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Arctic Front #19
(Defender) Finland vs Soviet Union (Attacker)
Formations Involved
Finland 18th Infantry Division
Finland Detachment Puroma
Finland Panssaridivisoona "Marshal's Fist"
Soviet Union 45th Guards Rifle Division
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Balance:



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Side 1 1
Draw 1
Side 2 0
Overall Rating, 2 votes
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Scenario Rank: --- of 940
Parent Game Arctic Front
Historicity Historical
Date 1944-06-25
Start Time 12:00
Turn Count 20
Visibility Day
Counters 75
Net Morale 0
Net Initiative 2
Maps 3: 1, 3, 6
Layout Dimensions 84 x 43 cm
33 x 17 in
Play Bounty 166
AAR Bounty 227
Total Plays 2
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Inflict Enemy Casualties
Urban Assault
Conditions
Off-board Artillery
Reinforcements
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Arctic Front Base Game
Eastern Front Maps
Road to Berlin Counters
Introduction

Ten days after the initial breakthrough, the Finnish Army suffered a loss many had considered unthinkable: the Soviets took Viipuri, the country's second city. A fresh Soviet rifle corps moved through the lines to continue the advance, and Marshal Mannerheim ordered the Finnish Armored Division to stop them at all costs.

Conclusion

Finland's outdated ex-Soviet tanks proved no match for the current models, and soon littered the battlefield as smoking hulks. Reeling under repeated hammer blows, on the next day the Finns promised the Germans they would not make peace without German consent. Despite the recent Allied landings in Normandy, the Germans sent modern weapons, air units, and an infantry division and assault gun brigade to help stem the Soviet advance.

Additional Notes

Use German trucks for the two extra Finnish Trucks.


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
  • Mechanized
  • Motorized
Soviet Union Order of Battle
Army (RKKA)
  • Motorized
Guards
  • Mechanized

Display Errata (2)

2 Errata Items
Scen 19

In the Soviet OOB, "2 x 81mm" should be "2 x 82mm"

(rerathbun on 2012 Mar 04)
Overall balance chart for 884

All Guards T-34/85 tanks should have AT fire values of 7-7.

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
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