Resinslinger's Arctic Front Wants You!

[Crossroads]

Everyone,

Resinslinger's Arctic Front opens with the Battle for the Svir Power Station. Set in September 1941, with a nice variety of (quite similar!) troops for both sides, the race to River Svir is on!

!!! TESTERS NEEDED !!!


** Arctic Front: Syvari Power Station
6 September 1941

[Svir, East Karelia, Russia, 120 km NE from Leningrad] [H2H] [HIS] [GD] [ALL : N VV : OPT AF]]

Having broken through at Tuloksa river on 4 September, shattering the Red Army 3. Marine Br. and 452. and 419. Infantry Regiments, the road to river Svir was now decisively open for the Finnish VI Army Corps. As the breakthrough was secured, the VI AC pushed on. It created several battle groups with orders to continue the advance through the scattered Soviet second echelon formations, not allowing the enemy any time to regroup.

Supported by tanks and artillery, Battle Group Lagus rushed towards the town of Olonets which it captured already on September 5 with only a short firefight. From there it was ordered to quickly advance towards the River Svir and the town of Lodeynoye Pole.

On its right flank, the 4th Light Infantry was to secure their advance, while on its left flank Battle Group Schrowe was to cross River Svir further to the East, and to cut the road and railway routes south of the river.

For Stavka the sudden loss of Olonets was a shock. The 3. Volunteer Division was given strict orders to keep the town at any cost, but at the time the encircled unit had already abandoned their heavy equipment and was retreating towards safety through the Karelian wilderness.

Reacting to the rapidly worsening situation, the 314.D was ordered to embark towards the area using the still secure railway connections available. The 314 D. was to prevent the Finnish forces from crossing the river and any beachhead was to be attacked in force. The race to Svir and its key logistical and industrial assets was on!

(Player note: please see the attached txt file for notes about blowing and repairing bridges, construction engineers, and loading and unloading crewed boats and ferries.)

[Requires players to install EF: Forgotten Battles version 1.36 or newer]

The scenario map is not merely a map but a serious piece of Computer Art by Chris Buck. With Google Earth, and contemporary military maps, it does not get more real unless you stand in the shores of river Svir in Eastern Karelia yourself:

Finns have an early advantage, having broken through in force, with Soviet player desperately buying time for his reinforcements to arrive.

The scenario is available in H2H Forum.

I appreciate everyone's input, as the timing of reinforcements together with victory locations requires a proper testing effort!

H2H Forum: https://www.theblitz.club/h2h_production...dder&lid=2
Scenario home page: https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards...?tid=64598

New version of EF: Forgotten Battles required to play this, as the scenario includes several new units not available before... Download available via the link in my signature, below:

[Crossroads]

Two test games about to start - thanks!

That will do, I am sure there will be changes, as it is such a delicate balance to time this right ...