Breakthrough in the Arctic ETO (id:#66365)
(ASL Journal #13 ID: J211)   [next]   [previous]
Designer: Ken Dunn
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Balance:
RussianGerman
66.666666666667%

Overview:

Strategically, it was important to protect the iron ore and nickel mines on the northern tundra area where German and Finnish forces had advanced on the Soviet port of Murmansk in 1941 but stopped 50 miles short at the Litsa River and since then the position has remained relatively static. The Germans began to withdraw on two axes after a massive Soviet offensive opened on 7 October. One of these axes moved northwest towards the small Norwegian port town of Kirkenes, along the Finnish-Norwegian border. After some pursuit involving German delaying actions in the harsh terrain devoid of cover, the Soviets had finally pushed the Germans back to the town.
Attacker: Russian (10th Guards Rifle Division and 378th Guards Heavy Self Propelled Artillery Regiment)
Defender: German (Gebirgs-Division 6)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:11.0
AFVs: A:2
KV-1S x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Treat all woods as Brush
Map Board(s): 3a 6b
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2023-03-22(A) Lawrence Spangler vs Diane SpanglerD Russian win
2023-03-20(D) Alex Ashton vs Martin BarkerA Russian winThe Russians had plenty of time and firepower to overwhelm my defences.
I resigned on turn 5.
I think a more forward defence for the Germans would have helped as the orchards blocked a lot of LOS.
Pleased with my overall play however being annihilated by Martin is always painful.
2023-03-17(D) Paolo Cariolato vs Guido Guerra German winI denied the russian the possibility to launch the HW and cut to pieces his left wing with sniper and multiple break.Guido keep on attacking but in the end he had no more steam left.
2023-03-07(A) fabrizio da pra vs Fabio Mazzucchelli Russian win
2023-03-02(D) Andy Bagley vs Joe Arthur Russian winOn the face of it the German defenders are not greatly outnumbered by the Russians, but they have a wide front to defend, no obvious defence line, and only wooden buildings. The Russians advanced through the brush on the eastern side of the board, and managed to reach the village with minimal losses - my MMG in the steeple was ineffective. Thereafter I failed to put together any coherent defence, and my forces were picked off piecemeal by the Russians. I managed to get one of the KV1S's in CC, but lost a leader and squad in the process, while his 9-2 leader stacked with a couple of 628's shot up everything in sight. There must be a better way to defend with the Germans, but I don't know what it is.
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Lorenzoknight Added a playing2023-03-23 01:32:52
Lorenzoknight Rated the scenario2023-03-23 01:32:18
alexashton@vinecc.org Rated the scenario2023-03-20 11:26:45
alexashton@vinecc.org Added a playing2023-03-20 11:24:29
cosarara Added a playing2023-03-18 01:13:58
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Avg Rating: 6.64Votes: 11
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Estimated Play time: 4.3 hours
Recorded Games: 9
Archive recorded plays:
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