11th Company Counterattack ETO (id:#62362)
Kivisilta, western suburb of Vyborg, Finland 1944-06-23 ()
Designer: Tuomo Lukkari
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Balance:
FinnishRussian
47.899159663866%

Overview:

After losing the important city of Viipuri to the Soviets, the Finns withdrew to the next natural defense barrier, the Kivisilta Strait. A small Soviet force crossed at the narrowest part of the strait and formed a bridgehead, and Finnish GHQ ordered a counterattack to clear it. After a failed attempt by 10th Company, Infantry Regiment 61, the job was given to the badly understrength 11th Company with a promise of assault gun support. The attack kicked off without any armor, but shortly thereafter two BT-42s arrived, providing the needed support for the assault to progress.
Attacker: Finnish (11th Company, Infantry Regiment 61)
Defender: Russian (372nd Division)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:7.5 D:6.0
AFVs: A:2
BT-42(r) AG x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0
PTRD-41 ATR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: D: Infantry may set up Entrenched in suitable terrain
Map Board(s): 8 40
Overlays: RR3 RR4 RR6 RR12
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2023-02-01(A) Lawrence Spangler vs Diane SpanglerD Finnish win
2022-06-06(D) Neal Ulen vs Scott Finnish winA back and forth battle that came down to the last Russian MPh, and a 1MC. If I made it, the last unbroken Russian squad would have made it. Alas...I failed and the Finns squeaked out a victory. I fully suspected the BT42s to be absolute junk (so did Scott), between mechanical reliability and the chance of mounting low ammo and MA breakdown chance. None of that happened and their 20 FP ITT proved to be a major pain. I was able to take one out with a rear ATR shot near the end, but by then it didn't really matter.

Fun scenario, but the Finns are always tough to go up against. Once Russian lines begin to fall, it becomes pretty hairy for them.
2022-01-15(D) Andy Bagley vs Ray Porter Finnish winI set up a fairly up-front defence, with just the 9-1 leader, 6-2-8 squad + DC back in CC8. The Finns attacked this aggressively, taking some casualties but catching two of my squads in CC and making it hard for others to retreat. So the Russian "withdrawal" was quite shambolic (I should probably have avoided setting up in foxholes), with voluntary breaks and units enduring interdiction, but somehow I managed to get a few units back to defend the eastern buildings. It wasn't enough though, and the Finns sealed it with a 114mm shot into a melee, which broke my last units and gave them the win.
This looks a dicey scenario, with SANs of 5 and 6 respectively, but neither of us got a successful sniper shot in the entire game! A couple of other DRs could have been game-changers had they gone the other way though. Despite losing, I still rate this a fun little scenario.
2021-11-03(A) Ian Morris vs Steve Finnish winQuick-playing. Some hairy moments in the final two turns, but a crucial break on a 2 up 1 attack decided the match, with all the remaining Russian MMC dying for failure to rout.
2021-07-26(D) Jason Nichols vs Eric Topp Finnish winA fast playing scenario. The Russians managed to destroy one BT42 and to hold up the Finns but were eventually surrounded and all squads were broken on last turn.
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Estimated Play time: 2.3 hours
Recorded Games: 32
Archive recorded plays:
Finnish15
Russian15
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
11th Company Counterattack
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[A] Finnish 42
[D] Russian 47
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