Arctic Crossroads ETO (id:#62353)
Yläluostari, Finland 1939-12-03 ()
Designer: Tuomo Lukkari
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
RussianFinnish
50%

Overview:

When the Winter War commenced on 30 November, the Finns did not expect any significant activity in the northernmost sector of Petsamo. The Soviets, however, had committed their entire 104th Division to secure both the Finnish arctic coast and the Petsamo area. Finnish troops executed a hasty demolition of a harbor and burned villages around Petsamo, then withdrew to a defensive position near a strategic crossroads. On 3 December, the Soviet 95th Infantry Regiment attacked. Although it was morning, the battle was fought in the darkness of the polar night.
Attacker: Russian (2nd Battalion, 95th Infantry Regiment, 104th Division)
Defender: Finnish (Detachment Pennanen)  
9 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: Yes
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:18.0 D:14.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
50mm RM obr. 40
D:3
7.62 ItKK/31-40.AA
87mm K/95 ART x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: GS (E3.72), Light Woods (B35) Exc: Hindrance DRM is +1. Restricted Night rules. D: WC (E3.712)
Overlays: B5 OW1 Wd4 Wd5
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-10-12(A) Jobbo Fett vs RootinPutin Russian winThe night rules (and their exceptions) really makes this a weird scenario, ignoring many positives that the defenders should receive. Early movement was not punished, either because the Finns couldn't, or because good morale checks allowed the attackers to get in close and threaten an entire flank. By Turn 3, the Russians were in a decisive position to hold the upper left corner and reap all the benefits of the (light) woods facing open ground. The subsequent discussion we had really killed our enthusiasm to keep playing. The scenario hurts itself with its restrictions, and its sad to see two unique counters (all the Guns, essentially) used in a way that you could largely ignore them, and never see them in a scenario afterwards. Were they a waste of cardboard?

Ultimately, not a fun scenario, and surprised to see one that seemingly wasn't workshopped into a better overall product.
2024-04-07(D) Teemu Niiranen vs Finnish win
2023-05-21(A) Tuomo Lukkari vs Mikko Lukkari Russian win[Imported from ROAR]
2023-05-03(D) Todd Cox vs Finnish win
2023-04-07(A) Shane Pask vs Russian winRussians had achieved 12 VP by turn 4 when the Finns conceded. The Russians had captured 1 gun, all of the starting Finnish MG (MMG was malfed) and half of the starting Finns were dead. The Finnish set up was poor and never seemed a threat despite the Russians rolling 3 CR on rally attempts.
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Hutch Modified the misc. rules2024-10-18 22:31:58
Hutch Modified the gps location2024-10-18 22:24:42
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2024-10-18 22:22:11
Jobbo_Fett Added a playing2024-10-13 17:54:56
Jobbo_Fett Linked the scenario to ROAR2024-10-12 22:16:29
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Tracer fire lights up the sky during a Winter War polar battle
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 5.42Votes: 19
Views: 4734
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 10.8 hours
Recorded Games: 16
Archive recorded plays:
Russian7
Finnish9
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Arctic Crossroads [Confirmed]
[A] Russian 13
[D] Finnish 11
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