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Fighting Withdrawal ETO (id:#55966)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition) ID: 01)   [next]   [previous]
Prior Publication: AH: 1st Edition/MMP: 2nd Edition
See Also: A Fighting Withdrawal by Critical Hit Fighting Withdrawal by Critical Hit Fighting Withdrawal by Avalon Hill Fighting Withdrawal by Avalon Hill
Sestroretsk Road, Terijoki, Finland 1941-09-02 (5 others)
Mission 10: Hurrah ! (Barbarossa)
DB079: Mga Station (Dispatches from the Bunker #30)
01: Fighting Withdrawal (ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (2nd Edition) )
01: Fighting Withdrawal (ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (1st Edition) )
290: Last Train to Leningrad (ASL 16 - Twilight of the Reich)
Designer: Pat Jonke
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Balance:
FinnishRussian
45.333333333333%

Overview:

The Finns, seeking restitution for the Winter War of 1939, had erupted across the borders and breached the Soviet Karelian front even as the crisis to the south of Leningrad came. In a desperate attempt to salvage something and form a new defense line along the Sestra River, orders went out to break off and retreat southward. One such unit was the 131st Border Battalion, which was to serve as a rearguard. At 1530, orders arrived releasing them to save themselves. . .if they could. Behind them a bakery was on fire, the town hall was ablaze, and ammunition was dwindling. Nevertheless, their young officers organized a fighting withdrawal towards the hills in an attempt to reach newly established lines.
Attacker: Finnish (Elements of 1st Parachute Regiment)
Defender: Russian (Remnants of 131st Border Battalion)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:16.0 D:14.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Building Blazes w D: Ammunition Shortage
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ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (1st Edition) 21
ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (2nd Edition) 21
ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)21
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-04-27(A) Tripp Killin vs Phil Watkins Finnish win

(VASL Log)
Extremely close game. Both sides had lots of casualties, prisoners taken, and tough breaks.

At the end of Finnish Turn 6, the Finns could get a maximum 9 points off on Turn 7 (and the Russians couldn't really stop that). The Russian had 10pts (including prisoners) stacked with the 9-0 Commissar getting into position to exit after that on the last player turn, which would win the game.

However, when getting them in position, a 4+1 First Fire shot broke the entire stack, and the game was over in Russian movement phase of Turn 6.
2025-01-24(D) Chris Larkin vs Alexander Russian win4 hrsRussians laid down some early fire lanes that slowed the Finnish attack, only for us to later realize that the Russian ammunition shortage prevented that from happening. Might have been a much closer game without the FL's. Finns just ran out of turns to exit. Lots of wind change rolls happened as well, made the Blazes spread and throw smoke over a great deal of the board. Fun one.
2024-11-15(A) Dave Mareske vs Craig Renier Finnish winIt was great to play my usual VASL opponent, Craig, FTF. The Russians mounted a stiff upfront defense which combined with Finnish breaks and pins slowed the advance down. However, one flank broke first and the Finns were able to advance quickly along their left side. The Russians started breaking and then it was a race to the board edge. The wind shifted three times, gusted once, so there were lots of fires (actually ran out of Flame and Smoke counters). The Finns had just enough movement to get off two more squads than the Russians could manage. Great game.
2024-07-23(A) Itinerant Hobbyist vs Rich Finnish win4 hrsKind of a learning game for me and Finns won 9-7. He had some amazing rate and also had some crazy broken MG at the end that allowed me to get my dudes off the board.
2024-06-28(A) Yuri Pavlofski vs D Russian win
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ubertripp Added a playing2025-04-27 14:59:01
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SimonPz Rated the scenario2024-09-15 09:09:54
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Avg Rating: 7.28Votes: 247
Views: 31194
To-Play list count: 23
Estimated Play time: 4.9 hours
Recorded Games: 181
Archive recorded plays:
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ROAR Data: (as of today)
Fighting Withdrawal [Confirmed]
[A] Finnish 295
[D] Russian 350
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