One Story Town ETO (id:#66346)
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Prior Publication: Forward Observer #2
See Also: One Story Town by Coastal Fortress
Designer: Chris Olden
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
FinnishRussian
44.230769230769%

Overview:

At the end of August, the Finns had liberated the last of the territory taken by the Russians at the conclusion of the Winter War. In his Order of the Day for 3 September, Field Marshal Mannerheim told his armies: "The Frontier has been reached. The fight goes on." The Finnish offensive in Ladogakarelia began on the night of 4 September. By the middle of September, the Army of Karelia had possession of the entire length of the Svir River northeast of Leningrad and was developing a concentric attack on Petrozavodsk, the capital of Eastern Karelia. The Finnish 1st Jaeger Brigade approached Petrozavodsk from the south along the Murmansh Railroad, while the Finnish 1st Division pressed in from the northwest. Units of the Russian Petrozavodsk Operational Group resisted fiercely.
Attacker: Finnish (1st Jäger Regiment and Finnish 1st Division)
Defender: Russian (10th Reserve Rifle Regiment and 2nd Tank Regiment)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:23.0 D:28.0
AFVs: A:2
OT-133(r) LTv
Postijuna(L)(r) MT

AFVs: D:6
T-26S M37 x 2
T-26S M37
T-26S M37
BA-6 x 2

Guns: A:0
Lahti m39 20L x 2
D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Bldgs: Wooden and Ground Level only. Stream: Deep, HtH (J2.31) Both Sides.
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-07-03(D) Jeff B vs Magnus Rimvall Finnish win12.25 hrsTurn 1 saw the eastern squad guarding the woods along the Finnish entry area get fried by the FT tank, starting a fire that would create lots of unimportant smoke later. One of the Russian ACs was destroyed by a AFPh ATR shot, but it at least providing some cover out in the street. The Russians lost a lot of dummies. The Finns took their share of lumps, losing 1.5 squads. Turn 2 had the Finns oust the Russians from the SE building, place some smoke to cover their advance on the SW one, and make their way toward the stream. The other Russian AC broke its gun. Casualties were 2.5 Russian/1.5 Finn squads. Turn 3 was quiet, with the Finns losing a HS and a 9-0. The Finns started their assault on the central building assisted by their tanks. The much-needed Russian reinforcements sent their infantry to bolster the northern building, while their tanks tried to harass the Finn armor. Turn 4 was very costly for the Russians, as the central building fell and saw them lose 3 squads, 2 leaders, and their HMG. The Finns lost a couple squads. The last AC was shocked, soon to be a confirmed kill. The Russian armor pulled back across the stream. Turn 5 saw the Finns make inroads on the staunchly defended south-central building, with the highlight being a 648 broken, rallied and turned fanatic by some greedy shooting, and then KIA. The remaining Russian reinforcements entered from the south to try and reclaim the SE building, with one of the Russian tanks here getting fried by an ATR. Other casualties were rather light, with the Russians losing a squad and the Finns a HS. Turn 6 saw the Russian counterattack at its zenith, making inroads in both the central and SE buildings. They tenuously maintained their hold yet on the south-central building with a squad held in melee. Casualties were high on both sides as CC ruled the day, with the Russians losing 3.5 squads to the Finns' 3. Turn 7 saw the Finns finally take the south-central building, storm the west building and take it with assistance by their FT tank, reinforce the central building (partly due to some poor Russian fire discipline), and cling to life in the SE. The Finns only lost a HS and 8-0, while the Russians paid a heavy price with 5 downed squads in their desperate attempts to retake buildings. All-in-all a pretty fun scenario, and I doubt you'll hear anyone complain about lack of action as the battlefield was very dynamic for both sides.
2025-06-22(D) Rich Weiley vs Dave Wallace Finnish win
2024-11-22(D) Andy Beaton vs James Rimmer Russian win4 hrsFinns were in the lead until the Russian reinforcements arrived, at which point the Finnish casualties and broken equipment (including the FT tank that gacked it's first shot) meant the Finns couldn't resist the Russian tide.
2024-10-14(D) Dave Mareske vs Dennis Dowd Russian winThe Finns had trouble passing NMCs which slowed their progress. The FT tank got immobilized facing the wrong way. Called it in favor of the Russians at Turn 5.
2024-10-04(D) Eben Johnson vs Will Willow Russian winI played the Russians, and while I broke most of my equipment---in one session, 16% of my 58 rolls were 11s or 12s---I also had a few good rolls too (e.g., my MMG wrecked his flamethrower tank), and I was able to wear down the Finns. Not helping the Finns, either, was a string of bad rally attempts.

I suspect one needed Finnish tactic is to keep the forces spread so as to react quickly to the Russian reinforcements---easier said than done because too little defense means the Russians might retake VCs.

Cheers,
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asloser Linked the scenario to ROAR2025-07-09 05:36:35
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Avg Rating: 7.84Votes: 25
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To-Play list count: 3
Estimated Play time: 10.5 hours
Recorded Games: 20
Archive recorded plays:
Finnish9
Russian11
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
One Story Town [Confirmed]
[A] Finnish 14
[D] Russian 18
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