Sunday, November 6, 2011

Drive to Prokhorovka : Kursk Project Part 3


Above is the deployment map for Turn 1 of the Drive For Prokhorovka scenario.  The Guards Airborne regiments are frozen in place until they are attacked or 11 July 1943 AM (Turn 3).

I thought I would post the data I've gathered for this scenario.  Please feel free to evaluate my info and make comments in the Comments section of this post.

Here are the basic TO&E strengths I developed for the units involved during this period.  The most shocking thing is the weak tank strengths the Soviet tank brigades had.  Apparently, the Soviets didn't give their brigades the third tank battalion until after the Kursk campaign.  Bummer.

Soviet Tank Corps Kursk 1943
  • 3 Tank Brigades (4 T34 companies, 3 Infantry companies each)
    • 1 Motor Rifle Battalion
      • 3 Infantry Companies (Trucks)
    • 2 Tank Battalions (4 T-34 each)
      • 2 T-34 Tank Companies
  • 1 Motor Rifle Brigade (9 infantry companies, 9 trucks each)
    • 3 Motor Rifle Battalions (3 infantry companies each)
      • 3 Motor Rifle Companies (trucks)
  • AT Battalion
    • 2 SU-76 Companies
  • Recon Battalion
    • 2 AC Companies
  • Motorcycle Battalion
    • 2 Motorcycle Companies
    • 1 Motor Rifle Company (trucks)
Mechanized Corps Kursk 1943
  • 3 Mechanized Brigades
    • 3 Motor Rifle Battalions
      • 3 Motor Rifle Companies (trucks)
    • Tank Regiment
      • 3 T-34 Companies
      • 1 T-70 Company
  • 1 Tank Brigade
    • 3 Tank Battalions
      • 2 T-34 Companies
    • 1 Motor Rifle Battalion
      • 3 Tank Rider Companies
  • AT Battalion
    • 2 SU-76 Companies
  • Recon Battalion
    • 2 AC Companies
  • Motorcycle Battalion
    • 2 Motorcycle Companies
    • 1 Motor Rifle Company (trucks)
Heavy Tank Brigade
  • 2 Tank Battalions
    • 2 KV-1 Companies
  • 1 MTR Battalion
    • 2 Tank Rider Companies
AT Artillery Regiment
  • 1 76mm AT Company
SP AT Artillery Regiment
  • 2 SU-76 Companies
  • 2 SU-122 Companies

1st SS Panzer Grenadier Division

1st SS Panzer Recon Bn
  • 2 armored car companies (233 and 222)
  • 1 recon infantry company (halftracks)
1st SS Assault Gun Bn
  • 3 Stug Companies
1st SS AT Bn
  • 3 Marder III companies
1st SS Panzer Regiment
  • I/1st SS Panzer Bn
    • 4 tank companies MK IV
  • II/1st SS Panzer Bn
    • 4 tank companies MK IV
    • Tiger company
1st SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment (18 Infantry, 3 halftracks, 6 trucks)
  • I/1st SS Panzer Grenadier Bn
    • 3 PzGren companies (halftracks)
  • 2 Panzer Grenadier Battalions
    • 3 PzGren companies (trucks)
2nd SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment (18 Infantry, 9 trucks)
  • 3 Panzer Grenadier Battalions
    • 3 PzGren companies (trucks)
       
And here is the OOB for the campaign.  This is the first version.  

PROKHOROVKA OOB
Companies from underlined units are independent and can be commanded by any command stand.

10 JULY PM TURN 1 START
2nd SS PGR REGIMENT (9 Infantry companies, 3+1 command stands, 6 trucks, 3 halftracks)
1st SS PZR REGIMENT (8 Panzer IV companies, 2+1 command stands, 1 Tiger I company)
1st SS RECON BN (1 233 company, 1 222 company, 1 infantry company, 1 halftrack)

HILL 241.6
99TH TB/ 2ND TC ( 4 T34 companies, 3 Infantry companies, 2 command stands)
  • 1502ND AT REGT( 1 76mm AT bunker company)
  • 48TH AT REGT ( 1 76mm AT bunker company)
  • A BN FROM 11TH MRB/ 10TH TC (3 Infantry companies, 1 command stand, 3 trucks)

169TH TB / 2ND TC ( 4 T34 companies, 3 Infantry companies, 2 command stands)
26TH TB/ 2ND TC ( 4 T34 companies, 3 Infantry companies, 2 command stands)

11 JULY AM TURN 3
1st SS PGR REGIMENT (9 Infantry companies, 3+1 command stands, 9 trucks)
1st SS AG BN (3 Stug III companies)
1st SS AT BN (3 Marder III companies)

9TH GRD ABN DIV DUG IN DEFENDING FROM OKTOBR FARM TO IAMSKI
(23rd, 26th, 28th GAR 9 infantry companies, 1 command stand each)
26th astride Prokhorovka road to Oktiabrski State Farm, 23rd with 2 BN's south of 26th and 1 BN in Prokhorovka suburbs, 28th in reserve north of Prokhorovka.
  • 57th HEAVY TANK REGT (3-4 KV-1 tank companies, 2 infantry companies, 1 command stand)
  • 301st AT ARTY REGT (1 76mm AT bunker company)

11 JULY NIGHT TURN 5
29TH TANK CORPS (31ST TB, 32ND TB, 25TH TB, 1446TH (SU-85) AND 1520TH SP ARTY REGTS) IN PROKHOROVKA.
( 12 T34 companies, 9 Infantry companies, 6 command stands), 2 SU76 companies, 2 SU85 companies.
  • 53RD GDS TANK REGT (3-4 KV-1 tank companies, 2 infantry companies, 1 command stand)

12 JULY AM TURN 6 SOVIET ARTY PREP
ENTER A5
  • 1000TH AT REGT ( 1 76mm AT bunker company)

12 JULY PM TURN 7
53RD MR BN/29TH TC AT A6 ( 3 Infantry companies, 1 command stand, trucks)

ENDS 15 JULY




GERMANS Combat Defense Speed Notes
Panzer Grenadier C12+1 D10 Slow 8” When mounted = Fast 16”, D4 DD; halftrack-mounted can fire DOWN1. Superior Firepower when dismounted.
Panzer Grenadier C12+1 D10 Slow 8”
Pz-IV tank C12 D10

Tiger tank C12+1 D12 Slow 8”

Stug III assault gun C12 D10 Normal 12”

Marder III SP AT gun C10 D8 Normal 12”

Sdkfz 222 AC C8 D4 Fast 16”

Sdkfz 231 AC C8 D4 Fast 16”

Stuka C10 D8




SOVIETS Combat Defense Speed Notes
Infantry C8 D4 Slow 8”

Guard Infantry C8 D6 Slow 8”

T-34 tank C10 D6 Fast 16”

KV-1 tank C10 D8 Slow 8”

SU-76 assault gun C10 D4 Normal 12”

SU-85 assault gun C10 D6 Normal 12”

AT gun bunker C10 D6 N/A

Minefield C10 - N/A Minefields are either AT or AP. C4 vs wrong type.
Sturmovik C10 D8




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