asloser
The Head Tuomo of the Finnish ASL Community
Quoting Michael Rodgers in the So what scenarios have you played Recently? thread...
I recently got hold of some documents detailing his wartime service and realized this fact. Unfortunately he died of tuberculosis 4 years later in 1948 just after my mother was born so I have had no chance to get any more direct info.
I played this one myself couple of years back without being aware of this. I have brother who also plays ASL I might play this one with him one day to play tribute to his wartime service.
Does anyone else have similar connection to an ASL scenario?
Just one cool bit of personal trivia iI need to share about this one: my maternal grandfather was serving with the Finnish unit depicted in this battle.FrF33 UNDER THE NORTHERN LIGHT
Mixed SS with 2 guns, reinforced by a greater amount of SS infantry, try to hold a factory or any building adjacent to a runway hex vs elite infantry with OBA. I managed to practice this scenario ahead of the tournament. I bid for the SS, who I think are favoured. Steffen Knippel (from Winnipeg) bid for the Finns. His attack was completely different from my practice game. I was worried that I might lose the factory before my reinforcements entered. I saw, however, that there were not a lot of Finns on the runway side of things. The factory was holding, so I sent the reinforcements to the runway area. I eventually had several squads in two buildings. Not long after, Steffen conceded. He told me that he had misunderstood the VC. He thought the Finns could win by taking the factory OR taking a building by the runway. German win. 2-0
I recently got hold of some documents detailing his wartime service and realized this fact. Unfortunately he died of tuberculosis 4 years later in 1948 just after my mother was born so I have had no chance to get any more direct info.
I played this one myself couple of years back without being aware of this. I have brother who also plays ASL I might play this one with him one day to play tribute to his wartime service.
Does anyone else have similar connection to an ASL scenario?