Today we tried to recreate Finnish ambush on Red Army columns attempting to breaktrough into the Finnland. There were two platoons per side, over Finnish troops control was taken by Maciej, with Łukasz we lead Soviet Russia.

About Motti tactic used by Finns you can read HERE.

We miss ppl who weren’t able to join, but at least they informed us, that it could happend.

When trees start talking in Finish something will happen. Red Army column somewhere in Finnland.
NKWD troops painted by Bonapartist Paint Studio.
T-28 – suffered from lucky shoot from at rifle or not? It blocked road.
Famous Finnish sniper – Simo Häyhä.
Soviet column – this part belonged to comrade Łukasz.
Finnish soldiers awaiting orders.
Fubar. At least after raising with Łukasz Fubar Team we roll less fubars.
Before tragedy started.
Red Army soldiers looking nervously all around. Most of them are inexperienced troops.
Comrade – I order you to check what is behind this rock – NOW!
Lucky shoot from mortar and BA-3/6 almost destroyed Finnish Bofors.
Finns with coctails came too close.
Bayonnets fixed, charge!
Soviet reconneisance by force found problems.
Finns are everywhere.
Another FUBAR belongs to Łukasz.
One more FUBAR, great job comrade Łukasz!
NKWD charged Finns in desperate attempt to clear area close to the road.
Several coctails….
… and BA-3/6 burned.
Less and less Red Army soldiers on the table.
Final countdown.

Summary:
– great game played with scenario from Ostfront, it was 51 to 16 for Maciej, shattered remains of Red Army fled or surrender during this game.
– thank you Łukasz and Maciej for great game, thank you Bolter for great place to play.
– we have plans for more game on early war – Barbarossa, Japanese-Soviet war, September 1939′, more Winter War but also Continuation War, Festung Breslau and some more struggle in Eastern Asia.