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Finneidfjord, Norway 1940-05-11 ()
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Designer: Philippe Naud and Laurent Closier
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanNorwegian
63.636363636364%

Overview:

When they invaded Norway on 9 April 1940, the Germans acted boldly and quickly, taking full advantage of the element of surprise. Allied reactions were confused and ineffective. Early in May, German troops began marching on Narvik. They planned an operation, codenamed "Wildente", whose objective was to catch the Anglo-Norwegian units offguard by barring their way south of Ranfjord. To do so, the steamer Nord Norge edged its way under the nose of the Royal Navy, sailed up the fjord and landed 300 men and two guns in the small port of Hemnesberget. The small garrison was overwhelmed. Two British ships sank the Nord Norge, but the Germans firmly held Hemnesberget. What's more, they could be resupplied by air and they threatened the Allied rear. The only solution lay in a counterattack by the 400 British and Norwegian soldiers holding the village of Finneidfjord, at the end of the Hemnessoy peninsula, some ten kilometers east of Hemnesberget.
Attacker: German (1,.Kompanie, 138th Gebirgsjäger Regiment)
Defender: Norwegian (5th Brigade)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:8.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
5cm leGrW 36 x 2
D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Alpine Hills (B10.211), Bldgs: Wooden and Single story, Orchards and grain out of season.
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-07-05(D) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne DuvalD Norwegian winNorwegian MMG directed by 9-2 leader carried the day causing CVP cap exceedance in Turn 5.
2023-05-07(D) Vic Lauterbach vs JM German winThis small all-infantry fight played out as expected but provided some ASL drama. I drew the Norwegians
and based my defense on the Norwegian 9-2 directed MMG. The MMGs are the key. If they survive, you have a good chance of hitting the German CVP cap, a much better chance than Holding 21 of the 33 building hexes. The 9-2 never broke; even a LMOR CH didn't faze him. Unfortunately, Jim's southern group outflanked, broke and captured my outpost 437 then overwhelmed the 457 with the other MMG and pushed into the village without any losses. Fire from the 9-2 directed MMG and two sniper attacks caused Jim trouble, but in the end the only unbroken Norwegian MMG was the one with the 9-2, Jim had 16 building hexes, and I had 9 CVP (!) giving Jim a narrow victory. This is a good tutorial for the Alpine hill rule [B3.11]. Jim's comment: This well-balanced little scenario is fun but a bit too much like other Norway scenarios in Journal Three.
2022-04-09(D) Scott Sherer vs Skip Dykeman German winApril 2022 CAASL meeting. German dice were pretty hot and the Norwegians could not stand up to the onslaught. Captured their building hexes and I was only able to get 8 CVP.
2022-01-15(D) Will Willow vs G. Hiotis German winVASL WO rd3
2021-10-05(A) Michal Sedlacko vs David Soucek German win[Imported from ROAR]
2021-01-30(A) Jason Nichols vs Rob MacGinley German winNorwegians sited their MMG well and nearly took out a carelessly moved stack on turn 1. That would have inflicted 9 CVP and would have been the end for the Germans. Luckily they broke but did not die. Was able to penetrate in the South and break the squad manning the other MMG. Placed my one mortar (yes I was supposed to have two) in the woods in the centre and was able to inflict losses on the defending Norwegians. By turn 4 Germans were in a commanding position and the Norwegians didn't have much left and conceded.
2021-01-30(D) Rob MacGinley vs Jason Nichols German win
2020-12-06(A) Kevin Sanders vs Jason Littleton German winGood game - Norwegian had a solid chance to win. Came down to the last turn...
2020-05-12(A) Andrea Noia vs Mauro C German winA little unbalanced in favour of Germans. Norvegian should be very careful to place the MMG and LMG. The norwegian rapidly lost a number of squads and was quickly outnumbered. The leader 9-2 is essential to the Norwegian player.
2020-02-01(A) Jeff Wright vs Dave Johannsen German win
2019-09-21(A) Shane Pask vs Norwegian winDid not reach the town until turn 6 then quickly claimed some buildings but final result relied on winning one of two CC with less than 1-1 odds - I failed. Final VP - Allies 7 CVP, Axis 12 Buildings. Did not break 9-2 Norwegian the entire game. Broke his MMG squad once but he immediately rallied. Norwegian sniper also very active and effective.
2019-08-12(A) James Lowry vs Tracey Love German win
2019-02-13(D) fabrizio da pra vs Marco Antonio Facchini Norwegian winI decided to setup forward to inflict maximum losses to the Germans, I think the Norwegians can win only by inflicting enough losses on the German. Thanks to very low rolls it worked.
2019-02-10(A) Louis Langdeau vs Andrew S German winAndy started out with a bit of a hole on the south side of the map, hoping that a concealed first line squad on the building overlooking my entry could hold me off. James and I were playing the Germans together. We pushed very aggressively on the south side, with a small force heading north to try and hold some of Andy's troops in place on that flank. By turn three we were pretty much in position on the forests, with no casualties. From there our rolls heated up, and Andy's troops were not in a position to hold us off for long. By turn four we had taken out a good chunk of his troops with only two half squads being lost, and Andy threw in the towel. Scenario was okay, but nothing special. Seems like a pretty standard fighting withdrawal for the Norwegians.
2018-08-19(D) JP Laurio vs Norwegian win
2017-11-03(D) Dan Best vs Mike Bistodeau German win
2017-03-11(D) Paolo Cariolato vs Roberto De Fina Norwegian win
2017-01-14(A) David Garvin vs Jim Stahler Norwegian win
2016-07-18(A) JP Laurio vs Arttu German win
2015-12-20(D) Michael Dorosh vs Colin Emerson German winTight game; German suffered 9 VP by mid-game, meaning one more HS and leader loss would have resulted in a Norwegian win. However, as Norwegian I pulled back a bit into an elastic defence and the German was able to bull through and grab the necessary building hexes without suffering that last casualty. Tense and came down to last turn.
2015-12-20(A) Colin Emerson vs Michael Dorosh German winVery close game, which I was sure I was going to lose.2 back to back KIA attacks automatically broke 5 squads as I advanced through the trees.
Played the last 3 turns with the Norwegians only needing to eliminate 1 Half Squad to prevent me from winning. Fate smiled on me, the Germans survived the attacks and managed to occupy all required building locations.
Scenario writeup and aftermath don't line up with how the scenario is played????
2015-10-08(A) Alberto Griffa vs Enrico Catanzaro Norwegian win
2015-07-15(A) patrick palma vs John Barkoviak German win
2014-04-26(A) Fred Ingram vs Chris Bryer German winPlayed giving the Norwegians the balance. He had his squad manning the MMG with the 9-2 go berzerk - which basically lost the game for him. With the MMG manned the flank was sealed. Once the MMG was unmanned, a squad got throguh capturing 6 buildimg hexes by himself
2014-02-03(D) Aaron Sibley vs Rosta Norwegian win
2013-07-21(A) Don Lazov vs Craig Kennedy In progress
2012-03-31(A) Fred Ingram vs Are Erlandsen German winThis definitely had a German domination feel, As long as the German does not get close to the CVP cap, he has the firepower and the maneuver room to overcome the Norwegians. Half squads rushing at suspected dummies can open the game up well, with any real units usually losing their subsequent FF opportunities - allowing units behind to move up. Once a toehold in the town by at least turn 4, and it's all over.

I don't think the Norwegian balance would have helped here
2011-09-02(D) Andy Beaton vs Tom West Norwegian winGermans just couldn't break the 9-2/MMG linchpin of the defense, and foundered on the flanking attempts.
2010-11-30(D) Luke Sineath vs Mark Humphries German win
2009-10-12(A) David Ramsey vs Will Waller German winNorwegian 9-2 died on the 2nd turn, and both Allied MMGs broke within 3 turns. The up front defence needed more luck to hold
2009-06-07(D) Jan Fransson vs Robert Maglica Norwegian win
2006-08-25(D) Jim Rupp vs Bill Carroll German win
2003-01-25(D) Bill Brodie vs Aaron Cleavan German winAdding old ROAR records
2002-10-23(D) John Garlic vs Thomas Weniger German win[Imported from ROAR]
2002-09-15(A) Tuomo Lukkari vs Mikko Lukkari Norwegian win[Imported from ROAR]
2001-09-01(A) Rich Weiley vs Neil Moore Norwegian winPaddington Bearz - September 2001.
2001-06-30(A) Brian Blad vs Bryan Hoernke Norwegian win
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Avg Rating: 6.08Votes: 39
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Estimated Play time: 3.2 hours
Recorded Games: 34
Archive recorded plays:
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