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Darkman

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« on: August 16, 2014, 01:33:40 AM »
I would suggest the following rule: Combining the old rules with the new rules

Finland becomes an Axis minor on the check for minor allies phase on the turn that all of Norway’s territories are Axis occupied or the turn after the Soviet Union and the Axis are at war.
While they were a German ally in WWII, Finland enjoyed a degree of autonomy from German control during the war. 

To reflect this, when Finland becomes an Axis minor, the German player rolls a (half d6) + 5 and places it in Finland. The die result represents the number of "German" units that may be in Finland (including Vyborg) and trace supply through Finland.

German units greater than the die result may not occupy Finnish territory (including Vyborg) or trace supply through Finland.  If there is an excess of German units supplied via Finland at the conclusion of the non-combat movement phase, it creates a diplomatic challenge making all German units in Finland out of supply and no attacks may be launched by Finnish units or Axis units in or from Finnish territory (including Vyborg) until Leningrad falls to the Axis or if any Soviet Units enter the post Winter War territories. 

Additionally, Finnish units may only operate adjacent to the 1939 Finnish-Soviet border (including Leningrad). If Leningrad falls to the Axis or if any Soviet units enter the post Winter War territories that make up Finland (any Finnish territory other than Vyborg), this restriction is lifted an any number of Axis units may enter Finland and Finnish units may operate outside of their adjacent territory restriction.



Germany had not only Mountain divisions in Finnland.

Like the (All together 6 or 7 divisions)
169. Infanterie-Division (Not Mountain)
Two Panzer divisions
The Luftwaffe landed its air divisions in Rovaniemi, Luonetjärvi and Utti.
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John D.

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Re: Finland
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2014, 01:19:32 PM »
Up to Mark - sounds reasonable to me - average will be 4 -5 units operating in Finland. But I must say - the new Finnish rules work very nicely so far :)

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Re: Finland
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2014, 12:04:18 AM »
Yeah up to Mark , i just don't like having only mountain troops in Finland. This is wrong .
I know this rule is just to cancel paratroopers in Finland
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By the way (Didn't know but read today)

In 1943 - 1944 Finland bought 90 8,8 cm FlaK 37 cannons from Germany and they were used for air defence of largest cities in Finland. These cannons played an important role against Soviet air raids in Helsinki in February 1944. After the war these cannons remained in Finnish use as AA-guns until 1977 and after that as coastal guns until early 2000's.
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Re: Finland
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2014, 06:34:56 AM »
Man, they got their money's worth!

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Re: Finland
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2014, 10:32:59 AM »
Yeah and the only way to have a strategy against constant russian air raids is to allow german troops (flaks , 88 mm & fighters in Finland) Otherwise you can bomb every round without any Problems...i think the suggested modified rule would cover that all

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Re: Finland
« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2014, 10:59:53 AM »
That's a nice idea  ;)