{"product_id":"panzers-last-stand-battles-for-budapest-1945","title":"Panzers Last Stand: Battles for Budapest, 1945","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePanzers Last Stand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a Battalion Combat Series game depicting the Axis relief operations of Budapest from January to March 1945 in what became Germany's last major offensives in the war. The campaign game covers the Konrad Operations (I, II, and III) in January 1945. There are scenarios for each of the Konrad Operations as well as Operation Southwind in February and Operation Spring Awakening in March 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the final months of the war, Germany was still full of fight and believed Budapest to be the key to turning the tide. With Budapest fully surrounded by Soviet and former-Axis Romanian forces, the situation in the city was desperate. The Germans devised a plan to relieve Budapest by bringing in the SS-Totenkopf and SS-Wiking Panzer Divisions from Poland to launch a surprise attack before the Soviets closed the ring on the trapped forces in the city. Launched in the wee hours on New Year's Day, 1945, the fate of the Axis hung in the balance. The Soviets, having campaigned continuously from the summer of 1944, fought back viciously and showed their mettle against the elite SS Panzer Divisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA great proportion of the armored forces for both sides funneled into the Budapest area. All but one of the seven SS Panzer Divisions and half of the Heer Panzer Divisions on the Eastern Front (a full third of all Panzer Divisions total) ultimately fought here. The Soviets committed three Tank, five Mechanized, and one Cavalry Corps to blunt the Axis drive. The battlefield became a graveyard of tanks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe game showcases late-war equipment like the Tiger II, Brummbär, IS-2, and ISU-152 while also including unique units like Cavalry, Assault Pioneers, Soviet Naval Infantry, Hungarian SS, and ad hoc forces mobilized to defend Budapest. Rules covering Danube River crossing, Urban combat, redeployment deception (Maskirovka), and Festung rules highlight this unique and often misunderstood campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScenarios:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Taking of Budapest 123: Full Campaign (4 maps, 26 turns)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOperation Konrad I \u0026amp; II (2 maps without Budapest, 10 turns)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOperation Konrad I (2 maps without Budapest, 5 turns)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOperation Konrad II (1 map without Budapest, 5 turns)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBattle for Zamoly (Part of 1 map, 5 turns)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOperation Konrad III (2 maps, 10 turns)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBattle for Komárom (Part of 2 maps, 17 turns)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDays of Battle: Opening Blows to Komárom (Part of 2 maps, 4 turns)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOperation Southwind (Part of 2 maps, 8 turns)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOperation Spring Awakening (2 maps, 10 turns)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComponents:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBCS rulebook (v2.0, in full color)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwo BCS Charts and Tables (v2.0, in full color)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBCS Support rulebook (v2.0, in full color)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePLS Game Specific rulebook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAxis Player Booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSoviet Player Booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTurn Record Track Card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAxis Player Display Card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSoviet Player Display Card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLast Blitzkrieg Addenda sheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFour 22” x 34” Full Color Game Maps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1,680 Counters (four sheets of units and two BCS marker sheets)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10 scenarios total, 2 one-map scenarios, 4 are 5 turns or less\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBox and Dice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Multi-Man Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39800879874127,"sku":"MMPBCSPLS","price":172.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1380\/9101\/products\/panzers-last-stand.jpg?v=1642792244","url":"https:\/\/leisuregames.live\/products\/panzers-last-stand-battles-for-budapest-1945","provider":"Leisure Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}