Bolt Action: Winter War #3 Czwartek, Sty 6 2022 

Armia Czerwona and Bolt Action and Finlandia tancreddebeauville 05:14

Today we played last game of our campaing during Winter War. We played in Bolter.pl, under sponsorship of IPN. Official post about this event is on IPN profile here.

Snow was everywhere. Soviets do a breakthrough from village.
Some brave Finns on the flank.
KV-1 destroyed they dreams.
KV-1 destroyed dreams of many ppl.
Finns tried to destroy tank.
Bofors also tried, without success,
Soviets broke several Finnish units.
Less and less Finns.
Red Army won, as they connected. Stalin smiles and ordered his officers!

Summary:
– forces weren’t balanced, one KV-1 did most work on flanking Finns near village,
– the most powerful gun used by Finns was great 37 mm Bofors, unhapilly doesn’t destroyed anything,
– game was good, still we should find balance – for me most of Soviets should be inexperienced and Finns should be regular or veterans,
– IPN was again sponsor, so I’m glad, that they are there and hope to see them again.

 

Bolt Action: Talvisota #2 – fighting pockets Środa, Gru 15 2021 

Armia Czerwona and Bolt Action and Bolter.pl and Finlandia and IPN and Warlord Games tancreddebeauville 23:14

Today we played second game in our Winter War campaing of 1939′ – Soviet troops were advancing into Finnland, but brave Finns were preparing ambush – Soviet troops were separated in several pockets called in Finish „motti”. Yes, you can see there one big beast – KV-1 tank – along prototypes single tank was used for tests.

Main target for Red Army was to free they units from pockets and go from one side of the table to the other along heavily forested road. Soviet tanks in pockets have fuel issues, the trucks are objectives to be destroyed by Finns.

Our sponsor is Institute of National Remembrance called shortly IPN (Instytut Pamięci Narodowej).

We played in Bolter, Wrocław, Poland – we are open to play with ppl who speak English – Germans, Russians, Czechs and everyone generally 😉 . I invited my Russian friend, but he was invited by his colleagues to a bowl.

  • Moment before forest started moving. Below are Soviet reinforcements.
  • Thank you Daniel for organising event.
  • Thanks for IPN for being a sponsor and for Michał!
  • A tree on the road, what is going on?
  • Soviet reinforcements – they have fuel.
  • Ivan, I hear something, did you?
  • Forest started moving.
  • Last Soviet pocket.
  • That wood is moving Sasha, look!
  • Finnish skii troops as well as infantry advanced on unprepared Soviets.
  • Comrades – our brothers in arms wait for us!
  • Soviet politruk ordered his squads to clear forest from capitalistic elements.
  • Finns soldiers ready to die in the name of they small patria.
  • Shooting beetwen both sides.
  • First pocket was almost freed.
  • Boom, Finns managed to destroy one supply ZiS-6 truck, other squads tried to throw Molotov coctail on the flame tank, without success jet.
  • Soviets arrived and then encircled Finns.
  • More Finns with molotov coctails arrived.
  • Bravely last stand gave some time for the other Finns units.
  • Knock, knock – we have moonshine!
  • That board saw many cruel things, as „war, war never change” (Fallout).
  • For Mannerheim, for our nation advance!
  • Strong in number Soviet column broke Finns resistance.
  • Going forward but with many buring tanks along they route.
  • Finally one brave soldier put appropriate bottle on the T-28. The Finns retreat back into the forest, when more and more Soviets arrived on the hill.
  • After all, Red Army released two of three pockets.
  • In historical contest for me both flags should be there, as we should remember past to build better future.

Summary:
– after all it was great to find common sense in playing again Bolt Action, as it’s really great game from Warlord Games, especially playing such events.
– for me we should remember soldiers of both sides, all the time I think that most of them could be a friends in normal times, of course we should remember who was invader and why.
– link to KV-1 I will add tomorrow.

 

Bolt Action: Talvisota – Winter War #1 Środa, Gru 8 2021 

Armia Czerwona and Bolt Action and Finlandia and Warlord Games tancreddebeauville 23:35

Today in Bolter, Wrocław, PL we played first scenario covering Winter War, when Soviet Union invaded small but brave land of Finns. IPN (Instytut Pamięci Narodowej in eng. Institute of National Remembrance) took patronage over this event – here is they Wrocław page.

After taking before half of Poland IInd Republic along with Nazi Germany and Slovakia, Soviet Union turn they eyes onto Finland – sparsely populated and heavily forested country which border was 30 kilometers from Leningrad (all the time Sankt Petersburg), too close for Soviet officials – more about it here: Winter War 1939-1940.

  • Finnish troops preparing for incomming tank assault of Red Army.
  • 37 mm Bofors antitank gun hidden on the hill.
  • Soviet column advanced toward Finns positions.
  • Mortar started shooting at our medium machine gun.
  • BA-6 and T-26 with flame thrower bravely moved forward.
  • We lost one bunker from T-28 howitzer shell, then enemy losed they armoured car from some well thrown bottle.
  • Brave Finns assaulted first tank on right flank.
  • Bofors managed to pin down T-28.
  • On our left flank Soviet advanced.
  • More Finns come from the forest to assault Soviet tanks with molotov coctails.
  • On left flank Soviet advanced forward with loses of men and equipment.
  • First tank burn on right flank.
  • Burning tanks on left flank.
  • T-28 staying on crossroads for most of the game.
  • Another thank losed on right flank.
  • Succesful hit from mortar finally eliminated our Bofors.
  • Ski troops arrived on flank.
  • All tank burns on right flank.
  • Beautiful scenery.

Summary:
– it was interesting battle and as part of campaing will be continued.
– Finns held Soviet advance destroying most of the vehicles.
– first game in Bolt Action for a long time of absence.
– Hope that next time will remember all names of co-players.

Some great links about Finns:
– http://www.andreaslarka.net/
– https://www.jaegerplatoon.net/MAIN.html
Some photos:
– https://www.businessinsider.com/ussr-russia-finald-wwii-winter-war-photos-2017-3
– https://www.rferl.org/a/finlands-winter-war-with-the-soviet-union/30280490.html
Something about use experimental tanks by Red Army:
– http://armchairgeneral.com/rkkaww2//battles/winterwar/KV_finn.htm

 

Talvisota z Armią Czerwoną Huberta Środa, Wrz 27 2017 

Armia Czerwona and Bolt Action and Finlandia tancreddebeauville 09:59

W minioną sobotę 23.09.2017 miałem przyjemność zagrać z Hubertem w Bolt Action. Graliśmy na wczesno-wojennych listach armii odgrywając radziecko-fińskie starcie z Wojny Zimowej 1939.

Graliśmy po 1200 punktów na stronę, Hubert miał 16 kości rozkazu, a ja miałem 13. Pomijając ilość kości, Huberta na stole było więcej i stół był cokolwiek mały bo tylko 48 na 48 cala (cud, że był – dzięki dla Rafała z Planszówczki) – Planszóweczka spodziewała się całej Drużyny Pierścienia, stąd ten jeden stół to było i tak dużo.

Poniżej trochę zdjęć (od ostatnich do pierwszych – nie wiem czemu tak się stało, zamieszczałem od pierwszego do ostatniego):

Rosjanie wdarli się do okopu, niestety Finowie oblali morale i do walki wręcz nie doszło.

Oddział NKVD uderzył do walki wręcz na fińskich weteranów – chwilę później został rozbity.

Byle dobiec do okopu:

Zdaje się, że zrobiłem mniej istotnych zdjęć niż ostatnio (na żadnym nie widać bohaterskiego BA oraz Boforsa). Gra była wyrównana i zakończyła się remisem.

Podsumowanie:

  • fińska piechota w tym Sisi jest bardzo dobra, nawet bez broni maszynowej. Wszyscy piechurzy mieli tough fightera, broniąc się byli niebezpieczni w walce wręcz.
  • dobrze ustawiony Bofors (prawa strona planszy) celnym ogniem pozbył się T-28, co umożliwiło dalszy opór.
  • BA-10 – płonęła, miała 7 pinów, ale przetrwała do końca gry i zniszczyła BA-10 Huberta – w tym przypadku ciężko nazwać to inaczej niż fartem.
  • pierwszy raz od kiedy gram w Bolt Action mój moździerz w ogóle trafił – jego ofiarą padł z DSK z uszczuploną, bo trzy osobową załogą (czwartego członka zdjęła rusznica przeciwpancerna).
  • fiński snajper – działał dobrze, ale jego potencjał nie został w pełni wykorzystany.

 

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