Editor's Note
Did 1942 really offer the Germans a shot at total victory on the Eastern Front? Try this War Without Mercy scenario and find out.
33.0 FALL BLAU
A 1942 SCENARIO
Having failed to reach a strategic decision in 1941 and surviving the Russian winter counteroffensive, the German Army prepared for the 1942 summer offensive. With the United States in the war and the Allies beginning to amass greatly superior forces, the Wehrmacht realized that Fall Blau was its last chance to win the war.
33.1 SCENARIO LENGTH
Begin: Jun 2, 1942
End: Dec 2, 1942
33.2 AXIS ORDER OF BATTLE
33.21 Initial Forces
Ground
(1) 20-20-6 PZ XXX
(10) 16-16-6 PZ XXX
(2) 10-10-6 SS MOT
XXX
(4) 8-8-6 MOT XXX
(2) 8-8-5 MTN XXX
(3) 8-8-5 INF XXX
(34) 10-104 INF XXX
(4) 8-8-4 INF XXX
(5) 4-6-3 INF XXX
(2) 4-2-2 ART XXX
(24) regular forts
KLEIST
HOTH
Air
(1) F 3 2 6
(5)F 3 1 5
(1)F 2 2 9
(2) A 1 6 6
(9) B 2 4
14
Active Air:
19
(110) Airfields
Naval
(1) CD D 12 12 12 S
(1) CL E 14 14 8 F
(1) DID 15 24 12 F
(1) TT F 16 1 1 S
(2) T 1 0 12
Finnish
(1) 8-8-5 INF XXX
(2) 8-8-4 INF XXX
(3) 6-8-4 INF XXX
(1) F 2 0 6
(1) CD (-) E 10 8 6 S
Rumanian
(4) 4-6-3 INF XXX
(1) 6-6-4 CAV
XXX
(1) 6-6-4 MTN
XXX
(1) F 2 0 6
(1) B 1 2 11
(1) DD F 8 12 6 F
(1) TT F 6 1 H S
Hungarian
(2) 4-6-3 INF
XXX
(1) B 1 2 9
Italian
(1) 6-6-4 INF XXX
Slovakian
(1) 2-4-3 INF XXX
Spanish
(1) 3-3-4 INF XX
33.22 Reinforcements and Replacements
German reinforcements and replacements may arrive at Konigsberg or Warsaw. Italian units arrive at Budapest.
JUL 1
(1) 4-6-3 INF XXX
(HUN)
(1) 4-6-3 INF XXX (IT)
(1) F 2 2 9
(1) A 2 6 7
(1) Amphibious Point
Active Air +1
AUG 1
(1) 6-6-4 MTN XXX (IT)
SEP 1
(1) 4-6-3 INF XXX
OCT 1
(2) 4-6-3 INF XXX
Upgrade (1) 10-10-6 SS MOT XXX to (1)
16-16-6 SS PX XXX (costs 6 ARM RPs)
Withdraw one leader
(1) F 3 2 6
(1) B 2 4 14
NOV 1
(1) 8-8-4 INF XXX
DEC 1
(1) 4-6-3 INF XXX
Use the Campaign Game replacements specified in the War Without Mercy scenario. The Germans begin with 4 accumulated armor replacement points and 2 infantry points. The Rumanians begin with 2 accumulated infantry replacement points.
The following Rumanian units are in the
Axis replacement pool:
(1) 6-8-3 INF XXX
(1) 6-6-4 CAV
XXX The Germans have one 20-20-6 PZ XXX in the Available for Upgrade box.
33.3 SOVIET ORDER OF BATTLE
33.31 Initial Forces
Ground
(3) 10-10-5 TK XXX
*(12) 8-8-5 TK
XXX
(1) 8-8-5 MOT XXX
(2) 6-6-5
MOT XXX
(7) 8-8-4 GD XXX
(2) 8-8-
5 GD CAV XXX
(2) 7-8-4 GD XXX
(8) 4-4-4 CAV XXX
(1) 6-6-4 MTN
XXX
(1) 6-6-4 CAV XXX
(3) 4-6-4
MTN XXX
(4) 6-8-3 IN F XXX
(45) 4-
6-3 INF XXX
(29) 2-4-3 INF XXX
(1)
4-4-3 INF XXX
(2) 2-4-2 IN F XXX
(1) 2-2-3 ABN XX
(1) beachhead
counter
(4) Partisans
(32) regular
forts
(2) major forts
ZHUKOV
*(10) of the tank corps have reduced strength sides.
Air
(7) F 2 0 5
(1) F 2 1 5
(4) F 1 0 5
(2) A 2 4 5
(2) A 2 4 8
(2) A 1
2 6
(2) B 2 2 17
(1) B 1 2 14
(1) T 1 0 14
Active Air: 26
(8)
Airfields
Naval
Baltic
Fleet:
BB C 4 8 6 S (D) Oktober Revolution
CA E 6 9 5 F (D)
DD F 10 15 8 F
DD F 8 12 6 F
TT F 61 H S
Black Sea Fleet:
BB C 4 8 6 S (D) Paris Kommune
CA E 8 12 8 F (D)
CL E 4 6 4 F
DD F 10 15 8 F
DD F 8 12 6 F (D)
(2) TT (-) F 6 1 H S
33.32 Reinforcements and Replacements
JUL 1
(1) 12-12-5 TK XXX
(1) 8-8-8 TK XXX
(1) 8-8-4 GD INF XXX
(2) 12-12-5 TK XXX are available for
upgrade
(1) F 2 0 5
(1) F 2 1 5
(1) A 2 4 5
(1) A 2 4 8
Active Air: 27
AUG 1
(1) 12-12-5 TK XXX
(1) 8-8-4 GD INIF XXX
(1) 8-8-5 GD CAV XXX
(1) 12-12-5 TK XXX is available for
upgrade
SEP 1
(1) 8-8-4 GD INIF XXX
(1) 12-12-5 TK XXX is available for
upgrade
OCT 1
(2) 8-8-4 GD INF XXX
(1) 14-14-5 GD TK XXX is available for
upgrade
(1) F 0 2 5
(1) F 21 5
(1) A 2 4 5
(1) B 2 2 17
Active Air: 28
(1) Amphibious Point
NOV 1
(1) 14-14-5 GD TK XXX
(1) 8-8-4 GD INF XXX
(1) 14-14-5 GD TK XXX is available for
upgrade
DEC 1
(1) 12-12-5 TK XXX
(1) 8-8-4 GD INF
XXX
Use the Campaign Game replacements specified in the War Without Mercy scenario. The Russians begin with 2 accumulated infantry replacement points.
The following Soviet units are in the Soviet replacement pool.
Ground
(2) 10-10-5 TK XXX
(5)
8-8-5 TK XXX
(2) 8-8-5 MOT XXX
(5) 6-6-5 MOT XXX
(2) 8-8-4 GD INF
XXX
(1) 7-8-4 GD INIF XXX
(2) 6-6-
4 CAV XXX
(7) 4-4-4 CAV XXX
(1)
6-6-4 MTN XXX
(1) 4-6-4 MTN XXX
(5) 6-8-3 INF XXX
(12) 4-6-3 INF
XXX
(6) 2-4-3 INF XXX
(1) 2-2-3 ABN
XX
Air
(1) F 2 0 5
(1) F 2 1 5
(1)
A 2 4 5
(1) B 2 2 17
(1) T 1 0 14
Soviet Armor Reinforcements
Prior to APR 1, 1942, Soviet tank and motorized units do not have a reduced strength side.
Beginning APR 1, 1942, all Soviet tank reinforcements (only) do have a reduced strength side. Beginning APR 1, 1942 for each TK XXX reinforcement received, one pre-1942 TK XXX must be withdrawn. If the TK XXX being withdrawn is currently in play, the Soviet player receives an equivalent number of armor RPs.
NOTE: Only tank corps with reduced strength sides may be upgraded.
33.33 Soviet Militia
The Militia for Leningrad, Moscow, and Rostov have already been generated.
33.4 1942 START LINE
The 1942 Start Line is the same as the 1943 Start Line except as specified below:
Axis controlled hexes: 2729, 3329, 3330, 3828, 3727, 3726, 3826, 3925, 4026, 4126, 4722, 4823, 1123, 1224, 1423, 1522, 1623, and 1722.
The Axis also controls the hexes to the interior of the salient east of Smolensk and the hexes to the west of the front near Kursk.
Soviet controlled hexes: 3829, 3830, 4226, 4325, 4424, 1821, 1920, Sevastopol, and the five hexes to the east of the Kerch straits.
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