Kursk1Prokhorovka
11 Juillet 1943 - 16 Juillet 1943
Front ouest
Southern Salient
Historical Background:
Kursk was one of the largest tank on tank battle in history. The Germans had some 17 Panzer divisions to fall on the Red 
Army, while the Soviets had about 20,000 guns of all types ready for the German attack. This scenario focuses on the 
Southern Salient, just south of the city of Prokhorovka. It was across these plains that the German Sixth and Eighth 
armies along with the Hungarian Second and Third armies attacked across the Psel River. The Fifth and Seventh Guards Tank 
Army defended the plains, and on the 12th of July, counterattacked the German 4th Panzer Army. It was an armored clash of 
well over 1500 tanks met head on as the Soviets closed to close assault. The German Tiger and Panther tanks were better 
at the long range attack, but the Soviets denied them this by charging them straight on. Also aircraft from both sides 
bombed the tanks vulnerable top armor. The Soviets surprised the Germans with the first appearance of the SU-152 tank 
destroyer. This mounted a six inch howitzer on a KV chassis. By the evening of July 16th, the 4th Panzer Army literally 
ceased to exists, and the Germans began to pull back. Hitler also pulled the Tigers and Panthers to Europe to defend 
Italy, now under attack. By July 16th the Germans had retreated back to their starting line. The Soviet army had many 
more resources than the Germans. They outnumbered the Germans in armor by almost 2 to one, in infantry by 2.5 to one, 
and in guns by 4 to one.

The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history.

German : -->  <-- : Russian

Scenario Length: 6 Game Turns - LOS (5 hexes)
Victory objective: The side with the required Victory Points is the winner. Both sides gets VPs for owning VP Objectives.
Scenario designer: Memoir44'Men [ Kursk ]
