JP049: The Ring: 20th April, 1945. Niesky, Germany.

History: NIESKY, GERMANY, 20 April 1945: With the final Soviet offensive pushing
into the German capital, the war in the east was drawing to its conclusion. Soviet
attacks in other sectors along the front were designed to keep German units
pinned down, preventing them from reinforcing the battle for Berlin. The Red
Army made penetrations everywhere along the front, and numerous German
units found themselves surrounded and cut off. In the small town of Niesky one
such unit, a garrison from the once-proud Brandenburg Division, found itself in
dire straits. Strong Soviet forces ringed the town, maintaining a steady and
increasing pressure on the beleaguered Germans. On the 20th, the Red Army
attempted to take Niesky from its veteran defenders.

Play Mode: Best head to head or as Soviets, any difficulty.


Units Human Players (AI player units may vary)
German: Squads, Half Squads, Leaders, HMG, MMG, LMG, PSK, PF, AFV's, Crews, Ordnance.
Russians: Squads, Leaders, Mtr, HMG, MMG. LMG, ATR, AFV's

Map: Up direction is to the north, six maps (3x2).  

Visibility: 14 hexes.

Terrain: Rural, Town, Woods, Brush, Ponds, Orchard, Hills

Scenario Length: 14 Game Turns

Victory Objective: The side with the most Victory Points at the end is the winner. 
Both sides get VPs at the end of the scenario and killing enemy and capturing objectives.

Scenario Designer: John M. Pirman [Matrix Callsign: Big Ivan] Special thanks to Pat Jonke
for his original scenario design in Advanced Squad Leader.
