Yes it is This one, "TP:S", is of another kind. It uses a Area-Impulse system and is the 3rd game of this kind that was produced. Apart from my copy I've been since 1990 or so I have a 2nd copy still unopen and in the original factory plastic, just in case... But they show up from time to time on eBay. I believe that what I have in the game is the 24th Infantry Division, which includes a good number of very strong tanks. Just like Russ graphics on the main page, attacking the south of the city. Dolf
I have quite a few other boardgames on the Battle of Stalingrad, including a relatively recent one advertised on Russ main page ("Streets of Stalingrad 3rd edition"), but no other has such a beautiful map, imho of course
"SOS" depicts the battle within the city, it's what we call a monster game (it's huge indeed! 3' x 6' map - in 3 sections - 2,304 counters, 8 different scenarios... a real monster!), quite well detailed, but uses the traditional hexagone system.
It's my favorite type of system.
The first two were "Storm over Arnhem" and "Thunder at Cassino", and the fourth was "Breakout:Normandy". With such titles I guess no need to detail what each of them is about.
More recently a 5th one was made "Monty's Gamble:Market Garden". The title also explains the objective of the game I guess.
"I'd buy the game just to get the map..."
"And in response to your earlier post, the 24th panzer division was part of the 4th panzer army but soon after the battle started in Stalingrad south they were detached and subordinated several times to a bunch of different units of 6th army..."
In the game there are also a few strong armor units that setup in the north, attacking the city from Yerzovka (sp?), Vinnovka (sp?) and Latashanka (sp?). But the "parent organization" of such units is eith the 60 or the 16 Battalions, but I'm not sure to which Division or Army they belong.
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