Encounter at Grodzisko 9/39
Kapitan Kolasa is on the move once again, this time escorting the 100mm battery of the 16th Motorised Artillery Battalion through the pass at Grodzisko (roughly between Myslenice and Kasina Wielka) to regroup with the remainder of the Brigade north of Kasina Wielka.
Historically this is a bit of a grey area, the best information I've found, along with noting some of the ambush locations as the Black Brigade secured the south flank of the Krakow Army, also mentions unspecified counter attacks. With this scenario I've taken the liberty of stretching that unspecified action definition a bit.
This scenario assumes that after the ambushes conducted by the Black Brigade on the 5th the main body of the Brigade would be withdrawing north and the detached elements would be rejoining it for further operations. Of course at the time Black Brigade HQ had no idea that their entire mission was about to go kaput as the main front of the Krakow army collapsed.
In the scenario, lead elements of the German 3rd Mountain Division have advanced over the mountain and are approaching the pass from the southeast. The combat group of the Black Brigade led by Kapitan Kolasa is approaching the same pass from the west. The map is inverted to reflect this without messing around with swap sides.
There is a bit of a twist to the scenario though, the Polish force contains the 100mm battery which has been modified to have a very high point value. The scenario begins in the predawn hours but towards the end of the scenario it is assumed to be light enough for possible Luftwaffe operations.
Hope this is of interest,
Brian
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