Russian Battlegroups: Early Eastern Front
The Early Eastern Front covers the period June 1941 to March 1943 - the commencement of Operation Barbarossa to the German defeat at Stalingrad.
As with my German battlegroups I'll keep a record of how they do as well as presenting some 'Lessons Learned' along the way.
In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance
- Joseph Stalin
Everyone imposes his own system as far as his army can reach
- Joseph Stalin
The Russian colossus...has been underestimated by us...whenever a dozen divisions are destroyed the Russians replace them with another dozen.
- General Franz Halder, German Army Chief of Staff, August 1941
Early War ('41) 1000pts
This battlegroup gives you one Infantry Company and one Tank Company when playing at 1:1, or one Infantry Battalion and one Tank Battalion when playing at higher level.
- CO
- Infantry Battalion
- HQ
- 9 Infantry Units
- 3 Support Units, MG
- 1 Support Unit, Mortar
- 1 Support Unit, ATG (37mm)
- 1 Transport Unit, (Komsomolyets Artillery Tractor)
- Armour Battalion
- HQ
- 7 Light Tank Units (T-26)
- 2 Medium Tank Units (T-28)
- Artillery Battalion
- 3 Artillery Units (76mm)
- 12 Artillery Assets (4 per 76mm unit)