After two weeks of delaying actions and counterattacks, Finnish forces had now reached the prepared main defense works known as the Mannerheim Line. However, the defenses at Kirvesmäki, consisted of little more than barbed wire and a few old concrete strongpoints. Having taken up the front line positions at Kirvesmäki three days earlier, 1st Battalion, Infantry Regiment 30 prepared to meet the Soviet attacks without any anti-tank weapons except mines, Molotovs, and explosives. On 15 December, after a three hour artillery preparation, the Soviets attacked with an infantry regiment supported by 30 tanks.
Attacker: Russian (49th and 150th Infantry Divisions, and 39th Armored Battalion)
This was one of those scenarios that I wish I hadn't played. My 4-2-6's were wiped out as I failed all my morale checks and disrupted every squad. Then I broke all of my machine guns as well as my flamethrower tank and two other tank guns. My dice were as bad as I have ever experienced and made the game completely unfun. I conceded on Turn 3...because my force was wasted.
2021-04-19
(D) rene cote
vs
mrosberg
Finnish win
Not for the faint at heart. I think the Russians have to human wave it to get thru and CC as soon as possible with their ELR 2 Conscripts. My opponent was more cautious, disrupting many units and I got really lucky by taking out 4 vehs with DC and MGs
2021-01-06
(D) Matias Dahlbäck
vs
Erik Grande
Russian win
2020-08-15
(A) Kevin Duval
vs
Dwayne Duval
Russian win
Used Russian Balance. Finns were quickly over ran forcing a 3rd Turn triumph for Russians.
2020-08-15
(D) Dwayne Duval
vs
Kevin Duval
Russian win
The Russians were unstoppable.
2020-07-09
(D) Simon Staniforth
vs
Finnish win
2020-04-08
(A) Juan Garrido
vs
SOLO
Finnish win
This scenario seems to expect Russian Human Wave(s) right from the start as a way to cover the open ground.
2020-02-17
(A) Dave Mareske
vs
Francis Biss II
Russian win
Russian infantry exited on the ice for the win.
2019-03-02
(D) Gordon Jupp
vs
Neil Brunger
Finnish win
Five Russian AFV'S taken out by MG fire and Molotov cocktails by T4, with the Fins infantry line depleted but intact meant game over....
2018-06-26
(A) Miikka Sohlman
vs
Niko Pyyhtinen
Russian win
2018-04-22
(D) Tom Kearney
vs
Doug Sheppard
Finnish win
Bitter Ender 2018
2018-03-31
(A) patrick palma
vs
Jim Thompson
Finnish win
2018-01-08
(D) Will Willow
vs
M. LaPlante
Russian win
VASL
2016-02-13
(A) Jeremy Busby
vs
Tim Deane
Finnish win
2015-07-25
(A) Michael Rodgers
vs
Phillip Seymour
Finnish win
My Saint Louis round 4: Phillip Seymour (of Santa Barbara, CA) and I played 163 STOPPED COLD. I had the Russians by bid. Finn defense was in center and on Finn left, so I sent all the infantry up the Finn right on the ice. I made the mistake of taking a commisar, who killed several squads. My tanks worked to tie up the Finn MG nests while my infantry ran and took casualties. My FT tank went out on its first shot, inflicting only a PTC on the HMG. My tanks went down over 4 turns variously by CC, MG fire and TWO DC attacks, one of which was thrown. Although I still had enough stuff (but only 1 tank) near the exit area, Phillip had moved enough Finns to block the exit area that I saw that I could not win, so I conceded.
2015-05-16
(D) Richard Jenulis
vs
Mike Zellefrow
Finnish win
[exact date unknown]
2015-05-15
(D) Andy Beaton
vs
Rob MacDonald
Russian win
CASLO 2015
2015-05-04
(D) mark watson
vs
Jonathan Kay
Finnish win
Wow, this one is fun. Enormous russian horde attacks out-numbered Finns, who are tough but not invincible. The game went back and forth, but when a couple of lucky MOLs of tanks and an insane number of disrupted Russians (post-human wave) meant that the russians had to exit everything they had left. A final broken leader sealed the game.
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