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Roads to Leningrad: Battles of Soltsy and Staraya Russa, 1941

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Roads to Leningrad: Battles of Soltsy and Staraya Russa, 1941
Rank #6327

Roads to Leningrad: Battles of Soltsy and Staraya Russa, 1941

2004

Designed by Vance von Borries

Published by Banana Games, GMT Games

Rating
7.5
Weight
3.4/5
Description

gmt websitedure summer force german army group north appear advance irresistibly leningrad second large city soviet union birthplace communist revolution leningrad long way german border close german get difficulty encounter terrain lengthening supply line stiffen soviet resistancein midjuly approximately mile south leningrad soltsy surprisingly strong soviet force division strike german armored spearhead push th panzer division suffer catastrophic loss claim soviet attack cause german sector halt crucial week resume drive leningradin august soviets launch counteroffensive time division german flank south staraya russia german offensive leningrad renew german divert critical motorize reserve deal threat win strategically barren victory far true objective german reach leningrad lack strength break city itselfthe battle soltsy staraya russia save leningradcomponentsmiddot x inch map sheet mm hex double sidedmiddot sheet quot countersmiddot rule book play book setup card player aid cardstime scale hour turn map scale mile hex unit scale battalion companiesdesigner vance von borriesdeveloper tony curtismap amp counter art mark simonitchbgg descriptionroad leningrad package consist separate operational level game ww ii battle soltsy battle staraya russascenario battle soltsy mansteinrsquos lvi panzer corps assign road soltsy tell advance rapidly east novgorod north cut leningrad rest russia manstein quick tight schedule time cover flank fact local soviet commander quickly exploit counterblow soltsy lead powerful highly decorate th rifle division soviets quickly surround german armor soltsy stop german motorize infantry swamp north raid german supply column german rear von manstein unflappable crisis organize counterattack allow th panzer escape german th panzer division permanently lose tank damage retreat mile soviet victory save leningrad battle staraya russa early august soviet high command prepare surprise counteroffensive south lake ilman relieve pressure increasingly hardpresse army defend leningrad day soviet mechanized unit penetrate mile threaten surround german x corp german clearly need reinforcement hold mansteins motorize troop arrive manstein attack solve deepening crisis staraya russa german command call manstein lvi corp th strike crush soviet flank division day day surround soviet th army force surrender push east german play scenario depend mobility timing manstein troop soviet player know trap maybe push break german infantry north

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