Nikopol Scenario Refought,
December 2001/January 2002
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| The forces used in these games
varied somewhat from those detailed in the original Nikopol
scenario.
Germans: infantry were pretty much as detailed in the original scenario and instead of 2 Marders, 3 Pak 40 AT guns were given to the Germans and 2 Brummbars (instead of one). Instead of Tigers and a Panther, a Panzer IIIN (75mm). Soviets: the Soviets order of battle can be viewed in the picture below. Red lines and numbers mark the units which are described in some detail below the picture. |
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| 1 & 2: rifle company
with CC, MG, 3 platoons each with 4 squads and a PC. All squads armed
with AT Rifle.
3: 81mm mortar group, transported on GAZ jeeps. 4: White scout car (Air Force controller for flights of IL-II attack aircraft). 5: MG platoon with 3 MG stands, 1 PC. 6: T-34/76C recce platoon - Soviets were permitted a day time armoured recce. 7: Recce platoon, 3 independant SMG squads - Soviet night recce patrols. 8: Engineer company with CC, MG, 3 platoons of engineers each with 3 squads and a PC. All squads armed with AT Rifle. 1 OT-34 (flamethrower) attached to engineers (in some games, 2 KV-8 flame thrower tanks were used). 9: SU-122 battery (2 assault guns) 10: SU-85 platoon 11: T-34/76C company with three platoons of three T-34 each. |