We are very pleased to announce that Operation Winter Storm, a scenario supplement for Chain of Command, is now available. Twenty-two scenarios from the pen of Richard Morrill cover the attempts by 6 Panzer division to first stabilise the line and then drive north to relieve the Sixth Army trapped in Stalingrad.
Presented in four distinct chapters, Winter Storm covers a whole range of formal attacks, hasty attacks, desperate defensive battles, flank attacks, link up operations, meeting engagement, and even a coup de main. Five separate army lists cover both regular and irregular forces with both infantry and tank actions present for these hugely popular rules. Let’s look at the contents.
Chapter One Return to the East
The 04:30 to Kotelnikovo
Kotelnikovo Station, 27th November 1942
The Defence of Pokhlebin, 5th December 1942
The Road to Majorski, 5th December 1942
Encirclement of Pokhlebin, 6th December 1942
House by House. Pokhlebin, 6th December 1942
Chapter Two Winter Storm Begins
Breakthrough at Gremjachi, 12th December 1942
Verkhne-Yablochny, 12th December 1942
First Blood – Verkhniy-Kumskiy, 13th December 1942
Hold the Line – Verkhniy-Kumskiy, 13th December 1942
Strike Three – Verkhniy-Kumskiy, 13th December 1942
The Bear Counters – Verkhniy-Kumskiy, 13th December 1942
A Desperate Defence – Verkhniy-Kumskiy, 13th December 1942
The Final Act – Verkhniy-Kumskiy, 13th December 1942
Chapter Three The Bear Fights Back
Breaching the Perimiter – The Saliyevskiy Bridgehead, 14th December
A Tank Hunt – The Saliyevskiy Bridgehead, 14th December 1942
Holding the High Ground, 17th December 1942
A Night Attack, 17th December 1942
Chapter Four A Final Dash
Bridge over the Mushkova, 19th December 1942
Expanding the Mushkova Bridgehead, 19th December 1942
Defending the Bridgehead, 21st December 1942
Counter Attack at Mushkova, 23rd December 1942
The PDF supplement is designed to be printer friendly, with just the map for each game being in full colour and with just three sheets needed for each game: two briefing documents and one set of game notes. What is more the twenty-two scenarios are just £7 so you won’t find better value in wargaming.
You can find Operation Winter Storm at www.toofatlardies.co.uk
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