Clash of Steel – Turn One – Dice Rolls

Command Dice

The Soviets roll a Command Failure! Germany gets a Wild Dice and has the First Command Pulse.

Airpower (Opposed Rolls)

The Luftwaffe fights its way through the Soviet Air Cover. The Germans get one aircraft.

General Support Batteries

The Germans roll five General Support Batteries.

The Soviets roll three General Support Batteries.

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Clash of Steel – Set-up and Preparatory Bombardments

The Germans and Soviets deploy their Blinds.

Preparatory Bombardment

Both sides open fire with their Preparatory Bombardments, seeking to disrupt the enemy’s communications. Both sides are in light defences (4+ TN).

German General Support Batteries: 6 (4+ TN)

Vs

Soviet Command Dice:  7 (4+ TN)

Both sides roll 3 successes – no effect!

Soviet Dice and Staff Orders

Soviet General Support Batteries: 9 (3+ TN)

Vs

German Command Dice: 8 (4+ TN)

Soviets roll 5 successes, including one 6.

Germans roll 3 successes, including one 6.

The 6s cancel out and the Germans lose 2 Command Dice (5-3=2) during their first turn.

German Dice and Staff Orders

German Initial Barrage

The Germans target two Soviet Blinds but fail to hit them!

 

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Clash of Steel – Soviet Unit Statistics

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Clash of Steel – Soviet Battle Group

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Clash of Steel – Soviet Briefing

The Germans are threatening to collapse our bridgehead. You are to engage the German armour and drive him from the battlefield.

 

 

Initial Forces

All your initial forces are deployed as Blinds.

Your reserves enter the table from Turn 2 onwards.

Deployment

You place one of your command groups as Blinds. The German player then places one of his command groups. Continue to alternate placing command groups until all command groups have been deployed.

Your Blinds are deployed up to 6” from your Friendly Table Edge.

First Turn

Both players roll their Command Dice. Unless one player rolls a Command Failure, the one who rolls the most 6s, etc goes first.

Victory or Defeat

You win by causing an enemy Morale Collapse.

You are in command of a Tank Brigade supported by a heavy tank company and a medium SU company.

 

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