The Grain Elevator

Playtest Scenario


Southern Stalingrad, Russia, September 18 1942: The German 6th Army entered 
Stalingrad at a higher cost then anticipated. Since September 13th, they pounded 
away at the Russians who were defending their city street by street and block by 
block. The Russians made Stalingrad into a cauldron of fortresses and the Germans 
were learning the true meaning of street fighting.

One of those fortresses was the huge grain elevator in the southern part of the 
city. Its cement silos rose high above the plain making observation easy for the 
Soviet soldiers who occupied it. Since September 14th, a group of about 50 Russian 
troops had holed up in the corrugated metal sided tower and defied the guns of 3 
German Divisions. Reinforced on the night of September 17th by the Soviet's 92nd 
Marines, the Russians fought on with renewed spirit. Lt. Andrei Khoysyanov and a 
platoon of marines smoked and joked as they joined their comrads in the elevator. 
German fire ricocheted and whistled through their fortress as they held off attack 
after attack. At one point a German tank pulled up under a white flag. Fascinated 
by this maneuver, the Russians allowed them to approach their position. An officer 
and interpreter cautiously asked for their surrender to the "Heroic German Army". 
The Russians promptly told them where to go and the marines blew up the tank.

Game Length: 8 turns

For the Germans to win they must capture the grain elevator
For the Russians to win they must defend the building

Germans: Squads, HMG, MMG, LMG's, AFV's
Russians: Squads, HMG, LMG's, ATR's, DC

Boards: Custom

Aftermath: none

Source: On All Fronts, Playtest Scenario, The Grain Elevator, designed by William G. Locy, 
scenario setting based on "Enemy at the Gates" by William Craig, December 1994 issue


