PATROLPHASESPECIALRULE

During the Patrol Phase the Finns may move

their Patrol Markers freely. They are not
obliged to keep within 12, or any other
distance,ofotherfriendlyPatrolMarkers.

THEINFANTRYPLATOON

FINNISHSUPPORTLIST
LISTONE

The Finnish Infantry Platoon is one based on

influences from Germany, Sweden and
ImperialRussia.Agreatemphasisisplacedon
fire and movement in among the heavily
woodedborderregions.

The same structure can be used for a Jkri

platoonbuttheseareratedasElite.

PLATOONFORCERATING:

LISTTWO
Roadblock
ATdefenceTeam,3men
CapturedDP28LMG
OneChainofCommandDice

LISTTHREE

Regular:+0
EliteJkri:+7

CommandDice:5,6forElite

PLATOONHEADQUARTERS
Vanrikki,SeniorLeader,withpistol
Kersantti,SeniorLeader,withrifle

SECTIONSONE&FOUR
Alikersantti,JuniorLeader,withrifle

RIFLETEAM

SMGTEAM

Fourriflemen

OnemanwithSMG
Fourriflemen

SECTIONSTWO&THREE
Alikersantti,JuniorLeader,withrifle

LMGTEAM

SatchelCharge
OneMolotovCocktailperSection
MedicalOrderly
EngineerMineClearanceTeam,3men
EngineerWireCuttingTeam,3men
EngineerDemolitionTeam,3men
Minefield
BarbedWire
Runner
EntrenchmentsforoneTeam
AdditionalSMGtoallocateasdesired
TwocapturedSVT38semiautomaticrifles

RIFLETEAM

LahtiSaloranta LMG Threeriflemen

withtwocrew
Onerifleman

25 PstK/37 25mm AT gun with 5 crew and a

JuniorLeader
MaximM/3233MMGwithfivecrew
SniperTeam
PreGamebarrage
BoysATrifleTeam,5men,threewithrifles

LISTFOUR
37PstK36Bofors37mmantitankgunwith5
crewandJuniorLeader
Captured Soviet 45mm antitank gun with 5
crewandJuniorLeader
RegularRiflesectionwithJuniorLeader
VickersArmstrongwithJuniorLeader

LISTFIVE
Forward Observer Team with 81mm mortar
batteryofftable.

FINNISHNATIONALCHARACTERISTICS

SYKSYENETEENPIN!
Finnish infantry was trained to close with the enemy when under fire with series of unsynchronised
surges.Asthesectiongavesupportingfiretheindividualsoldierswouldsurgeforwardzigzaggingfrom
covertocoveroneortwoatatimemakingitharderfortheenemytopickofftargets.Inalandcovered
withforestthiswasaneffectivetactic.

WhenaLeaderisattachedtoFinnishSectionorTeamandusestwoCommandInitiativeshemayorder
hismentosurgeforward.TheSectionorTeamwillfirewithhalfthedice,move1D6inchesandassume
aTacticalstance,inthatorder.

RYNNKKN!
The Finnish Army adopted the attack orientated doctrine very early (much influenced by the prewar
German tactics) and the infantry attack was to close within assault range of the enemy and then, by
using suppressive fire and grenades, sections would charge in to enemy positions where SMG s,
grenadesandbruteforcewouldwintheday.

Toreflectthis,whenaLeaderattachedtoaTeamorSquadusestwoCommandInitiatives,hemaylead
achargeagainstanyenemywithin12precededbyahailofgrenades.Roll1D6,subtracting1ifthe
enemyisinlightcover,2ifinhardcover.Onarollof1or2,onehandgrenadehashitthetargetunit;
on3or4,twogrenadeshit;on5or6,threegrenadeshitthetarget.Rollfortheeffectoftheseandthe
TeamorSquadmaythenmovewithupto3D6totrytoinitiateCloseCombat.

Mostofthesupportoptionsonthelistwillbe
selfexplanatoryandtheirqualitiescoveredby
theNationalArsenalTable.

to specific Teams which must find the

manpowertocrewthem.

THELAHTISALORANTALMG

RunnersoperatelikeanAdjutant,theyarenot
representedonthetable,butareusedtocall
men forward to deploy onto the table.
However, every time a runner is used to
deploy troops roll a d6: a result of 1 or 2
means that the runner has successfully
deployedtheunitontothetablebuthasthen
either been diverted or killed and cannot be
used again. There is no limit on the number
ofrunnersaPlatooncanhave.

ThisboxfedLMGhasatwentyroundbottom
fedmagazinehasafirepowerratingof4.

SATCHELCHARGE&MOLOTOVCOCKTAILS
The satchel charge is shown on Table Seven,
HandHeld AntiTank Weapons as are Moltov
cocktails which are listed there as Petrol
Bombs. Unless issued to a specific AntiTank
Team or Section, the satchel charge may be
used once by any Section on the table when
commanded by the Senior Leader
commandingtheplatoonwhois,weassume,
carryingitwithhimuptothatpoint.

How the charge works is detailed in Section

9.3.4,TankHunters.

CAPTUREDWEAPONS
A number of captured Soviet weapons are
listed.Whilstthe45mmantitankguncomes
withacrew,thesmallarmsmustallbeissued

RUNNER

ANTITANKDEFENCETEAM
Thesesmalladhocbomberunitswereused
alloverthefrontandthenumberofmenand
weaponry varied but the idea was the same.
An ATdefence Team of three men is armed
withoneSMG,tworiflesandablindingdevice
which is counted as a smoke grenade. They
also have one Satchel Charges and two
MolotovCocktails.

THEFINNISHARSENALTABLE
TheArsenalTablebelowcoversawiderange
of Finnish support options. For Finnish
infantryweaponsseeTableFour,The Master
ArsenalTable.

HISTORICALNOTES
The Boys AntiTank rifles were a gift from
Great Britain which only reached the front in
January 1940. The L39 AntiTank rifle was a
very rare weapon, only two seeing service at
thefrontandhoseonlyinthefinaldaysofthe
war.

The French 25mm antitank gun, the 25

PstK/3725mmweaponwerealsoonlyissued
at the very end of the war and only around
twentywereused.

The Vickers Armstrong Mk B tank was the

basis for the Soviet T26. The Finns had up
gunned it, adding the Bofors 37mm gun with
German gun sights. However, they were a
rarity on the battlefield, fighting in only one
actionduringtheentirewar.

FINNISHARSENALTABLE
VEHICLE
VickersArmstrongMkB

ANTITANKWEAPONS

37PstK/36Bofors37mm
25PstK/37SAL25mm
45PstK/3245mm
14mmBoysAntiTankRifle
20mmL39ATRifle

ARMOUR

A.P.

H.E.

SPEED

Average

ANTITANKGUNS
A.P.
5
3
5
3
3

NOTES
NoHullMG

H.E.
3
2
4
1
1

CREDIT

Mythanks toVilleSavinofFinlandwhoseassistance

incompilingthislistandthenotesonFinnishtactics

wasinvaluable.