The 13th Guards Rifle division is one of those heroic Soviet units that you learn about after doing some reading about the battle of Stalingrad. 13th Guards commander General Rodimtsev They suffered almost 100% casualties and were present throughout key moments of the struggle: when the Germans entered the City, the fighting at Pavlov's House off January Square, the central height of Mamaev Kurgan, Operation Hubertus, the factories, etc. They of course make an appearance in my first Stalingrad scenario about Operation Hubertus. What's left of them (about 500 men) is clustered in fortified positions at the southernmost end of the 62nd Army's Volga river defense line. As part of the 13th Guards, I've also included Yakov Pavlov's small reinforced command and the apartment building that he held with his men in this scenario as well. The stats for Pavlov's men are above (I need to add in their anti-armour weapons (14.5mm anti-tank rifles). I am st...
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That is a great question…the only thing I can find in BftB is an estab reference under Great Britain/British Guards named “MG - GDS - Bridge Trp RE”. It has the correct bridging icon.
Because it is in the core estab, you can use it in the scenario editor to create your own unit (no need for an estab or separate force list) and name it whatever you want.
Hope that helps – Tim
With the exception of this bridge unit the American force is assembled.
I am having to build an SS Panzergrenadier division using the estab. I went through the scenarios to see if I could find one to copy and couldn't.
I tried last night to play the scenario using the full American force vs. a battalion of Panzergrenadiers and almost a battalion of SS Panzergrenadiers with two SS Pioneer units and a artillery battalion.
For the bridging unit on the American side I added the British bailey unit I used in the best scenario.
3 really cool things happened (all of which happened for real):
- Germans were able to keep the crossing under continuous fire.
-The bridging unit constructed a bailey bridge under fire. Took 2 days.
-Supplies into the bridgehead were severely interdicted during the day but at night flowed freely.
Working on 17th SS now. Should have something for you to play Tim maybe as soon as tonight.
Chris
map: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lsbe4lg9e2cb02q/Moselle.cop
map cache:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2fy8wejj330sc3p/Moselle.cop.cache
Will add the scenario soon
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gimslxr63pm5sts/Arnaville%20Bridgehead.cos
i've got a list of some tweaks i am considering. As always I welcome your feedback.
chris