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On 12 July 1943, the German 2nd SS Panzer Korps ran into the Soviet 5th Guards Tank Army near the village of
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an interesting and demanding game. In particular, I enjoyed its uncertainty and the attention given to such items as artillery, guns, engineers, and their special abilities."
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Facedown units (damaged in combat): Can either be flipped faceup but remain in place, or remain facedown and moved back three hexes
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that pits the SS Panzer Corps against the 5th Guards Tank Army at
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The first player in each sector fires at opposing units (but does not move.)
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Brown, Alestair (November–December 1980). "Prochorovka: Armor at Kursk".
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The players dice for initiative in each of the three sectors.
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288:Kursk: Hitler's Gamble, 1943
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