Cracking the Line - The Matrix Games version of East Front II
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Rating: | 7.1 (30) |
Games Played: | 37 |
SM: | 2 |
Turns: | 18 |
Type: | Stock |
First Side: | Allies |
Second Side: | Axis |
Lahde Finland, 40km SE of Viipuri: [Best played against Human opponent] Regardless of the Finnish victories and Soviet setbacks in the first month of the Winter War, it was still a matter of 130,000 poorly equipped Finn's facing 465,000 Russians. By February attrition was beginning to have its effect on the Finnish troops and their ranks were progressively thinning, while the Red Army rotated fresh units to the front for every significant attack. But still the Mannerheim Line held. After weeks of probing the Soviets were ready to launch another assault. Between Lake Summa Jarvi and the Munasuo Swamp, east of Summa, were two modern bunker complexes named "Poppius" and "Million," defended by elements of the 9th Infantry Regiment. On February 11th, while other Soviet Divisions continued to apply pressure across the Isthmus, the 254th/123rd Rifle Regiment launched an attack to clear the bunkers and the road to Lahde. The fighting raged throughout the day but in the end the Finn's could not hold and the Mannerheim Line was cracked wide open!
Player Voting Stats | ||
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Member | Balance | Enjoyment |
Blitz Shadow Player | Well Balanced | 6 |
Blitz Shadow Player | Well Balanced | 6 |
Rick Easterling | Totally Pro Allies | 1 |
TxifLy | Well Balanced | 6 |
Von Bulge | Moderately Pro Axis | 4 |
Gaming Records | |||||||||
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1st Side Player | 2nd Side Player | Result | Score | ||||||
Scud | vs. | General Lee Ensayne | Draw | 12 | 12 | ||||
Tank Killer | vs. | johnsilver | Allies Minor Victory | 18 | 8 | ||||
Tank Killer | vs. | Hughen Tanken de Tote | Axis Minor Victory | 18 | 8 | ||||
Yossarian | vs. | majog | Draw | 12 | 12 | ||||
Herr Straße Laufer | vs. | 1925frank | Axis Minor Loss | 8 | 18 |
In your face & toe-to-toe. Frustrating at times for both sides.
Very hard to break through and grab the bunkered objectives, despite tons of shelling.