Lost Victories

Stalingrad Counteroffensive

Axis Order of Battle

by Bradley Skeen


Note that underlined units are reratings from "Clash of Titans", published in TEM #43/44, for which the icons are here reprinted. Units listed under a particular army are the same nationality as that army, unless noted.

Initial Deployment

Army Group Don

Fortifications: Place 2 forts in any hex in the deployment area, place 3 permanent air fields within 5 hexes of, but not actually in, the front line. Temporary Airfields may be deployed with any engineer or construction unit.

4th Rumanian Army

In or within 1 hex west of the line formed by hexes, 4A:2402, 4A:2502, 4A:2501, 8A:2534: 8A:2634, 8A:2734:
5x 4-6 Inf XX 1, 2, 4, 18, 20
2x 4-8 Cav XX 5,8
1x 2-3-8 Art III
1x 2-8 Art III
1x 1-2-6 MG X
1x 1-2-6 hvy AA III

4th Panzer Army

In or within 1 hex west of the line formed by hexes 4A:2202 and 4A:2303:
1x 10-10 PzG XX 29
1x 7-6 Inf XX 297

Breakdown box:
1x 16-10 Pz XX 14

In hex 4A:2102:
1x 4-10* PzG III
1x 4-10* Mot III

In hex 4A:2005:
1x 7-4-10* Pz III

Reserves: within 3 hexes of 4A: 1912 (Millerovo), no more than 1 unit per hex:
1x 5-8PzKG (12-10) 22
1x 3-8 Pz KG (7-8) 1 (Rum)
1x 4-8 Cav XX 7 (Rum)

With or within 1 hex of any of the above units:
1x 2-10 mot Eng III
1x 2-10 mot hvy AA III (LW)
1x 1-10 mot hvy AA II (LW)
1x 0- 1 -5 Cons III
1x Truck

6th Army

In or within 1 hex west of the line formed by hexes, 4A:2201, 4A:2101 f(Stalingrad), 8A:2034. At least two divisions must be placed in each hex of Stalingrad; they are the superior forces in enclaves.
1x 16-10 Pz XX 16
1x 12-10 Pz XX 24
1x 2-6* Inf X 369 (Cr)
2x forts

(Special: Before placement, randomly select 3 of the following divisions and reduce them to cadre)
2x 8-6 Inf XX 71,79
2x 7-6 Inf XX 94,295
1x 6-8 Jg XX 100
2x 6-6 Inf XX 371,389
1x 5-6 Inf XX 305

In or within 1 hex west or south of the line formed by hexes, 4A:2001, 4A:2002, 4A: 1903, 4A: 1904, 4A: 1905, 4A: 1906, 4A: 1806:
2x 11-10 PzG XX 3,60
2x 8-6 Inf XX 44,76
1x 7-6 Inf XX 113
2x 6-6 Inf XX 376,384

With or within 1 hex of any of the above units, at least 6 REs in or adjacent to Stalingrad- (Special: randomly select 3 of the following and place them in the replacement pool).
1x 5-3-8 Art III
1x 3-8 Art III
1x 3-1-10 mot Rkt Art III
2x 3-1-8 Rkt Art III
1x 2-3-8 Art III
1x 2-10 mot Eng III
1x 2-10 mot hvy AA III (LW)
1x 2-8 Eng III
2x 2-1-10 Aslt Gun II
1x 1-10 mot Aslt Eng II
1x 1-10 mot AT III
1x 1-6 pun II
2x 0-1-5 Cons III
1x 0-1-10 mot lt AA II
1x Truck

3rd Rumanian Army

In or within 1 hex south of the line formed by thefollowing hexes: 4A: 170 7, 4A: 1708, 4A: 1709, 4A: 1609, 4A.- 1610-4A: 1312.
3x 5-6 Inf XX 5, 6, 13
4x 4-6 Inf XX 7,9, 14, 15
1x 4-8 Cav XX 1
1x 2-3-8 Art III
2x 2-8 Art III
1x 1-2-8 Art III
1x 1-2-6 lt AA III
1x fort

Army Group B

Place 2 forts in any hex in the deployment area, place 3 permanent air fields within 5 hexes of but not actually in, theftont line.

8th Italian Army

In or within 1 hex west of the line formed by thefollowing hexes: 4A: 1212, 4A: 1113, 4A:1012, 4A:0913.
1x 5-8 Mot XX 3
2x 4-8 Inf XX 9,52
3x 4-6 Inf XX 2,3,5
1x 2-8* Mot X 3 Gen (CCNN)
1x 2-3-6 Inf X 23 Mar( CCNN)
1x 2-8* Cav X Balbo
1x 1-6* Inf III Cr leg
1x 6-4-8 Art III
1x 4-3-8 Art III
1x 1-8 AA III
2x 1-8 AT III
1x 0-1-6 Cons III

German:
1x 8-6 Inf XX 62
1x 7-6 Inf XX 298
1x 2-10 mot hvy AA III (LW)

2nd Hungarian Army
In or within 1 hex west of the lineformed by thefollowing hexes: 4A: 0813, 4A: 0814, 4A: 0 715, 4A: 0615, 4A: 0515; at least 3 REs in Kharkov:
1x 7-10 Arm XX 1
9x 4-6 Inf XX 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 19, 20,23
3x 2-8 Art III
1x 1-6 Eng III
1x 1-8 lt AA III

German:
1x 7-6 Inf XX 168
1x 5-6 Inf XX 336
1x 1-10 mot hvy AA II (LW)

2nd Army

In or within 1 hex south of the line formed by thefollowing hexes: 4A.-0414, 4A:0315,4A:0316, 4A:0216,4A:0117,-with at least 6 REs in or adjacent to Kursk:
1x 6-8 (14-10) Pz KG 27

(randomly select 5 of the following as KGs)
4x 8-6 Inf XX 45, 57, 68, 75
3x 7-6 Inf XX 82,88,299
4x 6-6 Inf XX 377, 383, 385, 387
2x 5-6 Inf XX 323,340

Deploy the following with any unit in 2nd Army. One unit from the following may be placed with a German unit deployed in the Hungarian 2" Army; likewise one unit may be placed with a German unit deployed in Italian 8th Army.

Randomly select 3 of the following and place them in the replacement pool.
1x 3-1-8 Rkt Art III
1x 2-3-8 Art III
1x 2-10 mot hvy AA III (LW)
1x 2-6 Siege Art III
1x 2-6 Eng III
1x 2-0-RR Art II
1x 1-10 mot AT III
1x 1-6 pun II
1x 0-1-10 mot lt AA II
1x 0-1-5 Cons III
1x fort

Theater Reserves

Anywhere in the deployment area, not within 7 hexes of the front line:
7 permanent air fields
8 pts hvy AA
6 pts It AA

German
1x 8-6 Inf XX 24
2x 3-5* Sec XX 213,403
1x 1-6 Pun II
1x 0-6 RR Eng X
1x 0-1-5 Cons III

Within 1 hex of Rostov:
1x 16-10 Pz XX 6

Italian
1x 2-3-5* Sec XX
3x 1-6 Aslt Eng II

Army Group A

Place all units in the off-map holding box:
1x 14-10 Pz XX Wik (SS)
1x 14-10 Pz XX 19
1x 11-10 PzG XX Wik (SS)
1x 10-10 PzG XX 16
1x 6-8 Pz KG (14-10) 3
1x 6-8 Pz KG (14-10) 23
1x 6-8 Pz KG (13-10) 17
1x 1-10 Mot II N-0 (SS)
2x Trucks

(randomly reduce 4 of the following to cadre)
2x 8-6 Inf XX 9173
3x 7-6 Inf XX 111,125,198
2x 6-8 Mt XX 1,4
2x 6-8 Jg XX 97, 101
1x 6-6 Inf XX 370

Rumanian
1x 4-8 Mt XX 2
3x 4-8 Cav XX 6, 9, any
1x 4-6 Inf XX 19
2x 2-8 Art III
1x 1-2-6 Mg III

Italian
1x 5-8 Mt XX 3
2x 4-8Mt XX 2,4
1x 3-2-8 Art III
1x 2-1-8 Art III
1x 1-8 lt AA III

Slovakian
1x 2-3-5 Sec XX 2

German non-divisional units
(randomly select 9 of the following units and put them in the replacement pool)
1x 5-3-8 Mot Art III
3x 5-3-8 Art III
1x 3-8 Mot Art III
1x 3-8 Art III
1x 3-1-10 mot R Art III
3x 3-1-8 Rkt Art III
1x 2-3-8 Art III
1x 2-10 mot Eng III
4x 2-10 mot hvy AA III (LW)
1x 2-8 Eng III
3x 2-6 Eng III
1x 2-1-10 It Pz II
4x 2-1-10 Aslt Gun II
x 2-0-6 Siege Art III
1x 2-0-RR Art II
1x 1-2-8 Mot Art III
1x 1-10 Eng Tank II
1x 1-10 mot AT III
1x 1-10 mot hvy AA II (LW)
1x 1-6 pun II
2x 0-1-10 mot lt AA II
3x 0-1-5 Cons III
2x 0-6 RR Eng III

Other Forces

Air Units

Roll 2 dice for each air unit (all nationalities). On the roll of a 4- 10 it may be placed at any Axis air base; on the roll of 2-3 it is placed in the eliminated box; on the roll of I /- 12 it is placed in the aborted box. At least 3 type F and 2 type D or B air units must be based in or adjacent to Stalingrad.

Luftwaffe
5x Me 109F
2x Me 109G 1x Me 110C 3x Me 110E
4x Ju 52
2x Ju 87B
2x Ju 87D (D)
8x Ju 88A
5x He 111H

Rumanian Air Force
Select any 5 aircraft, the others are out of play:
1x Me 109E
1x Ju 87B
1x He 111H
3x IAR 80
1x IAR 81 (F)
1x IAR 81 (D)

Hungarian Air Force
Select any 5 aircraft, the others are out of play:
1x Me 109F
1x Ju 87D
1x Ju 88A
1x Cr 42
1x Re 20000
1x Heja

Italian Royal Air Force:
1 x MC 200/2

Anti-Aircraft
Axis air bases have the following intrinsic heavy/light AA points:
Major City Hex: 2/1
Dot City: 0/2
Reference City 0/1
Perm. Air field 0/1

Resource Points The Axis player has 10 Resource points.

Rail Capacity

The Axis player has an on board rail capacity of 15. The Axis player may spend up to 3 Resource Points per turn to increase his rail capacity. Rail Road Status

All Rail hexes on the left bank of the Dnepr and the rail lines running from:
4A:0126 to Kursk
4A:0122 to Kursk to 4A:0522
4A:0333 to Kursk to 4A:0318 to 4A: 1718 -4A:0933 to Poltava to Kharkov to Valuyki - All hexes south of Kharkov, West of the Donets
Voroshilovgrad to Millerovo
4A:2311 to 4A:2305
4A:3110 to 4A:2503
Rostov to 4A:3215 are converted to standard gauge. The bridge over the Dnepr at Zaparozhe is destroyed. The rail lines in both hexes of Stalingrad are broken.

Axis Reinforcements

Dec I 42
4 Resource Points
4 Armor Replacement Points
5 infantry Replacement Points
4 Air Replacement Points
1 Air Reply pt. (Italy)
1 Air Reply pt. (Rumania)
1 Air Reply pt. (Hungary)

RR:
1x 4-3-8 Pz II
1x 3-6* Inf XX 15 (LW)
1x 2-1-10 Pz II
1x 2-1-10 Aslt Gun II

East:
1x 2-3-6 Inf X Kos (ET)

Army Group A: Release
lx 6-8 PzKG (14-10) 17
1x 6-8 Pz KG (14-10) 23
2 REs of non-divisional units

Dec II 42

RR:
1x 14-10 Pz XX
1x 5-6 Inf XX 306
2x 2-6* Inf XX 7, 8 (LW)
1x 2-8 (6-8) Mtn KG 3

Army Group A: Release
1x 14-10 Pz XX Wik (SS)
1 RE of non-divisional units

Note: On this and subsequent turns units released from Army Group A must enter the map on or west of the Rostov rail line.

Jan I 43
6 Resource Points
10 Armor Replacement Points
12 Infantry Replacement Points

RR:
1x 13-10 Pz XX 7
1x 5-6 Inf XX 304
1x 4-3-8 Pz II
1x 3-10 Mot III 901 Lehr
1x 2-1-10 Aslt Gun II

East:
1x 1-2-10 Mot AT II

Army Group A: Release
1x 14-10 Pz XX 19
1x 10-10 PzG XX 16
1 RE of non-divisional units.

LW
6 Replacement Points
1x FW-190A
3x Ju-52
1x Me- 109G

Hungarian Air Force:
1xHeja
1x Air RP.

Rumanian Air Force:
1x Dw. 520
1x Air RP.

Jan II 43

RR:
1x 16-10 Pz XX LSSAH (SS)

(Special: in the Jan II turn LSSAH move only during the exploitation phase)
1x 5-6 Inf XX 302

Army Group A: Release
3 REs, 1 Truck.

East:
1x 6-4-10 Pz III A (SS)
1x 4-10 PzG III A (SS)
1x 4-10 Mot III A (SS)
I x 2- 1 - 10 Assltgun II A (SS)

Feb I 43
9 Resource Points
10 Armor Replacement Points
12 Infantry Replacement Points

RR:
3x 5-6 Inf XX 327,333,335
1x 3-6* Inf XX 13 (LW)
2x 2-1-10 Aslt. Gun II

LW
6 Replacement Points
1x FW 190A
1x Me-109G
withdraw: 1 xMe- 109F

Rumania
Convert: 2x 4-8 Cav XX, any to: 2x 5-8 Cav XX 118

Feb II 43
5 Infantry Replacement Points

East:
1x Pz XX HQ A (SS)
Replace: 1x 2-3-6(5-7-6) infantry Cadre, chosen at random, of those originally assigned to 6th Army.

Available for Assembly:
1x 17-10 Pz XX DR (SS)

Army Group A: Release
20 REs or, if Communications with Army Group A have been severed, partially disband 1 Infantry Division.

Mar I 43
9 Resource Points
12 Armor Replacement Points
10 Infantry Replacement Points

RR:
1x 14-10 Pz XX Totenkopf (SS)
1x 12-10 Pz XX GD
1x 4-2-10 Pz II
1x 2-1-10 Aslt. Gun II

East:
4x 1-2-6 Inf X (ET)
1x 2-1-8 Cav III (ET)

Replace 1x 2-3-6 (5-7-6) infantry Cadre, chosen at random, of those originally assigned to 6th Army.

Army Group A: Release
20 REs or, if Communications with Army Group A have been severed, partially disband 1 Infantry Division.

(LW)
7 Replacement Points
1x FW 190A
1x Me-109G

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