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38 - [RUSSO-FINNISH WAR] SUOMUSSALMI -DECEMBER8-16, 1939Setup order1x72x103x16Frozen Lake4x2Field Bunker56x7x1HulkoniemiSuomussaimiMakinen’sRoadblockFrozen Lake78x2x7Frozen LakeFrozen LakeFrozen Lake
8Historical BackgroundThe Soviet Army crossed the border into Finland in the last days of November, 1939. On December 8th, they reached the lightlydefended village of Suomussalmi. The next day, Colonel Hjalman Siilasvuo, a veteran of WWI, brought in reinforcements andtook command of the Finnish defenses. His mission was to destroy the Russian forces and force them out of the village - a tallorder, as the enemy was well supplied and numerically superior. One of Siilasvuo's first orders was for Captain J. A. Makinen toset up a roadblock to slow the continuing advance of the Russian 44th Division. While the roadblock operation was beingdeveloped, Siilasvuo launched an attack against the Russian positions in and around Suomussalmi. The Soviets, however weretoo well entrenched and little headway was made in the first few days of the battle.In time, the Finnish ski troops, fighting on home ground, were able to slowly tighten the ring around the villages and by thefirst week of January had defeated the larger Soviet force.The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history.BriefingFinnish Player◆ Take 6 Command cards.◆ You move first.Russian Player◆ Take 4 Command card.Conditions of Victory◆ 6 Medals.If Finnish units occupy 3 of the 4 town hexes at the end of theirturn, they win immediately.Special RulesThe Air Power card is played as an Artillery Bombard Tactic card:'Artillery battles twice or moves up to 3 hexes'.The bunker is a Field Bunker (p.5).The River represents the Frozen lakes in the area. Refer to p.3about frozen rivers.The Finnish Special Forces Infantry are Ski troop units. Place aFinnish badge in the same hex with these units to distinguish themfrom the other units. These units only have 3 figures. See p.6 formore details about Ski Troops.Russian Command rules are in effect (see p.3).
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