The Soviet forces were air-dropped into the area starting on the night of January 27/28, lasting until the night of January 30/31. The drops were ill-fated, with some units scattered over a wide area, some never making it off the ground, and the Luftwaffe carrying out air strikes against the air bases the Soviets were operating from. To reflect this, I suggest that the Soviet players roll 1D6 for the following units on a stand-by-stand basis, starting on the night of the 27/28 and continuing each night until the 30/31. Die Roll Effect 5-6 Stand lands successfully 2-4 Reroll on the following night 1 Stand is lost, removed from play The Soviet player after each night's drop must decide whether he will move on the Rollbahnen. His operations will start one day after that date, so if he wishes to start operations after the drop on the 27/28, he will enter the board on the January 29. He may still roll for reinforcements but they will be subject to the same delay: i.e., stands which drop on the night of 28/29 will arrive on board on the morning of the 30. 8th Airborne Brigade Troop Quality: Veteran, Morale: 10 Headquarters Company, with: 1 command stand 1 command SMG stand 1 staff radio stand Supply Company, with: 2 ammo porter stands Antiaircraft Company, with: 1 AAMG stand Reconnaissance Company, with: 1 ski recon SMG stand Engineer Company, with: 1 command engineer stand Artillery Battalion, with: Headquarters, with: 1 command stand Field Gun Battery, with: 1 gun crew (ds) 1 76L16 infantry gun 1 ammo porter stand Mortar Battery, with: 1 82mm mortar stand (ds) 1 ammo porter stand Antitank Gun Battery, with: 3 gun crew stands 3 45L46 AT guns 3 Airborne Infantry Battalions, each with: Headquarters, with: 1 command SMG stand 1 recon SMG stand 1 engineer stand 3 Parachute Infantry Companies, each with: 1 command SMG stand 1 SMG stand Machinegun Company, with: 2 MMG stands Mortar Company, with: 2 50mm mortar stands Antitank Company, with: 1 PTRD ATR stand The 76L16 infantry gun and 45L46 AT guns were equipped with sleds. Weapons so equipped can be pushed 4" per turn under a full move order. In addition to the rolls for the actual stands, roll 2D6 each night for the number of ski sets that were successfully dropped. All the above stands were ski trained. All Soviet stands were issued snow suits and should always be considered as under cover when spotting attempts are made. Soviet Re-inforcements Ace of Diamonds Enters from the north board edge. Elements, 18th Cavalry Division Troop Quality: Regular, Morale: 8 Headquarters Squadron, with: 1 mounted command stand 1 command cavalry stand 1 recon cavalry SMG stand 1 mounted engineer stand Infantry Gun Battery, with: 1 gun crew (ds) 1 76L16 infantry gun 1 limber Antitank Battery, with: 1 gun crew 1 limber 1 45L46 AT gun 4 Cavalry Squadrons, each with: 2 cavalry SMG stands Machinegun Squadron, with: 3 MMG carts King of Diamonds Enters from the east board edge. Elements, 1st Partisan Regiment Troop Quality: Experienced, Morale: 8 Headquarters, with: 1 mounted command stand 1 recon cavalry SMG stand 1 engineer stand 3 Infantry Companies, each with: 2 infantry stands Machinegun Company, with: 1 MMG stand Queen of Diamonds Enters from the east board edge. Elements, 1st Partisan Regiment Troop Quality: Experienced, Morale: 8 Headquarters, with: 1 command stand 1 recon SMG stand 1 engineer stand 3 Infantry Companies, each with: 2 infantry stands stand Mortar Company, with: 1 82mm mortar stand (ds) Jack of Diamonds Enters from the north board edge. Elements, 24th Cavalry Division Troop Quality: Regular, Morale: 8 Headquarters Squadron, with: 1 mounted command stand 1 command cavalry stand 1 recon cavalry SMG stand 3 Cavalry Squadrons, each with: 2 cavalry SMG stands Machinegun Squadron, with: 2 MMG carts Ace of Hearts Enters from the south board edge. Elements, 1st Guards Cavalry Division Troop Quality: Veteran, Morale: 9 Headquarters Squadron, with: 1 mounted command stand 1 command cavalry stand 1 recon cavalry SMG stand 1 mounted engineer stand Infantry Gun Battery, with: 1 gun crew (ds) 1 76L16 infantry gun 1 limber Antitank Battery, with: 1 gun crew 1 limber 1 45L46 AT gun 4 Cavalry Squadrons, each with: 2 cavalry SMG stands Machinegun Squadron, with: 3 MMG carts King of Hearts Enters from the south board edge. Elements, 2nd Guards Cavalry Division Troop Quality: Veteran, Morale: 9 Headquarters Squadron, with: 1 mounted command stand 1 command cavalry stand 1 recon cavalry SMG stand 1 mounted engineer stand Infantry Gun Battery, with: 1 gun crew (ds) 1 76L16 infantry gun 1 limber 3 Cavalry Squadrons, each with: 2 cavalry SMG stands Machinegun Squadron, with: 3 MMG carts Queen of Hearts Enters from the south board edge. Elements, 1st Guards Cavalry Division Troop Quality: Veteran, Morale: 9 Tank Battalion, with: Battalion Headquarters, with: 1 command BT-7 2 Tank Companies, each with: 2 BT-7 tanks Jack of Hearts Enters from the south board edge. Elements, 1st Guards Cavalry Corps Troop Quality: Veteran, Morale: 9 Ski Infantry Battalion, with: Headquarters, with: 1 command ski SMG stand 1 recon ski SMG stand 1 engineer ski stand 3 Ski Infantry Companies, each with: 1 command ski infantry stand 1 ski infantry stand Machinegun Company, with: 2 ski MMG stands Mortar Company, with: 2 ski 50mm mortar stands Antitank Company, with: 1 ski PTRD ATR stand Rollbahnen: January-February, 1942 CD Scenario Introduction German Forces Soviet Forces Map (slow: 125K) Back to Table of Contents -- Command Post Quarterly # 9 To Command Post Quarterly List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1995 by Greg Novak. This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. 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