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Fighting Withdrawal ETO (id:#55966)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition) ID: 01)   [next]   [previous]
Prior Publication: AH: 1st Edition/MMP: 2nd Edition
See Also: A Fighting Withdrawal by Critical Hit Fighting Withdrawal by Critical Hit Fighting Withdrawal by Avalon Hill Fighting Withdrawal by Avalon Hill
Sestroretsk Road, Terijoki, Finland 1941-09-02 (5 others)
Mission 10: Hurrah ! (Barbarossa)
DB079: Mga Station (Dispatches from the Bunker #30)
01: Fighting Withdrawal (ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (2nd Edition) )
01: Fighting Withdrawal (ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (1st Edition) )
290: Last Train to Leningrad (ASL 16 - Twilight of the Reich)
Designer: Pat Jonke
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Balance:
FinnishRussian
45.203836930456%

Overview:

The Finns, seeking restitution for the Winter War of 1939, had erupted across the borders and breached the Soviet Karelian front even as the crisis to the south of Leningrad came. In a desperate attempt to salvage something and form a new defense line along the Sestra River, orders went out to break off and retreat southward. One such unit was the 131st Border Battalion, which was to serve as a rearguard. At 1530, orders arrived releasing them to save themselves. . .if they could. Behind them a bakery was on fire, the town hall was ablaze, and ammunition was dwindling. Nevertheless, their young officers organized a fighting withdrawal towards the hills in an attempt to reach newly established lines.
Attacker: Finnish (1st Parachute Regiment)
Defender: Russian (131st Border Battalion)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:16.0 D:14.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Building Blazes (B25.1), D: AS (A19.131)
Map Board(s):
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ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (1st Edition) 21
ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (2nd Edition) 21
ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)21
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-08-16(A) Stephen Solomon vs Steve Cummings Finnish win
2025-07-28(A) A Fifteen vs Duane Hallford Russian win
2025-06-25(A) Nate Gregg vs John Barkoviak Russian win
2025-04-27(A) Tripp Killin vs Phil Watkins Finnish win

(VASL Log)
Extremely close game. Both sides had lots of casualties, prisoners taken, and tough breaks.

At the end of Finnish Turn 6, the Finns could get a maximum 9 points off on Turn 7 (and the Russians couldn't really stop that). The Russian had 10pts (including prisoners) stacked with the 9-0 Commissar getting into position to exit after that on the last player turn, which would win the game.

However, when getting them in position, a 4+1 First Fire shot broke the entire stack, and the game was over in Russian movement phase of Turn 6.
2025-01-24(D) Chris Larkin vs Alexander Russian win4 hrsRussians laid down some early fire lanes that slowed the Finnish attack, only for us to later realize that the Russian ammunition shortage prevented that from happening. Might have been a much closer game without the FL's. Finns just ran out of turns to exit. Lots of wind change rolls happened as well, made the Blazes spread and throw smoke over a great deal of the board. Fun one.
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Hutch Modified the misc. rules2025-09-02 11:10:29
Hutch Modified the Unit Elements2025-09-02 11:06:24
Esquire Added a playing2025-08-16 19:43:41
CWO_19 Added a playing2025-08-03 01:59:29
A15.4er Added a playing2025-07-28 18:30:10
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.25Votes: 252
Views: 32138
To-Play list count: 24
Estimated Play time: 4.9 hours
Recorded Games: 187
Archive recorded plays:
Finnish81
Russian105
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Fighting Withdrawal [Confirmed]
[A] Finnish 296
[D] Russian 352
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