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- IRON STOVES, September 1941
-
- A Scenario for Steel Panthers
-
- Installation:
-
- Copy the files SCEN061.CMT and SCEN061.DAT into the directory \STEEL\SCEN\.
- This will place it as the last scenario in the European section. If you
- have already created a new scenario with this number, or have DL'd
- someone else's, then simply rename the files to a free number, eg SCEN0??.CMT
- and SCEN0??.DAT where ?? represents the slot number you wish to use.
-
- Scenario Description:
-
- This scenario is a transcription of the 'Iron Stoves' scenario from Gary
- Grigsby's earlier game 'Panzer Strike'.
-
- The original scenario description from 'Panzer Strike' ran as follows:
-
- "As the German forces neared Leningrad, they were ordered to encircle the city
- rather than attempt to take it outright. Outside the village of Malaya Kabosi,
- the Soviets counter-attacked with their new KV-1 and KV-2 tanks in an attempt
- to reopen the lines into the city."
-
- Player's Notes:
-
- Play is possible from either side, but it is probably more of a challenge to
- pick the Soviets. However, though they have far superior equipment, and
- are largely invulnerable to German attacks, the Russians have a pretty tight
- schedule to meet. Also, these are fresh Soviet units that have been formed to
- employ the new KV weapons. Consequently, they have not been in combat before
- and their performance will reflect this.
-
- To balance the play if it is wished to play the German side, I suggest going
- into the Editor, loading this scenario, selecting 'Human' from the 'Deploy'
- options, and typing a period "." You will then be asked for a turn length. If
- the you enter a 15-turn limit, the AI will have a better chance. Save the
- revised scenario a different slot and try it from the defender's perspective.
- Play balance is always tricky in SP; as given with the 12-turn limit, the
- scenario is optimised for PBEM or face-to-face. However, it is necessary to
- recognise that the AI has inadequacies and design the scenario around them.
-
- Cheers,
-
- Andy Ralls
- 100116,517