Norwegian Edelweiss ETO (id:#65267)
See Also: Norwegian Edelweiss by Swedish Volunteers
Stein, Norway 1940-05-17 ()
Designer: Martin Svärd
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanBritish/Swedish
44.444444444444%

Overview:

Operation Wildente had pushed the Allied troops all the way up to Mo I Rana. Brigadier Fraser was ordered to hold that area for as long as possible. The forces at his disposal were the Scots Guards, five Independent Companies, a few platoons of Norwegians, as well as a platoon of Swedish Volunteers, who had experience from the Winter War in Finland. The Independent Companies were an experimental force specializing in mobility and guerilla operations. These were the units that would later evolve into the Commandos. Despite warnings, Fraser chose not to prepare any defenses on his eastern flank, considering the mountain Kobbernageln to be too hard to cross for the Germans. His opponent, General Lieutenant Feuerstein was in charge of the continued German advance after Wildente. He ordered a flanking maneuver by his Gebirgsjägers, while a minor detachment was to make a frontal attack, in order to keep the defenders locked in combat for as long as possible.
Attacker: German (II. Bataillon, Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 2, 2. Gebirgsjäger-Division)
Defender: British/Swedish (Scots Guards & 203rd Field Artillery and 1st Independent Company and Group Björkman)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:16.0 D:12.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:2
OQF 25-Pounder Gun-How. x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules:
Map Board(s): 2 8
Overlays: St3
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2021-10-28(D) Andy Bagley vs Alex Koestler British/Swedish winThis is a really good scenario - one of the best and most exciting I've played (who says you need AFVs to make a scenario fun?!). In the south, the Germans attempted to surround the Scots Guards, and were partially successful but got considerably delayed as the Scots evacuated to the north. On the northern side, the German Turn 2 reinforcements were held up by the Swedes just long enough to make things interesting, but on both fronts the Germans are too strong to be held back for long.
The luck swung back and forth. At one point my opponent apologised after BOTH of my Guns malf'd then disabled, he created his second hero, and wiped out a Swedish squad and leader on a 1:2 CC roll. But I got my revenge when his 9-2 leader and three squads ran through a 2-resid to take the last building, and my DR of 3 with a -2 delivered a 1KIA, stopping the lot! Even so, another CC win at 1:2 might have given him the game, but it wasn't to be this time.
This scenario needs a skillful and well-timed British/Swedish withdrawal to the factories, whilst the Germans need to find ways to get kill stacks in dominating positions without getting blasted by the British Guns. A real challenge for both sides and a great fun scenario.
2021-06-02(A) Indy Lagu vs Rob Oler British/Swedish winRob and I continued our Swedish odyssey with this excellent scenario.

My plan was to move my eight squads straight up the hill and trap the Brits
who set up near the stream. Alas, a well-placed MMG stymied my plan. Said
MMG held out (and held me up) for two (or three turns)!

As usual, Rob played an excellent game and I hampered myself by making some
silly but crucial mistakes.

In the end, I ran out of time (see British MMG). I would certainly play this again,
and thoroughly recommend it. So far, I think this has been the best of the bunch.
2021-06-01(A) nathan wegener vs James Treu British/Swedish winCouldn’t penetrate the upfront defense. Lost my 9-2 to a sniper in the first turn and then no ability to rally back from failed MC’s.
2020-12-17(A) Andy Beaton vs Darren Kovacs British/Swedish winGerman advance through the valley was stifled by high rate 25 lbers and the inability of the Germans to make morale checks under the lightest British fire. The left flank was a 1-1 factory stalemate and never budged. Conceded on turn 6 with the loss of the last mobile German unit north of the stream.
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hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR2022-02-24 18:09:54
Andy_Bagley Added a playing2021-10-30 09:55:43
Andy_Bagley Rated the scenario2021-10-30 09:38:44
nebel Rated the scenario2021-06-05 06:06:08
nebel Added a playing2021-06-05 06:05:56
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.25Votes: 8
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To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 4.5 hours
Recorded Games: 4
Archive recorded plays:
German0
British/Swedish4
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of October 2023)
Norwegian Edelweiss [Confirmed]
[A] German 8
[D] British/Swedish 6
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