KALININ, RUSSIA,
14 October 1941:
After overrunning any Russian defenses in front of them, the 1st
Panzer Division had taken Subzoff on October 11 and Staritza on
the 12th. After reaching the Volga, it was discovered all the
remaining bridges had been dropped into the water before any intervention
could be organized. Gathering the remaining fuel and ammunition,
Eckinger’s battalion was equipped to press the armored thrust
forward, which it proceeded to do, often times sharing the only
roads with retreating and panic-stricken enemy troops. The Germans
finally reached the outskirts of the industrial city of Kalinin,
only 90 miles northwest of Moscow. On the 14th, the order was
passed down to again launch the attack with the aim of seizing
the still standing road bridge across the Volga, 2 kilometers
inside the city. It would not be easy; the advance was greeted
by furious Russian resistance. Nevertheless, Eckinger, a reputation
for using the “shortest way” in battle already established,
moved his battalion to within sight of the 250 meter long bridge.
Without waiting for support, his lone infantry company, supported
by a handful of tanks and armored vehicles stormed the enemy stronghold,
forcing a dispirited enemy to flee. Demolition wires were cut
and the bridgehead, the only bridge over the Volga the Germans
would capture for the entire war, was consolidated when a Panzer
III came up alongside Eckinger’s half-track.
We were able to
get RETRO PAK III on the presses with the new stuff. RP
III is 8 scenarios + color cover, long out of print (15 years)
from ASL News (formerly Euro Pack I). All designed by European
desginers, with all errata input, new art and the latest presentation.
The set includes 2 × Eastern Front + 2 × Poland 1939
+ 1 × Indochina 1940 + 2 × Belgium 1940 + 1 ×
Holland 1940. There are lots of new uses for those CH counter
from recent releases! All eight scenarios use standard geo boards
2-41 (thus the 'retro' approach.
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
WITH EACH COPY:
- > A set of
8 scenarios set on geomorphic boards
- > Color cover
