Battle of Tali-Ihantala [community scenario]
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 7:09 pm
There doesn't seem to be a forum for custom scenario so I'll post here, feel free to move the thread if one is created!
So the past day I've been creating a small scenario where you play as the Finns versus the Soviets in the ending chapters of the Continuation War. I've tried to get the units and situation as historically accurate as possible. It's been hard to make the AI launch a proper offensive but I've sort of got it down, more information on AI hints would be appreciated. The Karelian Isthmus seems to be the only place in Finland where the devs have worked on the landscape which is unfortunate since I'd like to do scenarios covering more of this often forgotten war, and the maps doesn't seem to be moddable currently.
I had to make the Sovets part of the Allied faction as otherwise the game will crash when they launch air strikes. They don't have the necessary models and copying them from the other factions doesn't help so they seem to be hard-coded as I haven't found any files where I change this for the Soviet faction.
The scenario can be found on the workshop here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... 1919223979
Try holding out until turn 6, would love to hear all of your feedback.
Situation
After lifting the Siege of Leningrad in january, the Stavka started planning an offensive against Finland to end the war on the northern front. Coordinated with the Invasion of Normandy three Soviet armies breached the Finnish front line on the Karelian Isthmus. The defenders retreated to the second line of defence, the Vammelssu-Taipele line; but this too was breached on June 14 and the defenders pulled back to the Viipuri-Kuparsaari-Taipale line. On June 20 the city of Viipuri fell to the Soviets and the battle now continues around the villages of Tali and Ihantala. If the Soviets manage to reach lake Saimaa the Finnish Army will effectively be cut in half and the road to Helsinki will lay wide-open.
Dispatch
Our troops are in disarray after the last month of fighting. The 6th and 11th Divisions are enroute from the Maaselkä Isthmus and will be ariving from the northeast on June 27 onwards. On the request of Marshal Mannerheim the Germans have agreed to send us a flight detachment of dive bombers and a brigade of assault guns, use them well. The lock of Finland must be kept closed at any price.
Information
Nations: Finland versus Soviet
Date: june 25 to july 9, 1944
Goal: Hold Lake Saimaa until turn 6. Bonus objectives ingame.
Difficulty: medium
Size: small
Turns: 6
So the past day I've been creating a small scenario where you play as the Finns versus the Soviets in the ending chapters of the Continuation War. I've tried to get the units and situation as historically accurate as possible. It's been hard to make the AI launch a proper offensive but I've sort of got it down, more information on AI hints would be appreciated. The Karelian Isthmus seems to be the only place in Finland where the devs have worked on the landscape which is unfortunate since I'd like to do scenarios covering more of this often forgotten war, and the maps doesn't seem to be moddable currently.
I had to make the Sovets part of the Allied faction as otherwise the game will crash when they launch air strikes. They don't have the necessary models and copying them from the other factions doesn't help so they seem to be hard-coded as I haven't found any files where I change this for the Soviet faction.
The scenario can be found on the workshop here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... 1919223979
Try holding out until turn 6, would love to hear all of your feedback.
Situation
After lifting the Siege of Leningrad in january, the Stavka started planning an offensive against Finland to end the war on the northern front. Coordinated with the Invasion of Normandy three Soviet armies breached the Finnish front line on the Karelian Isthmus. The defenders retreated to the second line of defence, the Vammelssu-Taipele line; but this too was breached on June 14 and the defenders pulled back to the Viipuri-Kuparsaari-Taipale line. On June 20 the city of Viipuri fell to the Soviets and the battle now continues around the villages of Tali and Ihantala. If the Soviets manage to reach lake Saimaa the Finnish Army will effectively be cut in half and the road to Helsinki will lay wide-open.
Dispatch
Our troops are in disarray after the last month of fighting. The 6th and 11th Divisions are enroute from the Maaselkä Isthmus and will be ariving from the northeast on June 27 onwards. On the request of Marshal Mannerheim the Germans have agreed to send us a flight detachment of dive bombers and a brigade of assault guns, use them well. The lock of Finland must be kept closed at any price.
Information
Nations: Finland versus Soviet
Date: june 25 to july 9, 1944
Goal: Hold Lake Saimaa until turn 6. Bonus objectives ingame.
Difficulty: medium
Size: small
Turns: 6
