the Aufkarungs company of the 16 Panzer Division guarding the flank of the division's counterattack on Sandomierz Bulge on August 1th 1944. Meanwhile the Soviet 52nd Tank Brigade has moved into village of Mokre to the south of and on the flank of the German thrust.
The Panzergrenadier units have the high gound and can see anyone moving out of the village. If this happens they can summon a battery of StuG IIIGs from 1 Komp III Abt, 2 Panzer Regiment. If more help is needed, the remnants of the 501 Heavy Panzer company can be recalled from the front of the advance.
At start the German recce force had: two platoons with Sdkfz 251 (on or off board optional), all squads with Panzerfaust 30s; two Sdkfz 250/9; one Sdkfz 251/9; and an Sdkfz 250/3 command track. The heavy panzer company is down to three Tiger IIs in running order: they got mauled on the 11th.
The 52nd Tank Brigade starts off board and come in on a variable number of Blinds (roll a 4-sided dice each turn: that many units come on plus a dummy Blind). They have eight T34/76s; four T34/85s; and a weak company of SMG (tank rider) troops. Three IS2s from the 71st Heavy Tank Regiment are attached.
Air support is possible for each side: FW190s for the Germans; Yak 9s or PE-2s for the Soviets. Roll a 6 when the German or Soviet Air Support card comes up.
We played this twice. The first game Pieter Michiel as the Russians had a nice game of manoeuvre: all his stuff came in right from the start. The Germans had next to nothing to stop the armor as the Stugs didn't come in until we felt sorry for the Germans. The Tiger IIs also had to be brought in just so PM had something to shoot at. A game that was deserving of an apology. The first game is the last 13 pictures.
Mark Luther
![Hill 272.1 The Soviet objective This is the high point of the ridge that looks down on Mokre. The German recon units are covering the right flank of the Pz Div's advance and are not expecting much from this direction. The Russians want to get to th](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167754507-27H7KBD183HLSU215L9Z/mokre02.jpg)
![The terrain north of Mokre Mokre is off board south (to the right) of a ridge line the dominates the town. The main advance of the 24th Panzer Division is to the east. They are unaware that the Soviet 52nd Tank Brigade is on their flank.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167752878-FS03A8Q9OSJXPBC3MUAR/mokre01.jpg)
![First Russians Identified In this game the Russians came in at different times. The variable deployment really made a big difference and the Germans also managed to get the Stugs on within 3 turns. Here is a couple of the T34/76s with tankriders. T](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167769623-58ITJVF5XE7NX79PNLZK/mokre16.jpg)
![Cleaning Off The Infantry The right side grenadier platoon opens up with their LMGs and gets some nice hits on the 'great' target of infantry clinging to the sides of the T-34s](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167771200-3N4PTVJ224TY0JWWWEEH/mokre17.jpg)
![StuGs Opening Up The StuG battery came in on the 3rd turn and managed to get up on the slope to fire down on the T-34s. They did immobilise one T-34.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167771228-XKVN3RG8N973ZYSRI89Y/mokre18.jpg)
![Sdkfz 250/9 Chewing Up Some Infantry The infantry quickly dismounts and heads for cover. This is also different than the first game. The Germans actually get some cards and can engage targets before they are all the way across the table.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167773145-STTJXBBV8GC8RU0CTFX7/mokre19.jpg)
![Half of the T-34/76s Four of the eight T-34s with tank riders coming under fire from Stugs, Sdkfz 250/9 and LMGs from the grenadiers along the intersection.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167773518-Z5ONYQDARTZMIPII2QWS/mokre20.jpg)
![More T-34s They know something is firing from the backside of the copse. The Blind is the HQ group with an Sdkfz 250/3 and an Sdkfz 251/9.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167776975-1JFPXMCS2P0TJ7SU5VK5/mokre21.jpg)
![Can't Hit The Tank This Panzergrenadier squad misses three times with their panzerfaust and winds up being wiped out by the SMGs and the tanks' MGs.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167775518-G416HUXYEPBJRNCKIRXL/mokre22.jpg)
![More Soviets and SMGs The firefight winds up eliminating this squad of grenadiers and most of the Russian infantry.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167777759-8BEV9D9JDK1J838JAYAZ/mokre23.jpg)
![Stummel fires and retreats The T34s are too close for comfort so the HQ group shoots and scoots. This allows the Russians to occupy the woods shortly.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167779106-D59M4H9H5XW8ZJ8KJFA3/mokre24.jpg)
![Stugs vs T-34s Two of the Stugs move to takeon the T-34s that have moved up to the light woods. The Stug on the right backs out of the fight to recover some shock points and one of the T-34s gets blasted next turn.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167781369-CI5LMRRLPFOID4EC1NQ7/mokre25.jpg)
![Firefight Continues Heavy casualties for both infantry units. The failure to hit the T-34 with a 'faust is a big disappointment.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167782533-FQ7TBK69TTWKC3Z0I34J/mokre26.jpg)
![This Will Even Up The Battle So there are eight T-34/76s, four T-34s and three IS2s moving on the table against the three Stugs. Here come the equalizers.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167783020-AMXMO5VHPVKX286C57IO/mokre27.jpg)
![Achtung Panzers! Enemy tanks spotted. Now we'll see how well these Tigers can handle the action (not too well).](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167783995-ASUDKYOMR5AZ1222JPJJ/mokre28.jpg)
![Panzergrenadiers Laying Low As The Armour Drives By The two platoons were sent out to the flanks to guard the roads. The Russians choose to drive up the middle over the fields. Max 8" range on the Pzfst 30s meant that this tactic worked well for th](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167785481-H04G12M7MAE5XXSVQSOD/mokre29.jpg)
![Overview of the left flank Tiger IIs spot some T-34/85s and begin a firefight with them. Each of the T-34/85s have 2 HVAP rounds. The Blinds are IS2s and Dummy blinds.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167785902-6JREN2X4V2JIH261KIFS/mokre30.jpg)
![The Recon Support Group and the CO The Stugs engage the T-34s at long and close range. The Stummel gets a lucky hit on a T-34 and causes it to explode. The Sdkfz 250/9s are moving to the left to engage Russian infantry advancing on the objective.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167789719-SMD63IA94HIBK45FQC90/mokre31.jpg)
![Firefight Continues on the Flank Burning T-34 from the Stummel hit. The Grenadiers have really chewed up the ex-tank riders. A T-34 with a jammed turret joins the company CO just as it goes up in smoke.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167789723-ZVV8SC1QC1Q63JP601S7/mokre32.jpg)
![Volley Fire The T-34/85s fire off all their HVAP( two rounds each) and put some hurtin' on the Tigers. None KO'd but engine damage and plenty of Shock.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167791970-I891M81ZALSAUDMK6CK6/mokre33.jpg)
![Looking West The road runs along a slope with fields to the south that the Soviets will advance through.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167755166-OHEXWTU5IOZVJ04IFD9A/mokre03.jpg)
![T-34s and dismounted Tank Riders The company of T-34s and their tank riders dismount using the road berm for cover.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167756786-279TCD2Z4LQL7DVLU9A1/mokre04.jpg)
![IS2s Moving Up The heavies move up the center of the table directly towards the hill objective.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167756765-KTAU5NI1FWH3I8Q9VNRK/mokre05.jpg)
![T34/85s Moving to the Left Spotting some infantry on the left flank, the tanks move to engage them with long range MG fire](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167757929-D4DUYBXAU3FWLI0VQR4T/mokre06.jpg)
![Run Away The Recon HQ flees after missing with a Panzerfaust and taking some MG fire from the Russian at the road. Not only do the Germans not get any cards, but they can't roll decently when they finally get a chance.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167759651-Q02BK8B7GVDF60Z7CE5Y/mokre07.jpg)
![1st Panzergrenadier Platoon Moves Back No reason to stay way out on that flank and nothing coming up the road so the grenadiers pull back to try to get back to the hill.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167760057-A0RVRZ6Q31BXW9CH9QS5/mokre08.jpg)
![IS2s Move Ahead Nothing to stop 'em, so they just keep moving to take the hill.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167762937-84ESVO0S7IHCS4A4OV0A/mokre09.jpg)
![May I join you? IS2 creeps up the embankment and nails a Tiger II on its first shot.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167793460-FDJ1Y85MDECZNKWBT3DG/mokre34.jpg)
![Trading long range fire The T34/85s w/HVAP were tough enough, but the IS2 manages to blast a Tiger II completely. No hits on the Russkies.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167794360-I2P6RDKTAR8FS15TBI90/mokre35.jpg)
![Grenadiers in the Rear The left flank grenadier platoon moves through the field to close assault, or at least 'faust, the Soviets. Two out of three miss and one T-34/85 is destroyed.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167796949-CUO4Z0R9BMNXMJW5YZTR/mokre36.jpg)
![Tigers Looking Ragged The Soviets definitely are winning this exchange. Only one tank, an IS2, has gone up. Meanwhile one Tiger II has blown up, one is knocked out with engine damage, gun KO'ed and subsequently abandoned when it got a 'breakdown' c](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167804701-PQNC28OCS923JNY6LYG1/mokre44.jpg)
![Charging the Tigers No point is sticking around where the grenadiers can hit them with their Pzfst 30s, so the Tanskis head towards the Big Cats.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167796619-8X54IYJ896EN3SWWGQH7/mokre37.jpg)
![Trying to Take Out a T-34 One of the grenadier squads moves up to try to panzerfaust a T-34. First shot misses. That T-34 has a stuck turret at any rate.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167798861-77GS160DAN3WV1Y0MHO4/mokre38.jpg)
![Stalled out on the Left One of the Soviet Big Men tries to rally the troops on the left while under fire from the grenadiers. The two T-34s are trading long range shots with a StuG, causing its engine to catch fire.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167798834-4Y4YMFNVW4MZ7YST8GLX/mokre39.jpg)
![Remaing Russian Infantry Heading Back to the Center of the Board What's left of the Russki infantry moves back down to try to form a back up and find a CO. Two T-34s duking it out with the StuGs.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167800885-8PJI7UGSCD95FH3XBXS1/mokre40.jpg)
![Cleaning Up Some Infantry The Sdkfz 250/9 chase the remnants of the Soviet infantry back to the woods and road. The StuGs are trading fire with the two T-34s. Stummel still moving to get into position.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167800032-5Z38SZHFGAWQQV8R8G1Z/mokre41.jpg)
![Non Denominational Smiting We finally did get an actual airstrike. When a card came up (one for Russians, one for Germans), we had to roll a '6'. After failing to get a 6 around a dozen times, we finally got the Luftwaffe to make an appearance. Wit](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167802504-GUV8CNX8EFI0KM6342KR/mokre43.jpg)
![End of the Game FockeWulfes fly away and we decide to call it. Russkie loses were such that they had next to no infantry left. Still four T-34/76s, two T-34/85s and two IS2s running. Germans were down to a crippled King Tiger and two Stugs along wi](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167802338-TYVCH7574LKBGIR0RBF1/mokre42.jpg)
![Stugs Arrive and Immediately Get Hit Well, after several turns of waiting for the StuG card to show we finally decied to bring them on to try to stymie the Red Rampage of PM. Two of three are hit immediately and one is destroyed. They did](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167761323-3TNHUD41Q8AG6QXSB3DS/mokre10.jpg)
![Staking Out the Objective The IS2s and some T-34/76s climb up the hill and search for potential targets.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167764232-HRIK7M1ZUF9ZN0BFWG4L/mokre11.jpg)
![I See You The IS2s move over the top of the hill to blast the weapons halftracks. Not much the tracks can do except try to run, which they fail to do before getting KO'd. The run of no German cards continued.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167765797-KS9JEHA4H0KL8YCW3S2U/mokre12.jpg)
![The Other Platoon Hunkers Down After taking some long rane fire from the T-34/85s the 2nd recon platoon moved back across the road to use the cover of the trees and the backslope. Unless the Russians moved closer they were effectively out of the ga](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167767058-CPSGGA2A7MV4ZBCJKV21/mokre13.jpg)
![Waiting for the Big Cats PM consolidates his hold on the hill and lines up the armor to pick off the Tigers](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167767378-P23P22PR3M6QP6YLMLBA/mokre14.jpg)
![King Tigers Arrive We decided that in order for the Soviets to have any sense of threat, we needed to bring on the PZ VIbs. Even though the 'cards' never did come up. The tank on the road managed to break down on its second turn. It just was not a](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5406c773e4b087d8052ef58b/1443167768855-A0VAPGOBZSLWOHZ83QM4/mokre15.jpg)