Sinking Skiers Edelweiss: Expanded #14 |
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(Defender) Soviet Union | vs |
Finland
(Attacker)
Germany (Attacker) |
Formations Involved | ||
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Finland | 14th Infantry Regiment | |
Germany | 139th Gebirgs Brigade | |
Germany | 6th SS "Nord" Division | |
Germany | 800th "Brandenburg" Lehr-Regiment | |
Soviet Union | 186th Rifle Division | |
Soviet Union | 8th Ski Brigade |
Total | |
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Side 1 | 1 |
Draw | 0 |
Side 2 | 0 |
Overall Rating, 1 vote |
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3
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Scenario Rank: --- of 913 |
Parent Game | Edelweiss: Expanded |
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Historicity | Historical |
Date | 1942-05-06 |
Start Time | 10:00 |
Turn Count | 24 |
Visibility | Day |
Counters | 65 |
Net Morale | 0 |
Net Initiative | 0 |
Maps | 6: 10, 18, 19, 4, 6, 9 |
Layout Dimensions | 86 x 84 cm 34 x 33 in |
Play Bounty | 174 |
AAR Bounty | 227 |
Total Plays | 1 |
Total AARs | 0 |
Battle Types |
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Breakout |
Inflict Enemy Casualties |
Conditions |
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Reinforcements |
Severe Weather |
Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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Arctic Front Deluxe | Counters |
Battle of the Bulge | Maps |
Edelweiss: Expanded | Base Game |
Eastern Front | Maps + Counters |
Road to Berlin | Maps |
Introduction |
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During the Soviet spring offensive, the 8th Ski Brigade drove deep into the rear of the Axis position in front of Kesten'ga. But the movement became a death trap when the German-Finnish front held, the snow melted, the ground turned swampy and no advancing troops came to link up with the skiers. German and Finnish units began to methodically hunt them down, driving the ski brigade and a regiment of the 186th Division (a unit made up mostly of convicts)into an ever-tighter encirclement. |
Conclusion |
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The Germans and Finns tightened the noose on the trapped units and wiped them out. Less than 400 men escaped to the Soviet lines. After a promising beginning, the Soviet spring offensive had ended in dismal failure. They would not try again for two more years. |
AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle |
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3 Errata Items | |
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All SS 75mm IG guns are direct fire weapons (black), not indirect (white). (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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Kommissars never get morale or combat modifiers. Ignore misprints. (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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Propeller-driven APC on skis (aerosan). Treated as Foot units for movement purposes. (rerathbun
on 2011 Feb 26)
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