** Arctic Front: Bitter Kuuterselka - The Matrix Games version of East Front II
| Rating: | 9.7 (3) |
| Games Played: | 3 |
| SM: | 6 |
| Turns: | 30 |
| Type: | Custom |
| First Side: | USSR |
| Second Side: | Finland |
| Downloads: | 526 |
UPDATED TO MCS 2.00. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO USE THIS LATEST VERSION
14 June, 1944
[Kuuterselkä, 90 km SE of Viborg, Karelian Isthmus Finland.] [H2H] [HIS] [CSL]
Following the June 6th D-Day landings at Normandy, the Western Allies wait upon a major operation against the Germans on the Eastern front. Instead, while ensuring the Normandy landings would gain momentum, Stalin decides to solve his unfinished business with Finland.
Leningrad Front Commander Leonid Govorov, 450 000 men, 800 tanks and assault guns, 10 000 artillery pieces and 1 600 combat aircraft set out to fulfil his orders. On Finnish side, the build up is noticed, but it is assumed this would be another push towards the German Group North at Narwa.
On June 10th, after a full day of continuous artillery barrage, the Red Army cuts through the Finnish forward line in full force. The shell-shocked defenders quickly retreat towards the fortified Vammelsuu-Taipale (VT) main defence line.
On June 13, Lt General Alfyorov's 109th Army Corps is ordered to break out through a weakly defended sector of the VT Line, at Kuuterselkä, an area the Finns considered not suitable for large scale armoured operations due to its scarce and narrow road network. Making the situation worse for the Finns, only their 53rd Infantry Regiment has arrived to area, with practically no reserves in the vicinity of their front.
On the early morning of June 14, again after a heavy artillery barrage, the two pincers of the 109thAC set out to break out and encircle the Finnish forces in the area.
Having realised this is the real thing and not a decoy, the Finns gather the available reserves to save the VT Line, and as they fear, the whole front. Still, perhaps not realising the full size of the enemy formations, elements of Major General Lagus' Armoured Division are ordered to attack hard 'to retake any ground lost'. Soon realising this is a damage limitation mission at best, the men of the AD will long remember the battle as 'Bitter Kuuterselka'.
(Scenario picture: Red Army officers study a disabled Finnish Stu-40 on the outskirts of Kuuterselkä village. June 15, 1944).
[Scandinavian Terrain Mod recommended to be enabled when playing this scenario]
[ALL: N AF: N VV] [2.0]
14 June, 1944
[Kuuterselkä, 90 km SE of Viborg, Karelian Isthmus Finland.] [H2H] [HIS] [CSL]
Following the June 6th D-Day landings at Normandy, the Western Allies wait upon a major operation against the Germans on the Eastern front. Instead, while ensuring the Normandy landings would gain momentum, Stalin decides to solve his unfinished business with Finland.
Leningrad Front Commander Leonid Govorov, 450 000 men, 800 tanks and assault guns, 10 000 artillery pieces and 1 600 combat aircraft set out to fulfil his orders. On Finnish side, the build up is noticed, but it is assumed this would be another push towards the German Group North at Narwa.
On June 10th, after a full day of continuous artillery barrage, the Red Army cuts through the Finnish forward line in full force. The shell-shocked defenders quickly retreat towards the fortified Vammelsuu-Taipale (VT) main defence line.
On June 13, Lt General Alfyorov's 109th Army Corps is ordered to break out through a weakly defended sector of the VT Line, at Kuuterselkä, an area the Finns considered not suitable for large scale armoured operations due to its scarce and narrow road network. Making the situation worse for the Finns, only their 53rd Infantry Regiment has arrived to area, with practically no reserves in the vicinity of their front.
On the early morning of June 14, again after a heavy artillery barrage, the two pincers of the 109thAC set out to break out and encircle the Finnish forces in the area.
Having realised this is the real thing and not a decoy, the Finns gather the available reserves to save the VT Line, and as they fear, the whole front. Still, perhaps not realising the full size of the enemy formations, elements of Major General Lagus' Armoured Division are ordered to attack hard 'to retake any ground lost'. Soon realising this is a damage limitation mission at best, the men of the AD will long remember the battle as 'Bitter Kuuterselka'.
(Scenario picture: Red Army officers study a disabled Finnish Stu-40 on the outskirts of Kuuterselkä village. June 15, 1944).
[Scandinavian Terrain Mod recommended to be enabled when playing this scenario]
[ALL: N AF: N VV] [2.0]
| Player Voting Stats | ||
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| Member | Balance | Enjoyment |
 Ashcloud |
Well Balanced | 10 |
 Crossroads |
Well Balanced | 8 |
 Panzerjaeger |
Well Balanced | 9 |
| Gaming Records | |||||||||
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| 1st Side Player | 2nd Side Player | Result | Score | ||||||
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Panzerjaeger | vs. | Deutscher Landser |  |
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USSR Minor Victory | 54 | 24 |
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Crossroads | vs. | Ashcloud |  |
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Finland Major Victory | 72 | 12 |
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Ashcloud | vs. | Crossroads | |
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Finland Major Loss | 12 | 72 |
Great scenario in a great mod.
Based on the mirror game I rated this well balanced.
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