Peiper's III ęBlowtorch' (armoured) Battalion from SS Panzergrenadier Regt 2 attempts to seize a bridgehead over the Msha River during the Battle Of Kharkov, Winter 1942 - 1943.
Map Size 4km x 2.2km
Total Points 10,000 combined
Authors: George McEwan and Charlie Meconis
Date: 6 th March 1943 Region: Russia Battle Type: German Attack Game Length: 65 fixed Time: Mid-day Ground Condition: Light snow Temperature: cold Weather: Fog Defender: Dug In with fallbacks Map Contours: Gentle 1.5m Some Soviet units (see briefing) must exit for points. Flag type: Static there are 9 flags each worth 300 points. NB some objectives have stacked flags making them more valuable.
Play recommendations
Best played as H2H or as the Germans Vs Soviet AI; for the first attempt playing against the AI use ęstick to scenario default' also give AI a +2 bonus for experience.
WARNING!
This is a very large action (big map) so best to be using a pretty fast machine (996MHz processor, 512Mb RAM saw loading times of around 3 5 minutes per turn).