Defiant russia

Defiant russia is a board wargame of Germany's invasion of the USSR in 1941. Beginners take 4 hours for the first play.

Units are infantry armies for russia otherwise corps. 7 monthly turns from june to december. 45 miles per hex covering the soviet union as far east as Gorki. Germany has the advantage of numbers and can advance deep into russia for the first 3 months. Heavy losses often force the defenders to flee, holding only rail lines with wide open flanks. The weather turns wet in september and october slowing the advance. Come december deep snow and rerinforcements give the soviets their chance to counterattack.

Similar to GDW's 1941. Combat resolution rolls a d6 for each strength point, 6 causes hit/retreat. This stops players aiming for exactly 4:1 odds rather they throw what they can into an attack and hope IT Works. The airborne infantry is a nice addition. Mandatory attacks in the main combat phase can halt the german attack in june which is ahistorical.