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.