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Bloody Snow - A Finland AAR with WiF mod

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The Finnish government answer the Soviets ultimatum with a strong no. Some hours after the Finnish response, Soviet Union declares war on Finland. On the first hours in the war, Soviet bombards cities and military camps with planes.


Soviet tactical bombers starts to ground attack Finnish defence forces in northern Karelia. The lost soldiers is replaced with new manpower which is slowly but steadily lowered.


Soviet fighters is spotted in the Baltic Sea, the two coastal cruisers is ordered to patrol near the Finnish coast. They spot military manoeuvres in Tallinn.


After some days, the two Finnish ships spots 5 enemy Soviet ships. Engagement is started.


The two Finnish coastal cruisers quickly manages to sink one of the five ships and manages to damage one of the two battleships heavily. One of the two Finnish ships, Väinämöinen is damaged heavily but still in order to defend itself.


Väinämöinen, some hours before being heavily damaged by the Soviet navy


Finland goes victoriously out from this battle and is ordered to rebase in Turku and repair Väinämöinen. The Soviet navy looses two destroyers and a battleship. This shameful defeat for the Soviets boosts the Finish moral and the great news are quickly sent to all parts of Finland.


USA accepts to send help to Finland, but it seems it never reaches Finland as nothing is received. At the same time another division is modernised.


A new year comes, 1940 and the Finnish government it's time to make a change in the ideological idea of Finland to make the country more better. Field Marshall Mannerheim suggests to make the Finnish army more as a standing army. The government decides that Mannerheim is right and the Finnish army is transformed to a more standing one. The manpower experience is increased, also the organization level is increased. The time and cost to upgrade is lowered, something that is really good. But the gearing bonus is lowered.


On the evening of March 30, Soviet army starts a huge offensive against the central parts of the border. Approximately 320 000 Soviet soldiers stands against 45 000 brave Finnish soldiers. Field Marshall Mannerheim orders that free division nearby shall be ordered to help the attacked province.


The Finnish resource situation, without the rare materials Finland wouldn't be able to go "green" on all other. The most of the coal and oil is traded from Germany while the steel comes from Sweden. The free manpower has steadily lowered from the start of the war.​
 



The battle of middle Finland gets critical. Reserves from all provinces is commanded to be transported to Kajaani.


But the Soviet horde got also air superiority and can easily bombard our units who quickly gets pinned down and the moral of them is lowered.


Three new divisions comes to the battle which seems more and more lost. Mannerheim HQ and two of the best divisions is sent to Kajaani.


But they don't come in time and the Soviet forces manages to break through. A counter attacked is ordered but the climate is now a friend for the Soviet forces.


The province of Joensuu is attacked, while the Soviet airforce continue bombard the HQ. The Helsinki garrison force is sent to central Finland for setting up defence lines.


The counter attack fails as Soviet reinforcement comes. One '39 division comes to Joensuu.


The Finnish government decides to build an interceptor division.


Carl Mannerheim completes his research on movements warfare. The Finnish government asks Mannerheim if he can continue his work in the battles.


He accepts and continue research on moveable warfare. The next tech to be researched is Cruiser Tank Utilization.


The battle for Joensuu is over... for now... The brave Finnish divisions manages to halt the Soviets.


But the smart Soviet HQ sees that the Finnish flank is not well organized. A twelve division attack on northern Karelia is started. The only divisions there is pressed and no reinforcements can be brought.


The battle is lost and Soviet tanks are rolling through the Finnish lake landscape. While retreating units from the Kajaani battle is organized to hold Kuopio.


The situation... The HQ of Finland didn't expect an attack on middle Finland, but we shall fight to the end!


One division from Joensuu comes to Sortavala but is immediately attack from the skies.


Another divisions comes to Sortavala, this one from Viipuri. The Soviet airforce continue bomb without mercy.


Approximately a half million Soviet soldiers are in Kaajani. Can the small amount of Finnish divisions in central Finland stop them?


The second battle for Joensuu is started. 25.000 Finnish soldiers stands against 250.000 Soviet.


The battle for Sortavala is lost, no more reinforcement can be brought. Northern Karelia is lost.


Two days later whole northern Karelia is taken by Soviet forces. The battle for Joensuu continues as the Soviet bombard from the sky.


Two small attacks on Viipuri from Soviet is easily won but now they know how little forces defend the southern part of Karelia.


The second battle for Joensuu is lost, the Finnish HQ is sent there to halt the advance from the Soviets but will the time favour us or the Soviets?


The situation seems very bad from Finnish side. Some smaller riots in Helsinki happens but are crushed down.


Then the thing that the Finnish HQ expected, the Soviets attack Viipuri. Only 1 division stands against the Soviet supreme army.​
 
Bah, unfair. There is no way that many men could move through the small forest-roads of Kajaani. It should have 0infra, like in some HoI3 mods, making attacking there impossible.
 
When I look at those 40 Soviet divs (including armors) in Kajaani it is obvious that HoI2 cannot handle limited wars (= non-total wars) and supply issues. SU should not be able to deploy everything they have in the confined area with such terrain, weather and infra.

Let's hope that Soviets won't bring you socialism and focus on revenge in the Continuation war.
 
Nevertheless you probably will get the event very soon that you cede some territory for peace...but still it stays unfair. It is useful though to capture Murmansk etc. I also think it has a VP...so it would be ''a bargaining chip'' to improve your position on the bargaining table...(storywise :p)

Tim
 
If I remember correctly (it´s been a while since I played HoI2), the key to defend Finland was to fortify the southern border, while focusing all available forces to all provinces next to Kajaani. When the Soviets then marched to the empty province, one could launch an immediate counterattack from all directions and thus rout the lone Soviet divisions wandering to the province one by one. :rolleyes:
 
Karelian said:
If I remember correctly (it´s been a while since I played HoI2), the key to defend Finland was to fortify the southern border, while focusing all available forces to all provinces next to Kajaani. When the Soviets then marched to the empty province, one could launch an immediate counterattack from all directions and thus rout the lone Soviet divisions wandering to the province one by one. :rolleyes:
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Yes but this is WiF mod, counter attacking is hard and takes a lot of time so the Soviets could easily reinforce the captured province and continue.

Thanks for all the comments! :)
 



As we try to capture the undefended city of Murmansk, the Russians notices this and attacks our flank. The situation from Finnish view looks like a disaster.


Units are ordered to help the soldiers in Viipuri from the Soviet hordes. The Soviet airforce continues bombard our divisions from the sky.


Joensuu is captured by Soviet forces, while the battle for southern Karelia continues.


The situation looks very bad, the first bordering provinces is almost all lost to the Soviets.


Two new divisions comes to Viipuri but the Soviet airforce quickly lowers theirs fighting morale. The battle seems lost.


The battle of Petsamo is lost, the units retreat to Rovaniemi.


The battle of Karelia is won by the Soviets thanks to their overwhelming army and airforce which we couldn't defend us against. Soviet soldiers are spotted in the ruins of Viipuri having a victory parade.


The Finnish High Command orders a counter attack on Viipuri from the north but is to late as more then 50 000 Russians are there.


The units halt their offensive as they lose more manpower then wins retaken territory.


The first divisions that gets to Helsinki is immediately attacked by Soviet forces, while still some units retreat from Viipuri to Helsinki.


The two retreating divisions comes and manages to stop the Soviet offensive.


As the Soviets see they can't take Helsinki they send a peace offer to our government.


After some negotiations between the Finnish government and the Finnish HQ we accept the offer. Finland must give three provinces away, whole Karelia and the important province of Petsamo which is our treasury of rare materials, mostly nickel. The Finnish economy will fall if we don't get help from somewhere. Also gets Finland 10% dissent which is immediately seen in Helsinki where big demonstrations against the Finnish government is held and one or two communist friendly parades is held.


Riots in Helsinki, the army is sent in to cave the protests.


As we accept huge amount of Russians equipment and soldiers are in the accepted Finnish provinces. They get 48 hours to leave Finnish territory.


The Finnish army is organized to the new borders. Field Marshall Mannerheim starts to blame on some of the military leaders who was commanded to hold the central front. The Finnish government creates a commissions to see what and who made wrong decisions.


The Finnish economy looks bad and the next years forward will cause the Finnish people very had sanctions. The war industry stops to work and people starts to work where they did before.​
 
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