A Surprise Encounter ETO (id:#57616)
(Revision: AH: ASL Annual `95 Winter A88)
See Also: A Surprise Encounter by Avalon Hill A Surprise Encounter by Critical Hit A Surprise Encounter by Critical HitNear Tolvajärvi, Finland
1939-12-12 (12 others)
A 88: A Surprise Encounter (AH:ASL Annual `95 Winter)
CH150: Pajari's Pride (Critical Hit # 6.4)
RP3-5: A Room With a View (Rout Pak III)
TAP #13: Independent Action (Total Axis Pack II: A World Aflame)
TAP #16: Room Service (Total Axis Pack II: A World Aflame)
PK 5 1.: Winter Wonderland (Coastal Fortress)
GJ132: The Death of Tranquility (Grumble Jones)
#4: Pajari's Pride (Betrayed By General Winter)
#7: A Surprise Encounter (Betrayed By General Winter)
#4: Pajari's Pride (Fire And Ice)
#7: A Surprise Encounter (Fire And Ice)
BFP-152: No Vacancy (BFP 6: Mannerheim Cross)
CH150: Pajari's Pride (Critical Hit # 6.4)
RP3-5: A Room With a View (Rout Pak III)
TAP #13: Independent Action (Total Axis Pack II: A World Aflame)
TAP #16: Room Service (Total Axis Pack II: A World Aflame)
PK 5 1.: Winter Wonderland (Coastal Fortress)
GJ132: The Death of Tranquility (Grumble Jones)
#4: Pajari's Pride (Betrayed By General Winter)
#7: A Surprise Encounter (Betrayed By General Winter)
#4: Pajari's Pride (Fire And Ice)
#7: A Surprise Encounter (Fire And Ice)
BFP-152: No Vacancy (BFP 6: Mannerheim Cross)
Designer: Unknown
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
FinnishRussian
Overview:
By the end of the first week of the Winter War, the Soviet 139th Rifle Division had driven the outnumbered Finnish defenders back almost 40 miles along the Tolvajarvi Road, threatening to create the first Russian breakthrough. Into the situation Field Marshal Mannerheim, without reserves to spare, sent Colonel Talvela, who managed to stabilize the front within a matter of days with aggressive patrolling in the trackless forests to stymie Russian flanking actions. Talvela then ordered a series of counterattacks. The plan for 12 December centered on retaking a large tourist hotel on the shores of Lake Tolvajarvi. But Major Malkamaaki's 2nd and 3rd Companies ran head-on into two battalions of the Russian 718th Rifle Regiment which was itself moving to outflank the Finnish positions.Attacker: Finnish (2nd and 3rd Companies, 16th Infantry Regiment)
Defender: Russian (718th Rifle Regiment)
7 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:10.0 D:14.0 |
| AFVs: A:0 |
| AFVs: D:0 |
| Guns: A:0 D:0 50mm RM obr. 40 x 2 |
| Misc Rules: | Simultaneous setup. EW, treat woods-roads as Paths. A: Finns have WC |
| Map Board(s): |
| Overlays: | NONE |
Errata (source)
| Rotate the North arrow 90 degrees clockwise; rotate board 34 180 degrees; rotate board 32 180 degrees. | http://asl.casagranda.com/errata.html |
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Last Played:
| Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Time | Comments | |
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| 2024-11-02 | (A) Jobbo Fett | vs | RootinPutin | Finnish win | Another exit VP scenario (although with an optional CVP goal instead) where the outcome can almost entirely be decided on setup due to the Russians having to split their defense and the Finns having the advantage of movement, especially on the first couple of turns. Throw in better troops and you have an uphill battle that, I feel certain, must be skewed by players who did NOT know about the errata before playing and thus have misrepresented the fight that the Finns have in this one. Regardless, it feels harsh to say that we've had few positive things to speak at length about when it comes to the Winter War. Perhaps other scenarios will get our attention and get us craving snow scenarios soon... |
| Action | Date |
|---|---|
| Hutch Modified the gps location | 2024-11-05 10:23:38 |
| Jobbo_Fett Added a playing | 2024-11-05 03:36:29 |
| hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR | 2024-02-22 20:29:44 |
| hoxson1 Uploaded an Image | 2024-02-22 20:29:07 |
| hoxson1 Uploaded the Board image | 2024-02-22 20:27:57 |
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| (finnish winter troops.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 1062 |
| (finn-russ.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 343 |
| (A88 w errata.png) | Map Image | hoxson1 | 362 |
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| Avg Rating: 3.00 | Votes: 1 |
| Views: | 5393 |
| To-Play list count: | 0 |
| Estimated Play time: | 3.9 hours |
| Recorded Games: | 0 |
| Archive recorded plays: | ||
| Finnish | 0 | |
| Russian | 0 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of today) Surprise Encounter (Z4 repub.) [Confirmed] |
| [A] Finnish | 53 |
| [D] Russian | 61 |