Initial Conditions

Forts: Place a fort in each of the following hexes: 2034, 2001, 2102, 2201.

Resource Points: Place 4 resource points in any friendly owned hexes.

63rd Army.
Place in any hexes west of 1605, north of the Don River.
1x 5-6 Rifle XX 14 (Gds)
2x 4-6 Rifle XX 127, 153
3x 3-6 Rifle XX 1, 197,203
1x 2-1-8 Tank X 193
1x 3-2-8 Art X
1x 2-6 Art X
1x 1-2-8 AT X
1x 0- 1-5 Cons X
1x 3-1-8 Rkt Art III

21st Army.
Place 1 rifle division (chosen at random) in the replacement pool. Place the remaining units in hex 1803 and any hexes west of 1802, north of the Don River.
1x 4-6 Rifle XX 124
4x 3-6 Rifle XX 63,76,321,343
1x 0-5 Cons III

4th Tank Army
Place in hex 1903.
1x 2- 8 Tank Cadre 22
1x 4-6 Rifle XX 18
1x 3-6 Rifle XX 205

1st Tank Army
Place in hex 2104.
1x 3-8 Tank Cadre28
1x 2-8 Tank Cadre13
1x 2-6 Rifle Cadre 9 (Gds)
1x 3-6 Rifle XX 131

62nd Army
Place 3 rifle divisions (chosen at random) in the replacement pool. Place at least 3 rifle divisions and the rifle cadre at 2204; place the remaining units in hexes 2002, 2103, 2104, and 2203.
1x 2-6 Rifle Cadre 33 (Gds)
2x 4-6 Rifle XX 87,147
5x 3-6 Rifle XX181,184,192,196,399
1x 0-5 Cons III

64th Army
Place in any hexes east of the Don River in hexrows 23-25, within 3 hexes of the river.
1x 5-6 Rifle XX 15 (Gds)
6x 3-6 Rifle XX 29,112,204,214,229,422
2x 2-6* Rifle X 66, 154 (NvI)
1x 2-1-8 Tank X 137
1x 3-2-6 Art X
1x 2-6 Art X
1x 1-2-8 AT X
1x 0-1-5 Cons X
1x 3-1-8 Rkt Art III

51st Army
Place 2 rifle divisions (chosen at random), the 2 cavalry divisions, and the tank X in the replacement pool. Place the remaining units in any hexes in hexrows 26 and 27, east of hexes 2606 and 2705, within 4 hexes of the Don River.
1x 4-6 Rifle XX 91
3x 3-6 Rifle XX 138,157,302
2x 3-8 Cav XX 110, 115
1x 2-1-8 Tank X 155

57th Army
Place in any hexes south of hex row 21, within 1 hex of 2201.
1x 4-6 Rifle XX 38
1x 2-6* Rifle X 13
1x 2-6 Art X

Front Reserves
Place 1 Rifle XX chosen at random in the replacement pool. Place the remaining units in any hexes within 2 hexes of 2101. The river flotillas must deploy on the Volga.
1x 9-7-8 Tank XXX 23
2x 3-6 Rifle XX 244,304
1x 3-6 Rifle XX 10 (NKVD)
1x 3-2-8 Tank X 6 (Gds)
1x 4-1-8 Rkt Art X
1x 1-2-6 Eng X
1x 1-6 Eng X
3x 0-5 Cons III
1 pt hv AA
1 pt It AA
2x river flotillas Volga-1, Volga-2

Soviet Air Force (VVS)
Place at any friendly owned airbases. Select any 1 of the listed air units to be Guards. Of the air units listed, the number shown in parentheses are inoperative.
2x IL-2
1x Pe-2FT
1x Yak-713
1x LaGG-3

Stalingrad Air Defenses (PVO). Place in hex 2201.
1x I-16

AFLRO. Place in the Soviet off-map air box.
3x IL-4 (1)

Soviet Reinforcements

Aug I 42
4x 5-6 Rifle XX 35, 36, 39, 40 (Gds)
2x 4-6 Rifle XX 98, 126
2x 3-6 Rifle Y-X 96,208
1x 3-2-8 Tank X 26
1x 2-1-8 Tank X 78
1x 2-8* Mot X 38
1x 2-6* Rifle X 115
1x 3-2-6 Art X
1x 2-6 Art X
1x 1-2-8 AT X
1x 0- 1-5 Cons X
1x 3 -1-8 Rkt Art III
2 pts hv AA
1 pt lt AA
3 Resource Points

VVS.
1x IL-2
1x Su-2
1x Yak-1
1x Yak-713
Note: Select any 1 of the listed air units to be Guards.

Aug II 42
4x 9-7-8 Tank XXX 2,4,7, 16
1x 6-6 Rifle XX 4 (Gds)
4x 5-6 Rifle XX27, 37, 3 8, 41 (Gds)
3x 4-6 Rifle XX 23,64, 116
6x 3-6 Rifle XX24,84,221,298,308,315
1x 3-2-8 Tank X 6
2x 2-1-8 Tank X 148,189
1x 2-8* Mot X 2
1x 3-6* Rifle X 10
1x 2-6* Rifle X 124
1x 4-1-8 mot Rkt Art X
1x 4-1-8 Rkt Art X
1x 3-6 Art X
1x 1-2-8 AT X
1x 1-2-6 Eng X
1x 3-1-8 Rkt Art III
1 pt lt AA
2 pts hv AA

VVS
1 x IL-2
1 x Pe-2FT
1 x Yak- I

Sep I 42
1x 5-6 Rifle XX 13 (Gds)
2x 4-6 Rifle XX 49,316
7x 3-6 Rifle XX99,120,173,207,231,292,299
1x 3-2-8 Tank X 10
1x 3-6* Rifle X 42 (w)
1x 2-6* Rifle X 149
1x 3-2-6 Art X
1x 2-6 Art X
1x 2-1-8 Mortar X
1x 1-2-8 AT X
1x 0-1-5 Cons X
1x 1-6 It AA III
1 pt lt AA
2 pts hv AA
3 Resource Points

Withdraw
Any Soviet tank cadres in play at the start of this and each subsequent Soviet initial phase must be withdrawn. (They are being rebuilt for the planned counteroffensive.)

VVS
1 x IL-2
1 x IL-2m
1x Yak-713
1x LaGG-3
Note: Select any 1 of the listed air units to be Guards.

Sep II 42
1x 4-6 Rifle XX 169
7x 3-6 Rifle XX 95,193,233,258,260,273,284
1x 3-6* Rifle X 92 (Nvl)
1x 2-1-8 Tank X 133
1x 2-6 Art X
1x 1-2-8 AT X
1x 1-2-6 Eng X
2 pts hv AA
1 pt lt AA

Withdraw:
1x 2-6 Rifle Cadre 35 (Gds)
1x 3-6 Rifle XX 321
Note: For all withdrawals, only units in play may be withdrawn; units may not be withdrawn from the replacement pool.

VVS.
1 x IL-2
1 x Yak-1

Oct I 42
1x 4-6 Rifle XX 62
3x 3-6 Rifle XX 277,300,333
1x 2-1-8 Tank X 84
1x 3-6 Art X
1x 1-2-8 AT X
1 x 1-2-6 It AA X
1x 1-6 Punitive X
2 pts hv AA
1 pt lt AA
3 Resource Points

Withdraw:
1x 3-6 Rifle XX 315
1x 9-7-8 Tank XXX 4

VVS.
1x Pe-2FT
1x LaGG-3
Note: Select any 1 of the listed air units to be Guards.
Note: Guards fighters have half-range patrol zones.

Oct II 42
6x 3-6 Rifle XX 45,212,226,252,293,346
1x 1-2-8 AT X
2 pts hv AA
1 pt lt AA

Withdraw:
2x 2-6 Rifle Cadre 39, 41 (Gds)

VVS.
1x IL-2
1x Yak-7B

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)