Fabbrica Ottobre Rosso di Stalingrado, 1943

Recensione del Modello Scenic Effects in Scala 1:72

Soviet armour e fanteria defending the Red ottobre Factory at Stalingrad. The building offers numerous firing positions e hiding places among the rubble e the destroyed machinery. An underground tunnel system can be used to move from one area to another.

Tuesday Night at the Tractor Factory

The re-released Scenic Effects’ model portrays a tractor factory building which has sustained heavy damage from shelling e bombardment. The roof of the building has caved in, burying the machinery underneath it e covering much of the 23" x 16" floorspace of the building con heavy rubble. Pedestrian tunnels leading into the building still provide access to raised platforms which overlook the heavy machinery on the ground floor. The largest of the platforms has been turned into a defensive position. Trenches con duckboard floors connect the gutted shell of a former office space con some rifle pits e tunnel entrances. Shell holes in this area provide additional cover. A destroyed office on the ground floor can be turned into a firing position for a cannone anticarro which will dominate the street outside.

The reviewer had the opportunity to attack e defend the tractor factory building in the course of a small skirmish game. Limited visibility inside the factory, the numerous defensive positions provided by the heavy rubble e number of possible attack routes made the game very interesting e challenging for attackers e defenders alike. As a dedicated game environment, the factory has excellent replay value.

Contenuto

Tractor Factory Building

Cinque Wall Sections
23" Length equals 42 m
16" Width equal 29 m

Valutazione

Scale model con much detail. Battle damage, rubble e fortifications look very convincing.
Excellent playability. The building was specifically designed for simulation games ed it provides a ready-made defensive position which may be fought over in a variety of scenarios. Defense ed attack of the factory will be challenging to players. Sandbagged positions ed other small terrain pieces may be added to change the layout of the defensive perimeter inside.
Easy to assemble, only cinque wall sections ed a base.
Polyurethane resin can be carved, drilled e sanded molto facilmente.
Excellent choice of subject. The tractor factory can be used as an instant terrain piece for skirmish games e large battles, requiring very little set-up time. The building is generic enough that it can be used on other fronts.
Trenches are wide enough to accomodate 20-25 mm soldatini.

Without the use of a small periscope it will be very difficult to judge line of sight inside the building correctly, particularly when the factory is part of a larger wargame set-up.

Utilizzo Storico

Stalingrad 1943
Eastern Front 1941-1945
Europa centrale, 1900–1960

Conversione

Undamaged sections of overhead walkways may be added at either end of the building.
Remaining sections of the roof may be added to further detail the model e provide firing positions for tiratori scelti.
Sandbagged positions, additional shell craters e rubble may be used to alter the interior landscape e create new challenges for the players.
A destroyed rail car may be placed on the tracks inside the factory.

Scenic Effects’ Red ottobre Factory is an excellent center-piece for company and battalion level streetfighting scenarios. Because of its size, the model practically qualifies as a terrain tile, allowing instant set-up for a fast game.

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– Pubblicato: 1996 – Aggiornato: 07.08.1997
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