Father Sunshine ETO (id:#62365)
Portinhoikka, Finland 1944-06-29 ()
133: Block Busting in Bokruisk (ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition))
DASL A06: Breakout (AH:ASL Annual `90)
J08: Block Busting in Bokruisk (ASL Journal # 1)
StB 4: Looking for Trouble (Scotland the Brave I)
StB 5: Hohenstaufen Left (Scotland the Brave I)
StB 6: Frundsberg Right (Scotland the Brave I)
StB 7: The Flank of the Black Bull (Scotland the Brave I)
StB 8: The Lost Platoon (Scotland the Brave I)
StB CG 1: The Crossing Sweepers (Scotland the Brave I)
StB 18: We Blessed Them (Scotland the Brave II)
StB 19: Destruction of a Squadron (Scotland the Brave II)
StB CG 2: Forged in Fire (Scotland the Brave II)
StB CG 3: The Lion Rampant (Scotland the Brave II)
O57.1: Operation Bagration (On All Fronts # 57)
V06: They Think It's All Over (View From the Trenches # 8)
15: Survival of the Vicious (Dezign Pak 2)
#5: Bob's Farm (To Battle By Air 1)
StB #4: Looking For Trouble (Orders For The Major)
StB #5: Hohenstaufen Left (Orders For The Major)
StB #6: Frundsberg Right (Orders For The Major)
StB #7: The Flank Of The Black Bull (Orders For The Major)
StB #8: The Lost Platoon (Orders For The Major)
CG 1: The Crossing Sweepers (Orders For The Major)
StB # 18: We Blessed Them (Shout For PIATS)
StB # 19: Destruction Of A Squadron (Shout For PIATS)
CG 2: Forged In Fire (Shout For PIATS)
CG 3: The Lion Rampant (Shout For PIATS)
OST 8: The Fifth's Rearguard (Ost Front Pack 2: Liberation of Minsk)
OST 9: Forcing the Berezina (Ost Front Pack 2: Liberation of Minsk)
AP114: A Lion in the Field (ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX)
T-TERROR #24: The Outskirts of Lepel (Teutonic Terror 3)
OtO 23: Cooked Hamman (Onslaught To Orsha 2)
BFP-187: Bloody Road to Ihantala (BFP 6: Mannerheim Cross)
Designer: Lars Thuring
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Balance:
FinnishRussian
27.777777777778%

Overview:

After being stopped at Viipuri, the Soviets were pushing to break through the Finnish lines to the east of the city. At midnight on 29 June, Soviet tanks broke through the infantry lines held by Infantry Regiment 50. Major Mikkola, commander of the Armored Brigade's 1st Battalion, had to muster whatever armored resources were available for a counterattack, this time including a massive ISU-152 captured only four days earlier. A platoon of IR 50 was to assist the attack. The attack got under way at 0330, aimed at first taking out the two Soviet T-34s reported to be dug in "around the corner".
Attacker: Finnish (Infantry Regiment 50)
Defender: Russian (45th Guards Infantry Division and 27th Tank Regiment)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:5.0 D:5.0
AFVs: A:8
ISU-152
Sturmi(g) x 2
Sotka(r) MT x 2
T-26C(r) LT x 2
BA-20(r)

AFVs: D:3
T-34/85 x 3

Guns: A:0 D:0
PTRD-41 ATR x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: +1 LV Hindrance on attacks 3 hexes or greater
Overlays: O5
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-04-05(A) Dwayne Duval vs Kevin Duval Russian win
2024-04-05(D) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne DuvalD Russian winFinns ended up moving his remaining AFV off board and entering CC with his Infantry vs Russian AFV to get the needed VC reduction for eliminating T-34/85s ... came up short at end of Turn 5.
2023-06-08(A) Jeff B vs John Fedoriw Russian win2.75 hrsI hate exit scenarios. I really hate exit scenarios dependent on vehicles. I really, really hate exit scenarios through a small space. Needless to say I went into this scenario with a negative mindset. So it didn't help that, because of the above, I didn't read the card closely and thought it would be a bughunt for those Russian tanks. In hindsight I should've just lined my vehicles up along the hill road, went for the exit rather than waste my time with tactical thinking, and let this game be decided by the few random dice it would ultimately come down to anyway. But those T26Cs first entering on Turn 3 with their 11MP and wimpy guns are a joke. A joke. After freezing one of the T-34s I got four AFVs off due to some poor Russian shooting, but he held his fire for the easiest target, the ISU-152, and knocked it out. But that left the slowpokes, and when he knocked one out there was no way my sole vehicle would be able to run the gauntlet against three T-34s so I threw in the towel. I think I will strongly reconsider my goal to play all the core scenarios, because too many of them are complete wastes of ink.
2023-01-20(A) Raymond Woloszyn vs James Lancaster Russian winClose game as designed but again the Russians prevail. Took a miracle to charge four Finnish tanks ready to exit, each which had a -2 acquisition on my T-34/85. All my infantry was dead at little cost to the Finns but did immobilize "Father Sunshine" and destroy a Sotka. The advance to try to kill one more tank succeeded after many misses and bounces but it took an intensive fire shot to kill the Sturmi in bounding fire. Tough for both sides. Finnish balance perhaps needed given the ROAR record.
2021-04-17(A) David Garvin vs Zebulon Tingley Russian winI had a chance, I really did. I had 2 squads and a 9-1 leader ready to enter CC with one of his tanks. One of his good ones. I pop that tank, I win the game, I think.
First PAATC: 12. UGh. But the other squad goes in with the 9-1. CCV of 5, +1 (SMC) and DRM -1. Roll? 12. Random Selection? Yahtzee. Wound Severity? KIA. The return fire was sufficient to eliminate the remaining HS.
Such is ASL!
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Avg Rating: 5.72Votes: 18
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Estimated Play time: 3.7 hours
Recorded Games: 15
Archive recorded plays:
Finnish3
Russian12
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Father Sunshine [Confirmed]
[A] Finnish 12
[D] Russian 27
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