Budapest Under seige: 17 January 1945, Budapest, Hungary

History: On 12 December 1944, the Russian high command ordered the encirclement of Budapest.  The 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian 
fronts attempted to envelop the city, but German counterattacks delayed them until 26 December, when four German and one
Hungarian division were trapped.  These units were designated the IX SS Mountain Korps and were ordered to hold the city 
at all costs.  On 17 January 1945, the IV Panzer Korps attempted to open an escape route for their compatriots.  Meanwhile,
the Russians attempted to reduce the German troops, before they could be rescued

Notable Units
German:  SS Squads, Support Weapons, AAA/AT Ordnance. Turn 3 AFV reinforcement (armored relief column)
Russian: Infantry, Combat Engineer Squads, Support Weapons, Tanks

Map:  Four maps:  1, 2, 3 and 4, lightly modified.  North is to the right.

Victory objective:  9 objective hexes, 6  in the city, 3 along a relief/rescue route

Terrain:  Action is focused in a city.  scenario includes hills and countrysdd

Set Up:  Germans in the bottom left half of the map, Russians arrive along bottom edge and top left edge. German relief
appears turn 3 on top edge

Aftermath:  Hitler refused to allow Budapest to be evacuated.  The remnant of the German - Hungarian garrison 
surrendered 14 February 1945

Source scenario is Budapest Under Seige, originally published in a Dragon magazine

Commentary:  The SS troops will be swimming in Russians, holding out desperately for the arrival of the armored relief
column.
German setup - Infantry can only set up in buildings.  AAA/AT ordnance can set up in woods, trench, and rubble hexes, so
that they may fire.  Recommend placing ordnance first, infantry second
