Der Kessel:
The Cauldron at Stalingrad

Game Charts (Tables A-H)

by Gary W. Graber



TABLE A

LUFTWAFFE/RELIEF FORCE COMMITMENTS TABLE

DIE ROLL COMMITMENT
2 or less Weak
3-4 Average
5 or more Strong

Die Roll Modifiers:
SSI is 9-10: +2
SSI is 7-8: +1
SSI is 5: -1
SSI is 24-2

"Commit" marker currently available: +1 or +2, whichever is showing on the marker

TABLE B

AIRLIFT TABLE

WeatherDIE ROLL
01234567
Fair01234567
Poor01122344

Die Roll Modifiers:
Luftwaffe commitment strong: + 2
Luftwaffe commitment weak: -2
One German-controlled area with airfield: -2
No German-controlled areas with airfield: -3

TABLE C

UPKEEP TABLE

.DIE ROLL
under 456789
Losses011234

Roll on turns when there are unsupplied units. [number] = German losses. Flip full-strength unit or eliminate depleted unit to satisfy each loss. Battlegroups, PDMs, and HQ unit may not take losses.

Die Roll Modifiers:
4-6 unsupplied units: +1
7-9 unsupplied units: +2
10+ unsupplied units: +3

TABLE D

APPEAL TABLE
Die
Roll
CONFERENCEFREEDOM
OF ACTION
AIRLIFT
1No EffectNot Granted #No Effect
2No EffectNot Granted #+1 Supply
3No EffectNot Granted #+1 Supply
4@Not Granted+2 Supply
5+1 to Commitment @Not Granted+2 Supply
6+2 to Commitment @Granted+3 Supply

Die Roll Modifier:
If "Attacked w/o FoA marker is on the track: -1 to any type of Appeal (Then remove the marker.)

Results:
@: Receive "FoA/Airlift +1" marker
+X to Commitment: Receive Commitment marker. Discard the marker once it is used.
* = Receive the "FoA Appeal +I" marker.
#: Receive the "HQ Politics" marker. If you already have the marker, you are promoted to Field General and 6th Army staff all receive Iron Crosses, but not further FoA Appeals are allowed for the rest of the game. Flip the marker to its "No FoA Appeal" side and keep it handy Give up the "FoA Appeal + 1 " marker if you have it, and place the FoA marker on its "no FoA" side.

TABLE E

GERMAN ATTACK TABLE

DIE ROLL
1 thru 6: No Effect
7 or more: Retreat

Die Roll Modifiers:
For each supply point committed to area: +1
Panzer or Motorized unit attacking any area except a Stalingrad area: +1
Attacking unit depleted: -1
Attacking a Stalingrad area: -1

Results:
No Effect: nothing happens
Retreat: If the Soviet unit is located in a Stalingrad area, place a "Hit" marker on it but do not retreat it. If the unit already has a "Hit" marker on it, or if it is located in any area outside of Stalingrad, it retreats to any adjacent area not currently occupied German-controlled. If none exists, eliminate the unit. Advance after combat is permitted but must be performed immediately.

TABLE F

RELIEF FORCE ATTACK TABLE

CommitmentDIE ROLL
123456
WeakRtrtNENENENENE*
AverageRtrtNENENE*AdvAdv
StrongRtrtNENE*AdvAdvAdv

Results:
Adv: Hoth marker moves to adjacent higher numbered box on Relief Force track. If Hoth is already in box #5, it transfers to the map area containing the entry code letter found on the counter. If Hoth is already in a map area, it enters the area chosen prior to resolving the attack. Place a Breakthrough marker in any map area the Hoth marker advances into.
NE: No effect.
NE*: If any "Rtrt" result occurred on the German Attack Table this phase, treat as "Adv." Otherwise, treat as "NE."
Retreat: Hoth marker moves to adjacent lower numbered box on Relief Force track. Treat as "NE" if in box #I. If Hoth is in a map area, it moves to any adjacent area containing a Breakthrough marker. Remove the marker from the area Hoth retreats from.

TABLE G

SOVIET ATTACK TABLE

AreaDIE ROLL
1{2}345{6}
OccupiedNENENEWDXX
EmptyXXXXXX

Results:
NE: no effect.
W. +1 to Wounded total on index.
DX: If only one depleted unit or Battlegroup is by itself in the area, it is eliminated; otherwise treat as "NE." The presence of an activated PDM prevents the elimination of the unit.
X: German defeat. Flip one full-strength unit or activated PDM, or remove a depleted unit to satisfy loss, or retreat all units in target one area. Soviet unit must advance into any vacated area. Battlegroups and inactive PDMs cannot satisfy losses. PDMs left behind in the retreat are removed from play but can be rebuilt.
{2} and {6}: Follow-up Attack if Final Offensive has begun.

TABLE H

STRATEGIC SITUATION TABLE

.DIE ROLL
-101234567
SSI Adjust-2-1-1-100+1+1+2

Modifiers:
Luftwaffe Commitment Weak: +1
Relief commitment is Weak: +1
Luftwaffe commitment Strong: -1
Relief commitment is Strong:-1
6th Army Surrendered with FoA granted: -1
All German units eliminated from map: -1
"No FoA Surrender" marker held: -2
"Attack w/o FoA" marker on General track: - # (# = The number beneath the marker on the track.)

Der Kessel: The Cauldron at Stalingrad Solitaire Game of WWII Combat


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