PRUSSIAN PANIC
BP/MICHICON ‘88 SCENARIO B3
Allenstein, East Prussia, 21 January 1945: During the So-
viet offensive into East Prussia, the 2nd Byelorussian Front
struck north from Poland. Its goal: the Baltic and the isolation
of all German forces in East Prussia. The city of Allenstein lay
along the Front’s axis of advance. On January 21, elements of
3rd Guards Cavalry burst into the city, panicking the popula-
tion, who had little idea the Soviets were so near.
BOARD CONFIGURATION:
BALANCE:
N
German: The Soviets must exist 30 VP’s
worth of units to win.
VICTORY CONDITIONS: The Soviets must exist 25 VP’s Soviet: Substitute a 10-3 Leader for the 10-
worth of units off the north edge of the mapboard OR control two 2 in the OB.
multi-hex buildings north of hexrow Q at game’s end to win. The
German wins by avoiding a Soviet win.
TURN RECORD CHART
GERMAN Sets Up First
SOVIET Moves First
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 END
Allenstein Volksturm [ELR: 2] set up per SSR 1: {SAN: 5} Elements of Gross Deutschland Corps,
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 [ELR: 4] enter on Turn 2 on north edge.
1 to 10
2 3 2 2
Elements of Gross Deutschland Corps, [ELR: 4] enter on Turn 3 on north edge.
6 2
Elements of 3rd Guards Cavalry Corps, [ELR: 4] enter on turn 1 anywhere on south board edge: {SAN: 2}
6 6 4 3 2
SPECIAL RULES: 4. All Interrogation rules (E2) are in effect. The Soviet is the attacker. The
territory is considered hostile to the attacker.
1. German forces at start must begin game set up one group per building in any of
5. Treat Rowhouse U8-X6 as one multi-hex building for victory purposes.
the following buildings: CC7, Z3, U3, O9, M6, K2. Group 4 may consist of from
1 to 10 “?” counters; exact number is up to the German player. The German
AFTERMATH: The cavalry stormed through the town, pushing aside the
player sets up his onboard forces CONCEALED before the Soviet player may
Volksturm and coming close to breaking out to the north. Desperate counterat-
examine the map. All German set-up forces have ELR 2; all reinforcements have
tacks by ad hoc groups of the Gross Deutschland Corps managed to drive the
ELR 4.
Guards back into the southern part of town. The effort was for naught, how-
2. EC are Wet, with no wind at start. Ground Snow (E3.72) is in effect. All So-
ever, as the Germans evacuated Allenstein the following day.
viet forces have Winter Camouflage (E3.711), as do all Gross Deutschland forces.
Kindling fires is NA.
3. No German weapons may bore sight.
