by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1942, Armor, Artillery, Eastern Front, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario, Strategic, Winter
Rzhev (the Meat Grinder) “Listen up, men! The Battle of Rzhev in that God-forsaken winter of ‘42 was a real bloodbath—some called it the ‘Rzhev Meat Grinder’ and they weren’t kidding. Those Russians threw everything they had at the Germans, trying to smash their lines...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1942, Armor, Desert, Infantry, Mediterranean Theater, Memoir 44, Scenario, Tactical, Theater: Mediterranean
Panzers vs. Grants “Listen up, boys! In May ‘42, in the blazing North African desert, the British 7th Armoured Division rolled out their shiny new Grants—those big 75mm guns looked damn impressive on paper. They thought they’d finally have the edge over Rommel’s...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1942, Armor, Artillery, Eastern Front, Infantry, Memoir 44, Scenario, Sniper, Urban, Winter
Red Barricades Factory (Stalingrad) By October ’42, the Germans were throwing more and more of their 6th Army into the meat grinder at Stalingrad. On the 22nd, the 79th Infantry, backed by engineers, tanks, and guns, went charging across the railroad embankment...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1942, Armor, Artillery, Desert, Memoir 44, Scenario, Tactical, Terrain Exp Pack
Knightsbridge “Listen up! In early June ‘42, out there in that hot Libyan desert at a place they called Knightsbridge, our British allies were in for the fight of their lives. The place was nothing but a road junction, but it was as valuable as gold when the shooting...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1942, Armor, Desert, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Mediterranean Theater, Memoir 44, Scenario
Into the Cauldron Rommel’s Panzers had bloodied the British 7th Armoured, but they’d shot their bolt. The Afrikakorps was jammed into what we’d call a pressure cooker—“the Cauldron.” To the south, Bir Hakeim held firm. To thea north, Tobruk was still in enemy hands....
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1942, Armor, Artillery, Desert, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Mediterranean Theater, Memoir 44, Scenario, Strategic
Flanking Maneuver at Bir Hakeim “Now let me tell you about that flanking maneuver at Bir Hakeim—a real brawl in the North African sands back in May and June of ‘42. Rommel was out there with his Panzers, trying to outfox and outflank the whole Allied line, and he...
