Scenario 1: Korosten' - 28 December 1943

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Scenario 1: Korosten' - 28 December 1943

Post by IV/JG7_4Shades » Sat Jan 19, 2013 4:25 am

This is the first of our scenarios in the KZBK Stations campaign.

Background
After liberating Kiev, the First Ukrainian Front (FUF) paused in November 1943 to rest and replenish itself. Taking advantage of this break in the rout west from the Dnepr, 4th Panzerarmee Oberkommando (4.PzAOK) stabilized its flimsy positions, holding key transport centres along a longitudinal axis from the south at Berdichev-Kazatin, through Zhitomir to Korosten' in the north. The appalling weather gave respite from the incessant Soviet air attacks, but also meant that the scarce reinforcements were slow to materialize at the front.

On 24 December 1943 the FUF mobilized, throwing several infantry and armour divisions at Berdichev-Kazatin and Zhitomir. The lightly defended garrison of Korosten' (LIX Armee Korps, LIX.AK) watched and waited nervously as its contacts with the supporting south flank (XIII Armee Korps) evaporated under massive Soviet assaults. LIX.AK tried its best to provide distraction by probing Soviet logistical areas at Yusefovka and Chepovichi, but a stalemate ensued.

Then, on the morning of 28 December 1943, with XIII.AK in headlong retreat south to Zhitomir, LIX.AK, alone and significantly understrength, awoke to a full scale assault by three Soviet divisions. The Soviet intentions were clear. LIX.AK asked 4.PzAOK for orders, and was told to hold Korosten' for as long as possible. If it was forced out of Korosten' by overwhelming force, it was ordered to make its way to Volodarsk-Volinskiy to join the garrison there and await relief.

German Objectives
* Hold Korosten Train Station with at least 8 platoons until noon on 28 December 1943
* Hold Volodarsk-Volinskiy with at least 8 platoons until 5 pm on 28 December 1943
* Maintain LIX.AK with at least 50% of its initial capital strength (measured in points) until 4 am 29 December 1943
* Keep at least 2/3 of German generals alive until 4 am 29 December 1943

Soviet Objectives
* Capture and hold Korosten' Train Station before noon on 28 December 1943
* Capture and hold Volodarsk-Volinskiy before 5 pm on 28 December 1943
* Reduce LIX.AK to less than 50% of its initial capital strength before 4 am on 29 December 1943, whilst maintaining 70% of initial FUF capital strength.
* Keep all Soviet generals alive until 4 am 29 December 1943

Victory Conditions
If we run 24 engrossing missions, display good cooperative behaviours, and have fun, then we all win.

Realization in SEOW
* This scenario will be operated using the Kiev_AP map, hosted in HSFX v6.0.17 or higher. Ground operations will be confined to the rectangle defined by the north-west corner of the map stretching south-east through Dabryn to AF-11.
* The scenario will last for 24 consecutive missions, starting at 0500 hours on 28 December and finishing after the 0400 hours mission on 29 December. Each mission will last for 60 minutes.
* German forces may withdraw at two ground resupply points on the western edge of the map at any time.
* German air forces will be based at Lipniki Field and at Vinnica North-West Airbase. A single off-map base west of Korosten' will be available for recon flights only.
* Soviet air forces will be based at Veprem and Gostomel.
* It is hoped we can represent all combat divisions and regiments at 1/3 historical strength, maybe more.
* There will be no reinforcements available for either side, and no industrial production of units or fuel.

Comments and suggestions are welcome!

Cheers,
4Shades

PS: Here is an FMB file with the front line for the evening of 27 December 1943 near Korosten'. I am proposing that we populate the front line from just north-west of Lipniki in AB-17 as far south-east as Dabryn in AD-13.

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  army 1
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  Year 1943
  Month 12
  Day 28
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  Turbulence 0
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Post by IV/JG7_4Shades » Sat Jan 19, 2013 5:44 am

I am proposing the following army units be involved in the scenario (either in full or elements of):

German:
Sicherungs-Regiment 375
Kampf-Abteilung C
291 Infanterie Division
1 Panzer Division
1 SS Panzer Division 'LSSAH'
schwere Panzer-Abteilung 509 (to be removed from OOB)
Reserve-Grenadier-Regiment 212
Pionier-Bataillon 70
7 Panzer Division
Volodarsk-Volinskiy Garrison

Soviet:
13th Rifle Division
25 Tank Corps
4 Guards Tank Corps
5 Guards Tank Corps
60th Rifle Division
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Post by II/JG54_Emil » Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:52 pm

Only histirc difference is schwere Panzer-Abteilung 509 was operating south of Shitomer.
How many times a week are the missions planned?
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Post by IV/JG7_4Shades » Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:08 pm

That's nearly right. They started off on the Kiev-Zhitomir road, defending against an armoured thrust, then went west and south after a while.

I have got confused with the location and timing, so I will remove sPz.Abt 509.

Thanks Emil.
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Post by II/JG54_Emil » Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:11 pm

I tried to recapitulate the "authorized" strength for German order of battle at Korosten.

I think all units, with exception of Korps-Abt.C, should have a general penalty of 75% as Barratt states: ..."the front line strength of most of the German divisions at the time was 25% or less"
The Korps-Abt.C was just formed on 2. November 1943 from the remnants of 183., 217. and 339. Infanterie-Divisions.
I think they cannot have suffered much from war attrition. Maybe reducing them by 10% is ok.

I find one oddities in 7. Panzerdivision!
German Wikipedia states that 7.PzD was equipped with Tigers in autumn 1943.
Assuming that the source is credible, can it be that those PzVI were all lost until the end of December?




LIX. Armeekorps (Korosten) General der Infanterie Kurt von der Chevallerie
7.PzD (Oberst Adalbert Schultz) 800-1400 men 1 x PzIII, 12 x PzIV, 7 x PzJg ???
Panzer-Regiment 25
1 x PzIII, 12 x PzIV, 7 x PzJg
Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 6
-Regimentsstab/Stabskp. mit Nachrichten-, Pionier- und Aufklärungszug (meist Radfahrer)
-2x Bataillons each 3x Schützen-Kp (16 le. MG, 2 mittl. GrW), 1 MG-Kp (12 sMG, 4 sGrW)
-Infanteriegeschütz-Kp with 2 schweren(s.IG. 15cm) and 6 leichten Inf.Gesch.(le.IG. 7,5cm)
-Panzerjägerkompanie with 12 sPak (mot.z). Already in December 1943 it was directed however, that the Kp received only one Zug/platoon 3x sPak(7,5cm), the rest was equipped with 5cm Pak and Panzernahbekämpfungsmittel(close range AT equipement such as 36x Ofenrohr/Panzerschreck).
Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 7
- as Rgt 6
Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 78
-7x Sd.Kfz. 251, 12x Artillerie-Beobachtungspanzer 2, 9x 20mm Flak self-propelled/SFL, 24x 10,5-cm Sd.Kfz. 124 "Wespe", 6x 15-cm Sd.Kfz. 165 "Hummel", 8x 150mm sFH18, 4x 10cm sFK18, 35 l.MG42.
Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 7
-62x Motorbikes, 4x sMG42, 18x l.MG42, 2x 8cm Gr.W.34
Heeres-Flak-Artillerie-Abteilung 296
-12x 2cm Flak38, 16x 8,8cm Flak, 4x Flakscheinwerfer
all sd.kfz8 or truck towed
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 42
-56x 8,8cm "Hornisse", 56x l.MG42
Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 58
-4x companies(1x armored)
Panzer-Nachrichten-Abteilung 83
-18x Sd.Kfz.263, 33x Motorbikes, 114x cars
Panzer-Versorgungstruppen 58
16x columns, 6x transport comapnies, 6 repair companies ~ 450x trucks, 195x motorbikes and more


291.ID (Generalleutnant Werner Goeritz) 1900-3000 men
Infanterie-Regiment 504
-Regimentsstab/Stabskp. mit Nachrichten-, Pionier- und Aufklärungszug (meist Radfahrer)
-2x Bataillons each 3x Schützen-Kp (16 le. MG, 2 mittl. GrW), 1 MG-Kp (12 sMG, 4 sGrW)
-Infanteriegeschütz-Kp with 2 schweren(s.IG. 15cm) and 6 leichten Inf.Gesch.(le.IG. 7,5cm)
-Panzerjägerkompanie with 12 sPak (mot.z). Already in December 1943 it was directed however, that the Kp received only one Zug/platoon 3x sPak(7,5cm), the rest was equipped with 5cm Pak and Panzernahbekämpfungsmittel(close range AT equipement such as 36x Ofenrohr/Panzerschreck).
Infanterie-Regiment 505
- as Infanterie-Regiment 504
Infanterie-Regiment 506
- as Infanterie-Regiment 504
Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 291 = Recce Batallion
-3 Schützen-Kp (16x le. MG, 2 mittl. GrW),
-1 MG-Kp (12 sMG, 4 sGrW)
(at least Kompanie on bicycles.)
Artillerie-Regiment 291
-I./291
-1./219 : 4x 10,5cm leFH
-2./291 : 4x 10,5cm leFH
-3./291 : 4x 10,5cm leFH
-II./291
-4./291 : 4x 10,5cm leFH
-5./291 : 4x 10,5cm leFH
-6./291 : 4x 10,5cm leFH
-III./291
-7./291 : 4x 10,5cm leFH
-8./291 : 4x 10,5cm leFH
-9./291 : 4x 10,5cm leFH
-IV./291
-10./291 : 4x 15cm sFH 18
-11./291 : 4x 15cm sFH 18
-12./291 : 4x 15cm sFH 18
all RSO towed
Pionier-Bataillon 291
-3 Kompanien
-1 Kampfmittelstaffel (Transportkolonne)
Divisionseinheiten 291 (medics, repair, supply with 180 tons transport capacity)


Korps-Abt.C (Generalleutnant Wolfgang Lange) 1300-2400 men
Divisionsgruppe 183
-2x Grenadierregiments with:
-Stabskompanie, Nachrichten-, Pionier- and Radfahrzug.
-3x Bataillons (3 Schützen-Kp with each 13x leMG, 1 Kp with 6 leMG and 4 mGrW)
-Panzerabwehrkompanie (3 Pak(3,7cm/5cm/7,5cm), 36 Ofenrohr)
-Inf.Geschützkompanie with 2 schweren(s.IG. 15cm) and 6 leichten Inf.Gesch.(le.IG. 7,5cm)
Divisionsgruppe 217 (3 Stabs, 8 Kompanies 800 K-98)
- as Divisionsgruppe 183
Divisionsgruppe 339 (3 Stabs, 8 Kompanies 800 K-98)
- as Divisionsgruppe 183
Füsilier-Bataillon 217 = Recce Batallion
-3 Schützen-Kp (16x le. MG, 2 mittl. GrW),
-1 MG-Kp (12 sMG, 4 sGrW)
(at least Kompanie on bicycles.)
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 219
-1. Kp with 9 to 12 Pak 7,5 cm (mot.Z.)
-2. Kp with 10x Sturmgeschützen
Artillerie-Regiment 219 (RSO towed)
-I./219
-1./219 : 4x 10,5cm leFH
-2./219 : 4x 10,5cm leFH
-3./219 : 4x 10,5cm leFH
-II./219
-4./219 : 4x 10,5cm leFH
-5./219 : 4x 10,5cm leFH
-6./219 : 4x 10,5cm leFH
-III./219
-7./219 : 4x 10,5cm leFH
-8./219 : 4x 10,5cm leFH
-9./219 : 4x 10,5cm leFH
-IV./219
-10./219 : 4x 15cm sFH 18
-11./219 : 4x 15cm sFH 18
-12./219 : 4x 15cm sFH 18
Pionier-Bataillon 219
-3 Kompanien
-1 Kampfmittelstaffel (Transportkolonne)
Nachrichten-Abteilung 219
-Fernsprechkompanie (teilmot.)
-Funkkompanie (mot.)
-Versorgungsstaffel
Feldersatz-Bataillon 217
-4 to 5 Kompanien, plus Divisionskampfschule
Nachschubtruppen 219
-Stab Verwaltungstruppenabteilung und Divisionsverwaltungs-Kp (mot.)
-1-2 Kraftfahrkompanien (90 – 120 t Kapazität, dabei Betriebsstoff-fahrzeuge)
-1-2 Fahrschwadronen (bespannt, 30 – 60 t Kapazität)
-1 Nachschubkompanie (teilmot.)
-1 Werkstattkompanie

Arko 103 (basically the Artillery Commander of all Ary-Units in LIX. Armeekorps)

454.Sicherungs Division (Korosten) (Generalleutnant Helmuth Koch) 800-1400 men
Sicherungs-Regiment 360
-Stabskompanie, Nachrichten-, Pionier- and Radfahrzug.
-3x Bataillons (3 Schützen-Kp with each 13x leMG, 1 Kp with 6 leMG and 4 mGrW)
-Panzerabwehrkompanie (3 Pak(3,7cm/5cm/7,5cm), 36 Ofenrohr)
-Inf.Geschützkompanie with 2 schweren(s.IG. 15cm) and 6 leichten Inf.Gesch.(le.IG. 7,5cm)
Sicherungs-Regiment 375
-Stabskompanie, Nachrichten-, Pionier- and Radfahrzug.
-3x Bataillons (3 Schützen-Kp with each 13x leMG, 1 Kp with 6 leMG and 4 mGrW)
-Panzerabwehrkompanie (3 Pak(3,7cm/5cm/7,5cm), 36 Ofenrohr)
-Inf.Geschützkompanie with 2 schweren(s.IG. 15cm) and 6 leichten Inf.Gesch.(le.IG. 7,5cm)
Ost-Reiter-Regiment 454
- 3 Schwadronen:
each 13 x le.MG, 2 x s.MG, 4 x le.Gr.W., 2 x s.Gr.W., 1 x PaK, 4 x Infanterie-Panzerabwehr-Waffen
III./Artillerie-Regiment 221 (ab 1944 Artillerie-Abteilung 454)
-III./221
-7./219 : 4x 10,5cm leFH
-8./219 : 4x 10,5cm leFH
-9./219 : 4x 10,5cm leFH
Ost-Pionier-Bataillon 454
-3 Kompanien
-1 Kampfmittelstaffel (Transportkolonne)
Divisions-Nachrichten-Abteilung 829
-Fernsprechkompanie (teilmot.)
-Funkkompanie (mot.)
-Versorgungsstaffel

http://forum.panzer-archiv.de/viewtopic ... d94d62ccce
http://www.wwiidaybyday.com/kstn/kstnmain.htm
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de
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Post by II/JG54_Emil » Sun Jan 20, 2013 8:53 pm

Which gives us the following number for LIX Armeekorps:

Full strength:
84 10,5cm leFH
24 10,5cm Sd.Kfz.124 "Wespe"
4 10cm sFK18
6 15cm Sd.Kfz. "Hummel"
32 15cm sFH 18
1 180 tons transport capacity
9 2cm Flak self propelled
12 2cm Flak38
45 5cm Pak
27 7,5cm Pak towed
56 8,8cm "Hornisse"
16 8,8cm Flak
182 8cm Gr.W.34
12 Artillerie-Beobachtungspanzer 2
114 cars
2 Fahrschwadronen (bespannt, 30 – 60 t Kapazität) 
2 Fernsprechkompanie (teilmot.) 
4 Flakscheinwerfer
2 Funkkompanie (mot.) 
5 Kompanie
1888 l.MG
78 le.IG. 7,5cm
290 Motorbike
18 Pak(3,7cm/5cm/7,5cm)
184 Panzerschreck
15 Pionierkolonne
1 Regimentsstab/Stabskp. mit Nachrichten-, Pionier- und Aufklärungszug (mostly cyclist) 
6 Repair Coy
96 RSO
10 s.GrW
26 s.IG 15cm
154 s.MG42
7 Sd.Kfz. 251
18 Sd.Kfz.263
32 sd.kfz8 or truck
48 sGrW
11 Stabskomp.
10 StuG
17 Supply Columns
9 Transport Coy
450 Trucks
2 Versorgungsstaffel
2 Werkstattkompanie 



25% respectively 90% from Korps-Abt. C:
44 10,5cm leFH
6 10,5cm Sd.Kfz.124 "Wespe"
1 10cm sFK18
2 15cm Sd.Kfz. "Hummel"
16 15cm sFH 18
0 180 tons transport capacity
2 2cm Flak self propelled
3 2cm Flak38
11 5cm Pak
15 7,5cm Pak towed
14 8,8cm "Hornisse"
4 8,8cm Flak
97 8cm Gr.W.34
3 Artillerie-Beobachtungspanzer 2
29 cars
2 Fahrschwadronen (bespannt, 30 – 60 t Kapazität) 
1 Fernsprechkompanie (teilmot.) 
1 Flakscheinwerfer
1 Funkkompanie (mot.) 
5 Kompanie
1030 l.MG42
43 le.IG. 7,5cm
73 Motorbike
10 Pak(3,7cm/5cm/7,5cm)
116 Panzerschreck
4 Pionierkolonne
3 Pionierkompanien
2 Regimentsstab/Stabskp. mit Nachrichten-, Pionier- und Aufklärungszug (mostly cyclist) 
2 Repair Coy
55 RSO
5 s.GrW
14 s.IG 15cm
46 s.MG42
2 Sd.Kfz. 251
5 Sd.Kfz.263
8 sd.kfz8 or truck
12 sGrW
6 Stabskomp.
9 StuG
5 Supply Columns
3 Transport Coy
113 Trucks
2 Versorgungsstaffel
2 Werkstattkompanie

So far for realistic/historic numbers.
We now need to find a SEOW-factor to allow a good playability.
l.MG42 need should/could/would be accounted for in the chief.ini and technics.ini, since we have no model for it and it´s always embedded at squad level.
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Post by IV/JG7_4Shades » Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:53 am

According to my sources, horses were also in widespread use in the Russian Front at this stage of the war. I would suspect that we could replace 30-50% of trucks with horses, for red and blue.

By the way, what does "25% respectively 90% from Korps-Abt. C: " mean?

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Post by II/JG54_Emil » Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:36 am

50% horses sound good.
IV/JG7_4Shades wrote:By the way, what does "25% respectively 90% from Korps-Abt. C: " mean?
maybe I was writing too much and one couldn´t see the actual assumtion:
II/JG54_Emil wrote:...
I think all units, with exception of Korps-Abt.C, should have a general penalty of 75% as Barratt states: ..."the front line strength of most of the German divisions at the time was 25% or less"
The Korps-Abt.C was just formed on 2. November 1943 from the remnants of 183., 217. and 339. Infanterie-Divisions.
I think they cannot have suffered much from war attrition. Maybe reducing them by 10% is ok.

I find one oddities in 7. Panzerdivision!
German Wikipedia states that 7.PzD was equipped with Tigers in autumn 1943.
Assuming that the source is credible, can it be that those PzVI were all lost until the end of December? ...
From what you wrote most units frontline strength were 25% or lower.
This does not apply to Korps-Abt.C. From what I read it was just formed from the remnants of several divisions before the battle and was at divisional strength when formed.
My assumption was that in the end of December the fronline strength was at around 90% of the planned strength.

The total numbers are 90% from Korps-Abteilug C and 25% of the rest of LIX. Armee at Korosten.
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Post by II/JG54_Emil » Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:41 am

The 25% are nevertheless quite controversal.
25.PzD on 01.12.1943 was at 85,086% of its planned personnel strength.
nominal / missing / actual
Offiziere: 335 / 71 / 264
Unteroffiziere: 2.333 / 341 / 1.992
Mannschaften: 9.341 / 1.379 / 7.962
Hiwi: 702 / 458 / 244
Insgesamt: 12.009 / 1.791 / 10.218
(mit Hiwi): (12.711) / (2.249) / (10.462)

nominal / ready / quick repair / total
Gepanzerte Fahrzeuge
Stug 10 / 6 / 3 / 9
Pz III 22 / 6 / 1 / 7
Pz IV 97 / 27 / 14 / 41
Pz.Bef. -- / -- / -- / --
SPW/PSW/Art.Pz.B. 336 / 229 / 15 / 244
Pak auf Sfl. -- / -- / -- / --

Kraftfahrzeuge
Kräder mit Ketten -- / 1 / 1 / 2
Kräder m.ang.Bwg. 829* / 248 / 44 / 292
Sonstige Kräder -- / 190 / 50 / 240
* Die Sollzahl 829 steht für beide Kräder (m.ang.Bwg./sonstiges) im Soll
Pkw
Gelände 828* / 477 / 40 / 517
O -- / 177 / 28 / 205
* Die Sollzahl 828 steht für beide Pkw-Arten im Soll
Lkw
Maultiere/Mules -- / 36 / 11 / 47
Gelände 1.511* / 56 / 2 / 58
O -- / 907 / 104 / 1.011
Tonnage 3.200 / 2.040 / 240 / 2.280
* Die Sollzahl 1.511 gilt für alle Lkw (Maultiere / gelände / O)
Ketten-Fahrzeuge
Zgkw 1 – 5to 167 / 112 / 15 / 127
Zgkw 8 – 18to 54 / 26 / 3 / 29
RSO -- / -- / -- / --
Waffen
s.Pak 45 / 15 / -- / 15
Art.Gesch. 50 / 41 / 2 / 43
MG ( )MG 42 1.190 (--) / 776 (--) / 33 (--) / 809 (--)
Sonstige Waffen* -- / -- / -- / --
* Es fehlen 44 x kl.Flammenwerfer / 4 x SPW-Flamm / 6 x 2cm Flak / 6 x m.Granatwerfer

Sonstige Waffen:
10.729 x Gewehre
1.149 X Maschinenpistole
2.661 x Pistolen
19 x Zielfernrohrgewehre
124 x Gewehr-Granat-Geräte


Beutewaffen:
3 x 7,62cm

http://forum.panzer-archiv.de/viewtopic ... &start=150

Meldung vom 01.02.1944 Verband: Panzer-Zerstörer-Bataillon 473 (mot)
Unterstellungsverhältnis: Oberkommando 4.Panzer-Armee

nominal / missing / actual
Offiziere: 10 / 1 / 9
Unteroffiziere: 77 / 16 / 61
Mannschaften: 461 / 138 / 323
Hiwi: 16 / 4 / 12
Insgesamt: 548 / 155 / 393
(mit Hiwi): (564) / (159) / (405)

Soll / einsatzbereit / in kurzfristiger Instandsetzung / Insgesamt
Gepanzerte Fahrzeuge
StuG III/IV -- / -- / -- / --
Pz III -- / -- / -- / --
Pz IV -- / -- / -- / --
Pz.Bef. -- / -- / -- / --
SPW/PSW/Art.Pz.B. -- / -- / -- / --
Pak auf Sfl. -- / -- / -- / --

Kraftfahrzeuge
Kräder mit Ketten -- / -- / -- / --
Kräder m.ang.Bwg. 11 / 1 / -- / 1
Sonstige Kräder -- / 4 / -- / 4
Pkw
Gelände 26 / 9 / 1 / 10
O 3 / 5 / 1 / 6
Lkw
Maultiere -- / 2 / -- / 2
Gelände 40 / 2 / 2 / 4
O 10 / 28 / 6 / 34
Tonnage 141 / 63 / 23 / 86
Ketten-Fahrzeuge
Zgkw 1 – 5to -- / -- / -- / --
Zgkw 8 – 18to -- / -- / -- / --
RSO -- / -- / -- / --
Waffen
Nahkampf Leuchtpistole 34 / 10 / -- / 10
Panzerbüchsen 208 / 88 / -- / 88
Art.Gesch. -- / -- / -- / --
MG ( )MG 42 9 / 9 / -- / 9
Sonstige Waffen -- / -- / -- / --
23.PzD i.e. was in Dec 1943 at 86.96% of its planned personnel strength.
nominal / missing / actual
Offiziere: 401 / 106 / 295
Unteroffiziere: 3.351 / 611 / 2.740
Mannschaften: 11.523 / 1.981 / 9.542
Hiwi: 932 / 391 / 541
Insgesamt: 15.275 / 2.698 / 12.577
(mit Hiwi): (16.207) / (3.089) / (13.118)

nominal / ready / quick repair / total
Gepanzerte Fahrzeuge
Pz III 6 / 1 / -- / 1
Pz IV 98 / 4 / 8 / 12
Pz V 96 / 4 / 4 / 8
SPW/PSW/Art.Pz.B. 239 / 72 / 50 / 122
Pak auf Sfl. 45 / 5 / -- / 5
Kraftfahrzeuge
Kräder mit Ketten 3 / -- / -- / --
Kräder m.ang.Bwg. 381 / 96 / 40 / 136
Sonstige Kräder 551 / 78 / 29 / 107
Pkw
Gelände 718 / 317 / 88 / 405
O 227 / 130 / 40 / 170
Lkw
Maultiere/Mule -- / -- / -- / --
Gelände 945 / 216 / 96 / 312
O 842 / 630 / 134 / 764
Tonnage 3.002 / 1.712 / 424 / 2.136
Ketten-Fahrzeuge
Zgkw 1 - 5to 125 / 78 / 28 / 106
Zgkw 8 - 18to 60 / 19 / 12 / 31
RSO -- / -- / -- / --
Waffen
s.Pak 70 / 22 / 4 / 26
Art.Gesch. 50 / 33 / 7 / 40
MG ( )MG 42 1.038 / 388 (171) / 67 (31) / 455 (202)
Sonstige Waffen 70 / 38 / 11 / 49
8.PzD was at 85,086% of its planned personnel strength.
nominal / missing / actual
Offiziere: 335 / 71 / 264
Unteroffiziere: 2.333 / 341 / 1.992
Mannschaften: 9.341 / 1.379 / 7.962
Hiwi: 702 / 458 / 244
Insgesamt: 12.009 / 1.791 / 10.218
(mit Hiwi): (12.711) / (2.249) / (10.462)

nominal / ready / quick repair / total
Pz III 3 / 1 / 1 / 2
Pz IV 93 / 3 / 2 / 5
SPW/PSW/Art.Pz.B. 145 / 30 / 7 / 37
Pak auf Sfl. 20 / 2 / 1 / 3
Kraftfahrzeuge
Kräder mit Ketten 6 / -- / -- / --
Kräder m.ang.Bwg. -- / -- / -- / --
Sonstige Kräder 724 / 135 / 40 / 175
Pkw
Gelände 514 / 71 / 27 / 98
O 170 / 56 / 13 / 69
Lkw
Maultiere/Mule 18 / 28 / 3 / 31
Gelände 767 / 125 / 32 / 157
O 623 / 328 / 66 / 394
Tonnage 2.895 / 762 / 157 / 919
Ketten-Fahrzeuge
Zgkw 1 - 5to 117 / 29 / 5 / 34
Zgkw 8 - 18to 59 / 7 / 2 / 9
RSO 1 / -- / -- / --
Waffen
s.Pak 18 / -- / 1 / 1
Art.Gesch. 42 / 23 / 5 / 28
MG ( )MG 42 554 (21) / 116 (31) / -- (--) / 116 (31)
Sonstige Waffen(m. Gr.W.) 34 / 13 / -- / 13
Art.Pz.B. = Artillerie Panzerbeobachtungswagen
PSW = Panzerspähwagen
SPW = Schützenpanzerwagen

Kräder = motorcycle
Ketten = tracked
m.angetr.Bwg. = mit angtriebenen Beiwagen] (with powered sidecar)sonst.
sonstige = other
Pkw = Personenkraftwagen (passenger car)
gel. = geländegängig (cross country capable)
O = Original (original)
Zgkw. = Zugkraftwagen (Half-tracked prime mover)

http://de.scribd.com/doc/90752766/Under ... dsberichte
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Post by II/JG54_Emil » Tue Jan 22, 2013 5:57 pm

Or does it make more sense to assume that Korpsabteilung C, formed from the remnants of 183., 217. and 339. Infanterie-Division, were each down to 15-17%?
That would make the Korpsabteilung C 45-51% of full strength.

It makes sense to a certain degree.
The problem is it´s 100% speculation.

I not sure which way is best to go.

And I hope you guys don´t mind me raving on about "correct" units and composition, I´m just trying to get it as close to the real situation as possible.

One more thing about the moral condition of the most German units in the area.
From the Zustandberichten I read the new arrivals were cherry boys, they in the best cases only had 2 months of training and therefore(in case of 25.PzD for example):
Kampfwert der Division: Für Angriffsaufgaben zunächst bedingt geeignet, für Abwehraufgaben geeignet, im Großkampf Krisenfestigkeit fraglich.
Combat value of the Division:
For assault roles initially limited suitability, suitable for defense duties, panic-proofness questionable.
Which means this could/should have an effect on the moral of the German troops.
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Post by IV/JG7_4Shades » Tue Jan 22, 2013 6:23 pm

This is good information Emil. The only trouble is that it is hard to know what is correct.

I agree we have to simulate the different quality of troops present.

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Post by II/JG54_Emil » Thu Jan 24, 2013 7:22 pm

OK, what do we need to do next?
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Post by IV/JG7_4Shades » Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:03 pm

Next tasks:

Finalize a technics mod for the campaign. This should be a "steppe" mod, given that there will be limited scope for dense urban areas.

Also we need to specify SEOW orbats for the combat units involved. I would be hesitant about having more than 1000 platoons in total just because of the command workload. If we can manage 6 active commanders, then the workload becomes tolerable.

Then we need to select teams and get each commander to place his/her forces on the template. I will do merging and initialization.

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Post by II/JG54_Emil » Fri Jan 25, 2013 3:59 pm

I hope I don´t make it too complicated, but I found a nice map showing the unit disposition at Korosten on 23rd December 1943.

http://books.google.de/books?id=Jh5Ujqu ... en&f=false

Check page 287.

It places the following Corps in front of Korosten
13th Army (Nikolay Pukhov):
-76 RC (Rifle Corps)
--Rifle Division
--Rifle Division
---Corps Artillery Regiment
----Sapper Battalion
----Medical Battalion
-----Reconnaissance Company
------Machine Gun Battalion
-77 RC (Rifle Corps)
--Rifle Division
--Rifle Division
---Corps Artillery Regiment
----Sapper Battalion
----Medical Battalion
-----Reconnaissance Company
------Machine Gun Battalion
-29 RC (Rifle Corps)
--Rifle Division
--Rifle Division
---Corps Artillery Regiment
----Sapper Battalion
----Medical Battalion
-----Reconnaissance Company
------Machine Gun Battalion
-25 TC (Tank Corps)
---111th Tank Brigade
---162nd Tank Brigade
---175th Tank Brigade
---16th Motorized Rifle Brigade
----AT Regiment
-----AT Battalion
------SU Brigade
----Heavy Tank Regiment
----Mortar Regiment
general Organization for Tank Corps in January 1944:
208 x T-34, 1 x KV-1, 21 x SU-76, 16 x SU-85, 12 x SU-152/JSU-152,
52 x 82mm Mortars, 42 x 120mm Mortars, 12 x 45mm ATG,
16 x 57mm ATG, 18 x 37mm AA, 12 x 76mm Guns, 8 x BM-13 Katyusha
http://www.warandtactics.com/smf/tank-m ... s-in-wwii/


Rifle Division Full Strength:
...9,354 men
12 × 12.2cm towed howitzers
12 × 7.62cm towed howitzers
20 × 7.62cm towed cannons
18 × 12cm mortars
84 × 8.2cm mortars
56 × 5cm mortars
24 × 5.7cm towed antitank guns
24 4.5cm towed antitank guns
100 × 1.27cm antitank rifles
113 × 1.45cm antitank rifles
1,460 sub-machineguns
600 machineguns
5 cars
130 trucks
780 wagons

organized in:
3x Rifle Regiment
Artillery Regiment
Independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
Reconnaissance Company
Sapper Battalion
Independent Signals Company (reorganized to 582nd Independent Signals Battalion on 23 November 1944)
Medical-Sanitation Battalion
Independent Chemical-Defense Company
Auto-Transport Company
Divisional Veterinary Clinic
Field Postal Station
Field Cash Office of State Bank

DESIGNATION STRENGTH
Class A Full Strength
Class B 7,000 men
Class C 6,000 men
Class D 5,000 men
Class E 4, 200 men or less


This is close as I can get to it.
I hope your book provides better information.
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Post by IV/JG7_4Shades » Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:43 am

Just for clarity, regarding airbases, the airbases enabled in the MP now will be the only airbases operative in the campaign. Inoperative airbases will have no fuel associated with them.

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