Today in Bolter with Daniel we played Continuation War 1944, when Soviet Union again attacked Finnland with powerful force after many years of skirmish in Karelia and on the border of both countries.

So it begun!

Scouts and few other units like artillery observer or snipers were placed on the board before battle begun.
Opel Blitz – one of thousand delivered to Finnland by Germany. One of my favourite German truck.
Remnant of Soviet recon force – T-34 with some important documents (worth 3 Victory Points for side controlling it at the end).
Best infantry of Red Army – free unit.
One of my T-34-85 named Moscow to honour home city of my friend Svetlana.
On full speed Red Army advanced on right flank – engines of T-34-85 tanks working loudly.
Finnish veterans move quickly thru the dense woodland area.
For Mother Russia, forward comrades!
Assault engineers, part of Red Army run after BA-64 scout car.
Finns threw to action everything they had at hand.
T-28, Sturmi and BA-10 arrived to stop Red Army advance.
Tank on right has tankodesantniki squad – veterans of many fights.
BA-64 crew realized what is going on.
T-34-85 shoot down BA-10.
BA-64 rushed and made panic in flamethrower team.
Red Army advanced behind they T-34-85 tanks.
Good shoot from panzerfaust eliminated T-34-85.
Tankodesantniki dropped down when sniper shoot on they tank.
Moscow pinned by enemy fire from many sources.
Finnish infantry bravely charged on steel colosus…
… and burned it with molotov coctails.
To the ground said comrade seargant again.
Close combat fight in the village on the right flank.
Ivan one more bullet, hit that tank (Sturmi was tank destroyer – not a tank).
Heavy wounded PTRD team wasn’t able to shoot once more.
T-28 moved, but Soviet infantry layed down when it opened fire from all it mmg’s.
At the end we counted points – it was a Draw.

Summary:
– as documents in T-34 on crossroads counted as 3 VP – Daniel force took 7 of my order dices and I took 4 Daniel’s order dices.
– this time we played Continuation War, but next time I hope to play with Red Army against Daniel’s Italian Army on the Eastern Front – maybe area around Stalingrad (befor Carycyn, now Wołgograd).
– I play with Red Army – but Finns (which I own) and Daniel own’s them as well, Italians and few other ‚minor’ nation armies – like Bulgarians, Belgians, Early Germans, French, Hungarians, Poles 1939‚ (need to paint my own), Norway, Romanians etc. are something nice to see on the table – not many people in Wrocław play with them – or no one.
– about starting playing in Bolt Ation I wrote one small article in Polish – HERE. The best thing interested person can do to start is to find local group and ask about demo game, in Wrocław I can recommend several people playing in Bolter – it’s best to ask for it HERE. I know, that someone will answer 😉 .
– thank you Daniel for great game, we should repeat it – maybe with your Italian Army?

I think that we should remember all fallen soldiers and tragedy of history behind what happend.