KG Klink, Poland, Epilogue

All,

Some stats for you:
-16 individual actions in two major and one minor battles.
-Including Lt Col Klink, who was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class for his overall leadership of KG Klink during the campaign in Poland, KG Klink personnel were awarded 19 Iron Crosses (including two Iron Cross 1st Class).
-Three men were awarded the Tank Killer Badge (Sgt Mader of 4th Grenadier Platoon, Lt Wehner, Acting Reconnaissance Company Commander, and Sgt Albrecht, Assault Engineer Platoon).
-The vast majority of men that took part in the bulk of the campaign were awarded either the Panzer Assault Badge or Infantry Assault Badge (you won't see it in the KG Klink Poland OOB, it is reflected in the KG Klink France OOB, which I've already created).
-The games themselves lasted between 40 and 90 minutes, with the average being about 60 minutes.
-It took me too long for battle prep, about an hour (for each fight) to set up the table, select the forces, and match them up with my campaign OOB.
-It took me an average of 90 minutes to type up each batrep, not including another 15 minutes to post it online and 20 minutes to upload photos.
-All told, about 50 hours of work went into the games, more if you include me thinking of the campaign, writing up the campaign plan, and other assorted administrivia.

Casualties:
German KIA/WIA: 450
German POW: 30
German Tank Losses: 16 (6 Pz II, 8 Pz III, 2 Pz IV)
German Vehicle Losses: 6 (3 Sdkfz 221, 1 Sdkfz 231, 2 Truck)
German Artillery Losses: 2 (1 80mm mortar, 1 37mm ATG)

Polish KIA/WIA: 720
Polish POW: 205
Polish Tank Losses: 14 (5 Tankette, 9 7TP)
Polish Vehicle Losses: 2 (armored car)
Polish Artillery Losses: (1 82mm mortar, 2 76mm Field Gun, 10 37mm ATG)

KG Strength:
KG HQ Element:          Start - 30     End - 20
Panzer Company           Start - 120   End - 65
               Start - 8 Pz II, 10 Pz III, 3 Pz IV    End - 4 Pz II, 6 Pz III, 2 Pz IV
Schutzen Company       Start - 275   End - 185
Reconnaissance Co       Start - 135   End - 80
               Start - 1 Sdkfz 231, 2 Sdkfz 221     End - 1 Sdkfz 231, 1 Sdkfz 221
Engineer Platoon           Start - 50     End - 40
Totals:                            Start - 610   End - 370

Replacement personnel during campaign: 160
Replacement vehicles during campaign: 2 Pz II, 4 Pz III, 1 Pz IV, 1 Sdkfz 231, 2 Sdkfz 221

Further notes on casualties:
The KG's officers were hit extremely hard:
-The KG XO, Major Schultz, was wounded and missed a substantial portion of the campaign.
-Every officer in the entire Panzer Company was a casualty, not one finished the campaign.  Panzer Sergeants finished the campaign as the Acting Company Commander and Acting Platoon Commanders.
-The Schutzen Company lost two of four Platoon Commanders.
-The Reconnaissance Company lost one of three Platoon Commanders and its Company Commander.
-The Panzer Company and the Reconnaissance Company ended the campaign on their third company commander.
-Ultimately, two of three Company Commanders were lost, as were their replacements, and seven of eleven Platoon Commanders were lost.  The KG suffered from its leaders leading from the front.
-Lt Wehner, Acting Reconnaissance Company Commander was wounded twice during the campaign.
-To illustrate that point, the KG XO, two Company Commanders, and three Platoon Commanders were awarded Iron Crosses, including two Grenadier Platoon Commanders being awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class.

If anyone is interested...

V/R,
Jack