Initial Conditions

Railhead: 2314. Note that at the start of play, the railhead lies four hexes off the west edge of the playing area. It will advance to hex 2310 during the Aug 1 42 Axis player turn, at which time it can be shown on the scenario map with a railhead marker.

Roadhead: 2307. This defines the easternmost hex of the road element of the German supply line at the start of play.

Temporary Airfields: The German player may deploy a temporary airfield with each of his construction and engineer regiments, to the extent desired. Note: Only one temporary airfield may be placed in a hex.

6th Army. Place in any hexes south and west of the Don River in hexrows 15-23, west of 1510-1905 inclusive; also west of 2003, 2004, 2105, 2205, and 2305 inclusive.
1x 16-10 Pz XX 16
1x 12-10 Pz XX 24
2x 11-10 PzGXX 3,60
3x 8-6 Inf XX 44,71,79
1x 7-6 Inf XX 113
1x 6-8 Jager XX 100
3x 6-6 Inf XX 376,384,389
1x 5-6 Inf XX 305
1x 2-6* Inf III 369 (Cr)
1x 5-3-8 Art III 41
1x 3-8 Art III 783
1x 2-3-8 Art III 627
1x 3-1-10 in R Art III 2
2x 3-1-8 Rkt Art III 51,53
1x 2-10 mot Eng III 413
1x 2-8 Eng III 604
2x 0-1-5 Cons III 23,36
1x 2-10 in hv AA III 9 1 (LW)
2x 2-1-10 AsIt Gun II 177,244
1x 1-10 mot AT II 521
1x 1-10 AsIt Eng II 51
1x 1-8 mot MG II 9
1x 0-1-10 in It AA II 602
2 Resource Points

4th Panzer Army. Place in any hexes in hexrows 24-27, west of 2405, 2406, 2507, 2606, 2706, and 2705 inclusive.
1x 16-10 Pz XX 14
1x 10-10 PzG XX 29
1x 7-6 Inf XX 297
1x 2-10 mot Eng III 628
1x 0-1-5 Cons III 71
1x 2-10 mot hv AA III37 (LW)
1x Truck
1 Resource Point

Rumanian. Place in any hexes in hexrows 24-27, west of 2405, 2406, 2507, 2606, 2706, and 2705 inclusive.
4x 4-6 Inf XX 1,2,4,20
1x 2-3-8 Art III 1A
1x 2-8 Art III 6
2x 1-2-6 MG X 1,2
1x 1-2-6 It AA III 1
1 Resource Point

Luftwaffe. Place at any friendly owned airbases. Of the units listed below, the number shown in parentheses are inoperative.

Alternately, any number of these air units may be held out of play initially. A withheld air unit may subsequently enter play as an air reinforcement during any Axis initial phase on or after Aug II 42. The Axis player may roll normally for air repair of an inoperative air unit while it is being held out of play.

2x Ju87B (1)
2x Ju87D 2x
Me109E
5x Me 109F (1)
2x Me 109G
1x Me110C
3x Me110E (1)

Place in the Axis off-map air box. Of the units listed below, the number shown in parentheses are inoperative.

5x He111H (1)
8x Ju88A (2)

Axis Reinforcements

Aug I 42

German:
1x 8-6 Inf XX 76
3x 7-6 Inf XX 94,294,295
1x 6-6 Inf XX 371
3 Resource Points

Replacements:
6 Inf RPs
4 Arm RPs

Optional: If the German player elects for this unit to enter play, the Soviet player is awarded 40 VPs.
1x 10- 10 PzG XX GD

Rumanian
1x 4-8 Cav XX 5
1x 4-6 Inf XX 19
1x 1-2-8 Art III 3A
1 Resource Point

Aug II 42

German:
1x 12- 10 Pz XX 22

Italian:
Select 4 divisional units and 4 non-divisional units at random to enter play. The remaining units do not enter play and are not considered in any victory point calculations.
1x 5-8 Mot XX 3
1x 5-8 Mtn XX 3
2x 4-8 Mtn XX 2,4
2x 4-8 Inf XX 9,52
3x 4-6 Inf XX 2,3,5
1x 2-8* Cav X Balbo
1x 2-3-6 Inf X 23 Mar
1x 1-6* Inf III Cr Leg
1x 6-4-8 Art III 9A
1x 4-3-8 Art III 2C
1x 3-2-8 Art III lic
1x 2-1-8 Art III 30C
2x 1-8 AT III 10,201
2x 1-8 It AA III 4, 30C
1x 0- 1-6 Cons III 5

Sep I 42

German:
3 Resource Points

Replacements:
6 Inf RPs
4 Arm RPs

Withdraw:
1x 7-6 Inf XX 294
Note: Only units in play may be withdrawn; units may not be withdrawn from the replacement pool.

Sep II 42

Rumanian:
1x 5-6 Inf XX 6
1x 5-6 Inf XX 13
1x 4-8 Cav XX 1
1x 2-8 Art III 3

Italian:
Withdraw: Any 2 divisional and any 2 non-divisional units in play. See withdrawal note above.

Oct I 42

Note: The Soviet player rolls to determine weather conditions starting this turn. All hexes in the playing area lie in weather zone C.

German:
3 Resource Points

Replacements:
6 Inf RPs
4 Arm RPs

Rumanian:
1x 5-6 Inf XX 5
1x 4-6 Inf XX 11
1x 2-3-8 Art III 4A
1x 1-2-6 It AA III 3

Italian:
Withdraw: Any remaining Italian units in play. See withdrawal note above.

Oct II 42

Rumanian:
1x3-8ArrnCadre
1x 4-8 Cav XX
2x 2-8 Art III 4, Cav

Lunge to Stalingrad August-October 1942

Historical Background
Rules, Chart, and City Display Map
Designer's Notes
Order of Battle: Axis (Aug I 42)
Order of Battle: USSR (Aug I 42)
Order of Battle: Axis (Jul II 42)
Order of Battle: USSR (Jul II 42)
LtS: Large Area Map (slow: 127K)
LtS: Jumbo Area Map (very slow: 345K)