Game: Panzer Grenadier: Arctic Front

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Enrique Eknes — 2008-04-13T10:24:59+00:00

Scenario book

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Enrique Eknes — 2008-04-08T18:19:46+00:00

Escenario 9 - Situación a las 1300

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Enrique Eknes — 2008-04-08T18:15:58+00:00

Escenario 9 - Situación a las 1000

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Enrique Eknes — 2008-04-08T18:13:01+00:00

Despliegue al inicio de la partida

Thread: Re: Scenario 5 - Christmas Morning (25 December 1939)

Enrique Eknes — 2008-04-04T06:16:51+00:00

Close assault megahexes.

Very interesting idea.

Thanks.

Thread: Re: Scenario 5 - Christmas Morning (25 December 1939)

XanderF — 2008-04-04T05:51:16+00:00

In my experience, it's usually better to leave the morale as scenario-specified.

With the game system so focused on leaders and unit morale (morale hits FAR more common than step losses), those little things make an enormous difference.

Also - you probably want to take a look at the 'Close assault' megahexes. They improve the cosmetic appeal of keeping track of assaults quite a bit.

Thread: Scenario 5 - Christmas Morning (25 December 1939)

Enrique Eknes — 2008-04-03T20:49:07+00:00

In this scenario Finnish infantry forces face up large Soviet infantry forces. The Finns deploy north of the river and are protected by trenches. The Soviets deploy south of the river. This river is frozen and the Soviets must cross it undergoing a penalty (+ 2 columns with Direct Fire and + 1 column with Bombardment Fire). In the original scenario the Finns have higher morale (8/7). I have modified it (7/7) to make the game more competitive. I have also modified the victory conditions. The Soviet player wins if at the end of play his units control all town hexes north of the river. The Finnish player wins if his units control all town hexes in board 4. Any other result is a draw.

The game is played on three boards. It begins at 0500 and finishes at 1200. Due to heavy snowfall, maximum visibility is three hexes and the Soviet movement allowance is reduced by 1. The Soviets deploy their units in two groups. A main group in the map center and a smaller group in the west edge. The Finns deploy in a line parallel to the river, protected by trenches. Their objective is to cause the greater number of Soviet losses when they cross the frozen river. If the Soviets are able to cross the river, the Finns will retire towards the towns to prevent their occupation by the enemy.

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The Finns receive reinforcements (4 infantry platoons and 1 HMG platoon) at 1000. The Soviets will try to pass quickly the river and with small number of casualties. Later they will attack with the main group the town of board 3 and with the smaller group the town of board 4. Once conquered the town of board 3, they will go towards the town of board 4 to expel the surviving enemies.

The battlefield is covered almost as a whole by dense forests and the mobility of both forces is very limited.

The battle begins. The Soviets slide cautiously on the frozen river. The Finns respond with Opp. Fire and the fire of their artillery batteries. The reduced visibility favours the Soviets. These have scarcely losses and the scanty units that have been demoralized are quickly recovered by an efficient political commissar. Once cross the river, the Soviet units go into the thick forests. The passage of the river has been a success. At the same time, the Finnish units in the rest of the defense line leave their positions and go to restrain the enemy infiltrations.

The Soviets regroup their forces north side of the river and go to their objectives avoiding the enemy trenches.
The Finns, very inferior in number, cannot contain the red tide. Outside their entrenched positions the Finns would be easily overwhelmed by the enemy. Consequently, a general retirement takes place towards the two towns. The Soviets follow them closely. The limited visibility and the forests do not allow the use the artillery. Some Soviet units infiltrate in the town of board 3. Simultaneously Finnish units enter the same town. Little by little the fight becomes general. The fight is hand-to-hand. Slowly the Soviets, thanks to their number and the lethal power of their artillery and mortars, are expelling the Finns. These fight heroically. There is a lot of losses in both sides. At 0800 the Finns resist only in two hexes. Just a short time later they resist only in an assault hex in downtown, surrounded completely by enemies. Then the Soviets leave the assault hex. They lose a infantry step, but in the following turn their units fire from all directions on this hex. The effect is devastating. Three Finnish plattons that occupied it are demoralized and surrender, as well as the three leaders that directed them. After this catastrophe, the city is completely in Soviet hands.

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Next the Soviet units go by road towards the town of board 4. Other Soviet units already were fighting there against the reduced Finnish garrison. Parallelly the Finnish reinforcements enter by the road in the north edge. Again an epic fight takes place. The Finns show signs of weakness. They undergo heavy losses and specially the lack of leaders. The Soviets assault all Finnish positions. These are backing down little by little. Their reinforcements are too little to restrain the Soviet waves of assault, but they gain time. Finally, at 1200 the game finishes. The Finns only conserve the control of a town hex. The Soviets control two town hexes. In three town hexes there are assaults.

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Final result: Draw.

Soviet losses: 14 steps. Finnish losses: 16 steps.

Amusing game.

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Enrique Eknes — 2008-04-03T19:39:12+00:00

Scen. 5 - Situation at 1200 (game end) in town of board 4.

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Enrique Eknes — 2008-04-03T16:55:34+00:00

Scen 5 - Assault hexes

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Enrique Eknes — 2008-04-03T16:52:05+00:00

Scen. 5 - Situation at 1000 - Soviets take the Finnish town in board 3 and march towards the other Finnish town.

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Enrique Eknes — 2008-04-03T16:48:19+00:00

Scen. 5 - Situation at 0800- Combats in town of board 3.

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Enrique Eknes — 2008-04-03T16:46:14+00:00

Scen. 5 - Set up (0500)

Thread: Scenario 2 - Winter Fury 1: Mökhö

Enrique Eknes — 2008-03-25T21:11:25+00:00

7 December 1939: Outnumbered Finnish defenders desperately tried to halt the advancing Soviets pushing toward Ilomantsi. At the village of Mökhö, te Finnish area command ordered the line held at all costs. Waves of Soviets troops came forward after a punishing artillery barrage.

Game lenght: 18 turns.

Fist turn: 1000. Daylight.

Remarks: Treat woods hexes as Heavy Forest, clear hexes as Light Forest, and field hexes as clear. Ignore the river.

Order of battle.
Finnish: 7 x INF, 2 x HMG, 1 x 81 mm. OBA: none.
Soviets: 18 x INF, 4 x HMG, 1 x RECON, 1 x 76.2, 2 x 45 mm, 2 x T-26, 3 x wagon, OBA: 4 x 16.

Morale: Finnish 8/8, Soviets 7/5.

The game is played on two boards (3 and 4).

Victory conditions: The Soviet player wins if at the end of play all town hexes are occupied by Soviet units. Any other result is a Finnish victory.

The battle in nine pics.

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Soviet set up

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Finnish set up

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Situation at 1100. Soviet forces attack the town in board 3.

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At the same time, Soviet T-26 tanks platoons and other forces advance toward the town in board 4.

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Situation at 1200. Soviet forces attack and assault Finnish garrison in the town of board 3. Numbers 1 and 2 are assault hexes.

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Assault hexes 1 and 2 in detail.

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Situation at 1300 in the town of board 4.

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Situation at 1300 in town of board 3. The Finnish still resist. Look at the Finnish leader with 11-2-2 rating! The number 1 is an assault hex.

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Situation at 1345 in town of board 3.

The Soviets leave at 1345.
Finnish victory.
Finnish losses: 2 steps. Soviet losses: 8 steps.
Scenario a bit unbalanced. The Finnish towns are nearly unconquerable with these pathetic Soviets units.

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Enrique Eknes — 2008-03-25T20:13:25+00:00

Scen. 2 - Situation at 1345 in the town of board 3.

Thread: Re: Scenario 1 - Cavalry screen

toku42 — 2008-03-24T08:53:14+00:00

Nice report, good to see signs of life on a dormant PG forum!

Getting into PG has made me learn to love CSW's monster threads, but it's nice to be able to get some more information here, where a session report can have its own easy to find thread.

Thread: Scenario 1 - Cavalry screen

Enrique Eknes — 2008-03-23T22:40:54+00:00

30 November 1939. As Soviet troops marched across the border, they expected to meet little resistance. Border guards and troopers of Finland´s elite Cavalry Brigade set up roadblocks and a few isolated ambushes, but did not stand and fight. This changed when the Soviets approached the first sizable town, the seaside resort of Terijoki. Finnish cavalrymen ignored orders to continue their retreat. They dug in at Terijoki and awaited the Red Army.

Game lenght: 12 turns.

Daylight. Two boards.

Order of battle.

Finland (Elements Neuland Cavalry Regiment): 8 x CAV, 2 x HMG, 1 x 81, 3 x sledge, OBA: none.

USSR (Elements, 70th Rifle Division): 12 x INF, 4 x HMG, 2 x SMG, 2 x T-26, 3 x 82 mm, 1 x 7.62 mm. OBA: 4 x 16.

Morale. Finland 8/8, Soviets: 7/6.

Victory conditions: The Soviet player wins if at the end of play all town hexes on board 2 are Soviet-controlled. The Finnish player wins if at the end of play he has lost no more than five steps and the Soviet fails to win. Any other result is a draw.

The battle in six pics.

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Finnish set up

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Soviet central set up

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Situation at 1700. First Soviet infiltrations

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Situation at 1800. Soviets advance in the town. Numbers 1 and 3 are assault hexes

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Situation at 1900 (game end). The Finnish still resist. Numbers 1, 2 and 3 are assault hexes.

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Assault hexes 1, 2 and 3 in detail.

Finnish losses: 9 steps. Soviet losses: 7 steps.

Draw.