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The Horse Lords
Arctic Front Deluxe #28
(Defender) Finland vs Soviet Union (Attacker)
Formations Involved
Finland Cavalry Brigade
Soviet Union 109th Rifle Division
Soviet Union 72nd Rifle Division
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Scenario Rank: of
Parent Game Arctic Front Deluxe
Historicity Historical
Date 1944-06-14
Start Time 06:00
Turn Count 40
Visibility Day
Counters 118
Net Morale 1
Net Initiative 0
Maps 3: 17, 18, 3
Layout Dimensions 84 x 43 cm
33 x 17 in
Play Bounty 215
AAR Bounty 227
Total Plays 0
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Road Control
Urban Assault
Conditions
Entrenchments
Off-board Artillery
Reinforcements
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Arctic Front Deluxe Base Game
Eastern Front Maps + Counters
Road to Berlin Maps + Counters
Introduction

The Red Army's summer offensive on the Karelian Isthmus began with a massive artillery barrage by thousands of guns. The 10th Division fell apart in the worst mass panic suffered by a Finnish unit during the war, and Marshal Mannerheim moved his elite Cavalry Brigade up from the strategic reserve to help plug the gap as the Finns moved into their second line of prepared positions. The road to Viipuri had to be held while 10th Division re-formed behind the cavalry.

Conclusion

Finland's cavalry considered itself an elite force, but they were not suited for modern warfare and crumbled under the effective Soviet tank-infantry combined arms assault. The horsemen fought well at first, but many panicked when out-flanked by another Soviet division coming from the north. Mannerheim ordered his forces to pull back to their third and final line of prepared positions, placing Viipuri in direct danger.


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AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle
  • Vulnerable to results on the Assault Combat Chart (7.25, 7.63, ACC), and may be attacked by Anti-Tank fire (11.2, DFT). Anti-Tank fire only affects the individual unit fired upon (7.62, 11.0).
  • AFV's are activated by tank leaders (3.2, 3.3, 5.42, 6.8). They may also be activated as part of an initial activating stack, but if activated in this way would need a tank leader in order to carry out combat movement.
  • AFV's do not block Direct Fire (10.1).
  • Full-strength AFV's with "armor efficiency" may make two anti-tank (AT) fire attacks per turn (either in their action segment or during opportunity fire) if they have AT fire values of 0 or more (11.2).
  • Each unit with an AT fire value of 2 or more may fire at targets at a distance of between 100% and 150% of its printed AT range. It does so at half its AT fire value. (11.3)
  • Efficient and non-efficient AFV's may conduct two opportunity fires per turn if using direct fire (7.44, 7.64). Units with both Direct and AT Fire values may use either type of fire in the same turn as their opportunity fire, but not both (7.22, 13.0). Units which can take opportunity fire twice per turn do not have to target the same unit both times (13.0).
  • Demoralized AFV's are not required to flee from units that do not have AT fire values (14.3).
  • Place a Wreck marker when an AFV is eliminated in a bridge or town hex (16.3).
  • AFV's do not benefit from Entrenchments (16.42).
  • AFV's may Dig In (16.2).
  • Open-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables, but DO take step losses from X and #X results (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). If a "2X" or "3X" result is rolled, at least one of the step losses must be taken by an open-top AFV if present.
  • Closed-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables. Do not take step losses from Direct or Bombardment Fire. If X or #X result on Fire Table, make M morale check instead (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT).
  • Closed-top AFV's: Provide the +1 modifier on the Assault Table when combined with infantry. (Modifier only applies to Germans in all scenarios; Soviet Guards in scenarios taking place after 1942; Polish, US and Commonwealth in scenarios taking place after 1943.) (ACC)
  • Tank: all are closed-top and provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable
  • Self-Propelled Artillery: do not provide the +1 Assault bonus, even if closed-top (SB)

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Finland Order of Battle
Army
Soviet Union Order of Battle
Army (RKKA)

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2 Errata Items
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The reduced direct fire value in Kursk: Burning Tigers is 4-4.

(plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
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Kommissars never get morale or combat modifiers. Ignore misprints.

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
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