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Date: 14 March, 1945
Time: 1530 hrs.
Location: Somewhere on the Polish - Latvian border.
Background: The Soviet juggernaught is a rolling curtain
of armor and infantry being preceded only by the Queen of
the battlefield; Stalin’s artillery. The German army is in
total disarray and falling back quickly to defend the
Fatherland and Berlin.
Orders: As the commander of the reargaurd you are to stop
the Soviet thrust. No armor is to bypass any of your posi-
tions.
Game Length: 11 Turns

forces available
Elements of the Grossdeutchsland Division.

Reargaurd elements, Elite

Squad Leader with MP-44, P-38 and 1 stick grenade M 15-1
Asst. Sqd Ldr with MP-44, P-08 and 1 stick grenade M 14-1

First Squad
1 Panzerschreck gunner w/ D3 rounds and P-08 M 12
1 Loader with KaR 43 and P-08 M 12
2 riflemen with KaR 43 and 2 stick grenades M 12

Second Squad
2 riflemen with KaR 43 and 1 Panzerfaust 100 M 12
1 riflemen with MP-43 and 1 Haft-Hohlladung 3kg. M 12
1 riflemen with MP-40 and 2 Blendkorper 1H M 12

Third Squad
1 riflemen with KaR 43 and 1 Tellermine 43 M 12
2 riflemen with MP-40 and 1 stick grenade M 12
1 riflemen with 1 Panzerfaust 60 and 1 stick grenade M 12
1 riflemen with 1 MP-40 and 1 Haft-Hohlladung 3kg. M 12

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orders
Date: 14 March, 1945
Time: 1530 hrs.
Location: Somewhere on the Polish - Latvian border.
Background: The pride of the German army is retreating
en masse. The Soviet Guard armies are rolling like a great
roller with nothing to stand in their way. The spring thaw
has begun and the time is ripe to push aside the feeble
defenders.
Orders: Drive from the east and exit off the southwest edge
with 75% of your forces.
Game Length: 11 Turns

forces available
Elements of the 69th Tank Army

1 Company of Heavy tanks consisting of,

2 Iosef Stalin 2m with Elite crews M 16

2 Platoons of Medium tanks consisting of,

First Plt. 3 T-34/85 with Veteran crews M 14
Second Plt. 2 T-34/85 with Veteran crews M 14

1 Assault element consisting of,

1 SU-100 with Veteran crew M 14

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Gamemaster’s special rules
german
1. The infantry are veterans they do not receive any elite
bonus. The two officers do receive the Elite bonus.
2. The KaR 43 is the same as the Gew-43.
3. The Blendkorper 1H are heavy duty smoke canisters.
Treat as a 100mm+ smoke round for coverage and dispersal.
4. The Haft-Hohlladung 3kg. is the German Anti-Tank
Magnetic Mine.
5. The Tellermine 43 can be placed on the road as an ordi-
nary mine or used as a close assault weapon when attacking
large vehicles only.
6. The infantry can only lose up to eight infantry personnel
before having to retreat from the battle.
7. The German infantry receives 200 pre-battle man actions
to construct fortifications.
8. The building is made of wood.
9. The infantry can set up hidden.
Special Rules soviet
1. The Soviets will receive 1 pre-plotted fire mission of
smoke that will be fired at the beginning of the game.
2. The IS-2m carry D3 rounds of HEAT, D6 rounds of AP
and D6 Rounds of HE..
3. The roads are Poor.
4. The fields are Deep Mud.
5. The light colored trees are Light Woods and the dark
woods are Heavy.
6. The pond is to deep to be traversed by either vehicles or
infantry.
7. The wind is medium, with the direction needing to be
ascertained by the GM.
Game Balance
Soviets: If the game is played more than twice and the
Soviet armor can not exit the board with more than 50% of
its vehicles intact. Replace the SU-100 with one standard
squad of infantry.
Germans: If the Soviets can repeatedly exit the board with
all their armor then allow the infantry their elite bonus. Or
replace the Tellermine 43 with a Flammenwerfer 35
(flamethrower) with 5 bursts.
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Historical outcome
This scenario was one of the many small skirmishes
between German Wehrmacht troops and the Soviet armor at
the end of the war. The Grossdeutchland Division at this
time was strife with poor replacements like other units in
the Wehrmacht. Also the Grossdeutchsland at this point
was all but pissed away by the Oberkommando des Heeres.
This was because they believed the Grossdeutchsland could
stem the tide of the advancing horde of Soviet units and
allow the Schutz Stafflen units time to retreat back into
greater Germany. Of course this just sped up the time for the
inevitable destruction of the only true elite unit of the
Werhmacht.
designer’s notes
What Do We have To Lose was originally called The
Roadblock. I designed it back in the winter of 1995 after
Brad had asked me to come up with a scenario that was
easy to play yet difficult for one side. This is what I came
up with in one evening. The first time it was played was
double blind with the German units able to walk away with
a total victory. The Iosef Stalins were completly annihilated
while the other tanks were either immobilized or damaged
in a way that they wouldn’t be helpful in the assault. The
second time that the scenario was played the Soviets were
able to escort the Stalins off the board while losing only two
of the T-34/85’s. The Germans on the other hand either ran
off the board or were turned into hamburger beneath the
treads of the Soviet armor.
--Kyle
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