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Timoshenko Strikes
Arctic Front #8
(Defender) Finland vs Soviet Union (Attacker)
Formations Involved
Finland 1st Infantry Division
Soviet Union 123rd Rifle Division
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Balance:
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Total
Side 1 2
Draw 0
Side 2 0
Overall Rating, 2 votes
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Scenario Rank: --- of 940
Parent Game Arctic Front
Historicity Historical
Date 1940-02-11
Start Time 09:00
Turn Count 48
Visibility Day & Night
Counters 117
Net Morale 1
Net Initiative 0
Maps 4: 1, 4, 6, 8
Layout Dimensions 86 x 56 cm
34 x 22 in
Play Bounty 191
AAR Bounty 227
Total Plays 2
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Hill Control
Inflict Enemy Casualties
Rural Assault
Urban Assault
Conditions
Entrenchments
Off-board Artillery
Terrain Mods
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Arctic Front Base Game
Airborne - IE Counters
Eastern Front Maps + Counters
Introduction

After months of static warfare, Soviet Marshal Semyon Timoshenko brought the Soviet forces on the Karelian Isthmus new doctrine and determination. This time, there would be a breakthrough. Assault teams backed by artillery moved forward for direct-fire support and heavy tanks would neutralize the Finnish bunkers and allow the Red Army infantry to advance. It all looked good on paper.
Conclusion

Commander F. Aliabushev's division provided the Red Army its first clear victory. The Finns left 700 dead on the battlefield just around one hilltop fortification. A Soviet paper celebrated the victory with poetry only Great Stalin could love: The overwhelmed enemy runs And on the concrete bunker The Red Flag is already unfurled The wind takes it up and outwards Like a flame.

Forward, fighters of the 123rd! Forward, rifles, forward!

Thus the division rolled Like lava on the enemy Yesterday's flicker is today's flame.
Additional Notes

This scenario requires two sets of Arctic Front counters (or Arctic Front Deluxe).

Use German strongpoints from either Airborne or Edelweiss, or download the Finnish Strongpoints from APL (http://www.avalanchepress.com/pdf/Finnish_Strongpoints.pdf)
Display Relevant AFV Rules
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).
  • 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
Display Order of Battle
Finland Order of Battle
Army
  • Misc
  • Towed
Soviet Union Order of Battle
Army (RKKA)
Display Errata (4)
4 Errata Items
Scen 8

SSR 4 turn/time is out of sync by 1 hour

(triangular_cube on 2021 Jul 19)
Scen 8

Soviet Setup instructions should read "... at least three hexes from Boards 8 or 4" in order to make sense.

(triangular_cube on 2021 Jul 19)
Overall balance chart for 951

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

(plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
Overall balance chart for 993

Kommissars never get morale or combat modifiers. Ignore misprints.

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
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