Soviet forces had succeeded in pushing the Finnish troops defending the lightly-held extreme northern flank of Finland back several miles from the border. This was not unexpected, especially given that Finnish command had only a battalion to hold a third of Finland while the Soviets had committed an entire army to the operation. As the clock ticked over on 24 February, the Soviets launched operations to cut the local road using a company of ski troops in and around the light forest of pine trees. The Finns were only patrolling the area but had spotted the movement and, realizing the danger, committed all they had available to halt the attack.
Attacker: Finnish (Artillery and Supply Company, Detachment Pennanen)
Defender: Russian (52nd Rifle Division)
5.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:6.0 D:10.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0
Misc Rules:
Deep Snow, buildings wooden ground level only, woods and grain are Pine Woods
My Finns sucked life. 1st roll for the MMG was an 11...that was game. I had to concede on Turn 3 as my lousy dice rolls allowed the Russians to just walk all over me. So much fun.
2024-06-30
(D) Dan Best
vs
Kermit Mullins
Russian win
2023-08-26
(D) Shane Pask
vs
Finnish win
Nothing went the Russian's way - their only leader (swapped the 8-0 for a commissar) strayed to the board edge on the first turn. The commissar broke twice and when he wasn't broken, he went around shooting his own men. On turn 4, the Russians captured one building but were quickly kicked out. Russians conceded turn 5 with 1 GO squad and Finns still in every roadside building.
