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Lithuania’s Last Stand
Lithuania's Iron Wolves #17
(Defender) Lithuania vs Soviet Union (Attacker)
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Draw 0
Side 2 1
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Scenario Rank: --- of 913
Parent Game Lithuania's Iron Wolves
Historicity Alt-History
Date 1940-06-01
Start Time 06:00
Turn Count 18
Visibility Day
Counters 58
Net Morale 1
Net Initiative 1
Maps 2: 1, 4
Layout Dimensions 56 x 43 cm
22 x 17 in
Play Bounty 175
AAR Bounty 227
Total Plays 1
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Delaying Action
Exit the Battle Area
Inflict Enemy Casualties
Conditions
Off-board Artillery
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Fire in the Steppe Maps + Counters
Lithuania's Iron Wolves Base Game
Introduction

While Soviet paratroopers dropped on the countryside and Red Army troops ranged out of their bases within Lithuania to seize brigades and other key sites, the Lithuanian Army tried to hold back the Soviet spearheads converging on the provisional capital of Kaunas. The Lithuanians were badly out-numbered, but as the Finns had proven just a few months before, the Red colossus stood on feet of clay.

Conclusion

While the Soviets had a great many tanks and the Lithuanians had very few, the Lithuanians had anti-tank guns and the examples of the Finnish campaign to show them that the all-powerful Red Army could be stopped. The Soviets would not be denied, ultimately, but in this battle the Iron Wolves succeeded in turning them back.


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AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle
  • Vulnerable to results on the Assault Combat Chart (7.25, 7.63, ACC), and may be attacked by Anti-Tank fire (11.2, DFT). Anti-Tank fire only affects the individual unit fired upon (7.62, 11.0).
  • AFV's are activated by tank leaders (3.2, 3.3, 5.42, 6.8). They may also be activated as part of an initial activating stack, but if activated in this way would need a tank leader in order to carry out combat movement.
  • AFV's do not block Direct Fire (10.1).
  • Full-strength AFV's with "armor efficiency" may make two anti-tank (AT) fire attacks per turn (either in their action segment or during opportunity fire) if they have AT fire values of 0 or more (11.2).
  • Each unit with an AT fire value of 2 or more may fire at targets at a distance of between 100% and 150% of its printed AT range. It does so at half its AT fire value. (11.3)
  • Efficient and non-efficient AFV's may conduct two opportunity fires per turn if using direct fire (7.44, 7.64). Units with both Direct and AT Fire values may use either type of fire in the same turn as their opportunity fire, but not both (7.22, 13.0). Units which can take opportunity fire twice per turn do not have to target the same unit both times (13.0).
  • Demoralized AFV's are not required to flee from units that do not have AT fire values (14.3).
  • Place a Wreck marker when an AFV is eliminated in a bridge or town hex (16.3).
  • AFV's do not benefit from Entrenchments (16.42).
  • AFV's may Dig In (16.2).
  • Closed-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables. Do not take step losses from Direct or Bombardment Fire. If X or #X result on Fire Table, make M morale check instead (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT).
  • Closed-top AFV's: Provide the +1 modifier on the Assault Table when combined with infantry. (Modifier only applies to Germans in all scenarios; Soviet Guards in scenarios taking place after 1942; Polish, US and Commonwealth in scenarios taking place after 1943.) (ACC)
  • Tank: all are closed-top and provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable

Display Order of Battle

Lithuania Order of Battle
Army
Soviet Union Order of Battle
Army (RKKA)
  • Foot
  • Mechanized
  • Motorized

Display Errata (1)

1 Errata Item
Overall balance chart for 951

The reduced direct fire value in Kursk: Burning Tigers is 4-4.

(plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
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