"Big Red One" - 28mm US Infantry, 1943
Wargaming the Battle of Makariv, Ukraine (Panzer Leader - Part 1)
Today we’re getting back to our channel’s original focus on modern-era wargaming. Our scenario takes place in the early weeks of the Ukraine War, using modern-edition updates to Avalon Hill’s classic Panzer Leader system.
With their initial efforts to storm Kyiv frustrated at places like Hostomel, Bucha, and Irpin, Russian brigades tried to flank the city from the west or bypass it altogether in an encircling maneuver. One of these units was the 35th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade, ordered on 27 February 2022 to take suburb of Makariv, some 50 kilometers west of the Kyiv.
They were met by elements of the Ukrainian 14th Mechanized Brigade, starting a series of assault and counter-assault that would last into mid-March. Is that the result we’ll see in today’s Panzer Leader game?
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