TAHGC SSTK1b "Death's Head at Lusho"

Published in the GENERAL volume number 20.6; Scenario Design by Martin Shaw; Clarification and modifications have been made from the published version by Bill Thomson.
Updated 051203; rev 0


LUSHO, EAST OF THE VALDAI HILLS, September 24th, 1941: Noon: as Army Group North continued to press at the gates of Leningrad, to protect its right flank the German 16th Army and the SS Totenkopf Division has been compelled to entrench west of the Pola River. Following fierce engagements in the region since September 8th, the Germans were convinced that the adverse weather and heavy fighting have hurt the Russians far more that it hurt them and still anticipated the collapse of all Soviet resistance before the end of the winter. Not surprisingly, in spite of information received from deserters on the previous day, warning them of the impending attack scheduled for noon, the Germans were caught completely off guard by the size and intensity of the assault. The heaviest blow fell on the Lusho where two Soviet regiments, charging behind a screen of tanks, crashed into the German defenses.

VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Russians win either by being the last side to have uncontested control of all five stone building on Board 3 initially in German hands or by exiting two tanks, with functioning armament, off the west edge of Board 3.

BOARD LAYOUT
North
3
2
SCENARIO SEQUENCE:
German set up first
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
END
Russian moves first
GERMAN FORCES:
RUSSIAN FORCES:
SPECIAL SCENARIO RULES:

NOTE: This scenario was used in conjunction with the General article published in volume 20 number 6as an example the pitfalls of scenario design.