Cover art for 48th Panzer Korps: Battles on the River Chir

48th Panzer Korps: Battles on the River Chir

1991 · BGG
Avg rating
6.96
Bayes rating
5.55
Weight
2.64 (Medium)
Players
2
Playtime
4 hr
Ratings count
90

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Description

48th PanzerKorps: Battles on the River Chir, is a battalion/regiment-level simulation of the battles on the Chir River, December 7-12, 1942. Players control the Soviet 5th Tank Army and the German 48th Panzer Korps. The game emphasizes the special abilities of armor, infantry, and weapons units. The German player must use his small number of powerful mobile units to blunt many Soviet drives deep into his positions, and then counterattack. Game Scale: Turn: 12 hours Hex: 1 mile Unit: Company to Regiment Game Inventory: One 22" X 34" mapsheet One countersheet (200 1/2" counters) One 12 page rule booklet This game was included in CounterAttack magazine #3. Republished in Command Magazine Japan #17 in 1997. In 2006 Pacific Rim offered the companion game 57th Panzer Corps: The Strong Right Hook which had a similar size and scope to this title. It was to be published when orders reached 500.

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Area control & tactical conflict Dice rolling Resource & economic management

Game type

Wargame Board game

What it’s about

History, politics & real-world conflict

Publishers

Bonsai Games Kilovolt Design Kokusai-Tsushin Co., Ltd. (国際通信社) Pacific Rim Publishing

Designers

Jim Zoldak