Briefing
Fire in the East Eastern Front June 22nd 1941 - May 1945 Ver: 5.0 Homepage Map of European Russia by Daniel McBride from his Drang nach Osten scenario , used with his kind permission. Special thanks to Christian Savioli and Anders O. Kristensen This is not to be played against the AI, this is a Human vs Human Version (PBEM) only. Check our website for other versions Please note that turns in this scenario can take up to 1.5 hour on even an powerful computer to calculate. 1. A short introduction Fire in the East covers the whole second WW on the Eastern front. It is a massive scenario, on a 10km scale at Division/regimental level. It uses half-week turns, 405 turns in all. If you think this is too massive, I can personally recommend playing Dr Daniel McBride's "Drang nach Osten" (Barbarossa) scenario which is probably the best scenario covering that operation. Fire in the East is as historical as it can get, when confronted with a historical vs. playable (And game engine limited) problem, the playable option was chosen. Because of the 2000 unit limit, many of the Soviet units will reconstruct, making some armies look rather huge while others had to be joined. This is very unhistorical, but because of the game engine limits it is a necessity. 2. Victory In short if the Russian player captures Berlin before turn 405 he wins. Otherwise it is consider an axis win. Players may of course make up their own victory conditions. 3. Soviet Production Soviet replacements start at 34%. A certain number of Soviet cities will drop the replacement level, these cities where historical cities of production or huge significance. As most of the replacements are of historical proportions, it has great effect that the German player at least reaches his historical 1941goals, as this is used to calculate the historic replacements. If the German player gets further that historic, he will lower the replacements below the historical numbers. On the other hand if the Soviet player is able to hold on to more (or longer) than historical he will have a produce more than the Russians did historicaly. In December 1941 the Soviet replacements will go up to the normal and in late 44 the Russians will have another gear up. The numbers are calculated with complex mathematics. (Thanks Anders O Kristensen) This should press the Germans further into Russia, while the Soviet player has to stay forward to defend his production. 4. Shock German Forces have a general Shock value of 115 in 41, 105 in 42 and 100 in the rest of the game. The Soviet Forces have a general Shock of 100 in 41 and 42, 105 in 43 110 in 44 and 115 in 45. In Addition there are several local effects: The Germans have land shock 140 the first 2 Turns. They go to a general shock of 100 during the first winter. This may be raised to 130 by Typhoon for 6 turns followed by a reorganizing period of 10 turns with Shock 80. In the summer 42 they can raise their shock to 120 by Case Blau for 10 turns. They have a 140 Air shock the first 10 turns, and then 120 until turn 43. In 1942 they have a 110 air shock, and the rest of the war they have 100 The Russians have Shock 80 the first 6 Turns. The Russians Also have air shock of 5, going to 75 in turn 3, and 100 in turn 10. They can raise land shock to 115 by winter offensive option the first winter and to 120 the second winter. The second winter offensive will also give the germans a shock of 95 for 5 turns. 5. Cease Fires 6 Ceases fires comes into effect around the following turns (slight variance may occur) due to Russian Rain Season and Spring Thaw which turned the primitive Russian Roads into mud: 32-39 - Fall 41 82-89 - Spring 42 136-143 - Fall 42 186-193 - Spring 43 240-247 - Fall 43 290-297 - Spring 44 There are no cease fires in the fall of 44 and spring of 45, as the frontline had reached areas with better roads 6. Offensives First Soviet winter offensive - Appears on turn 49, and is removed on turn 62: Russian shock of 115 for 10 turns. Second Soviet winter offensive - Appears on turn 143, and is removed on turn 165: Russian shock of 120 for 10 turns, German shock of 95 for 5 turns. Typhoon - Appears on turn 43, and is removed on turn 44: German shock of 130 for 6 turns followed by a reorganizing period of 10 turns with Shock 80. Case Blau - Appears on turn 91, and is removed on turn 117 German Shock to 120 by Case Blau for 10 turns. Citadel - Appears on turn 193, and is removed on turn 221: German shock of 120 for 4 turns followed by 10 turns of 80 shock. Increase of German production by 5 %. 7. Supply Germans have a Force Supply of 30. This drops gradually to 20 during first winter, but recovers in the spring. It may drop to 25 with loss of Ploesti. They have a Supply Radius of 4. The Russians have a Force Supply of 30, rising to 43 over the years due to lend lease. In addition they have local effects of +10 the first winter, and +5 the following winters. They have a Supply Radius of 4 temporarily rising to 6 during their first winter offensive. Loss of Stalingrad, Maikop and Archangelsk each gives a -5 penalty. Capture of Ploesti gives a +5 bonus. Capture of Istanbul gives a +2 bonus. 8. Supply Sources Axis supply is located in Berlin (15,135), Königsberg (64,115), Trieste (10,211), Helsinki (107,63), Budapest (47,193), Bucharest (87,232), Riga (93,96) Sevastopol (152,235), Taman (182,228), Athens (71,300), Hiuuma (90,75), Kingisepp (86,80), Ventspils (79,89), Istanbul (112,173), Ankara (147,285), Tabriz (271,299), Copenhagen (18,87), Malmö (20,87), Stockolm (65,62), Marienhamm (78,58), Rønne (30, 101), Narvik(70,17), Gotland (61,80) Oslo (24,42) and Mediterrainean Islands with a port. Allied supply is located in Moscow (186,116), Leningrad (139,69), Oranienburg (135,68), Kerch (179,227), Zavetnov (178,228), Stalingrad (245,187), Odessa (130,212), Sevastopol (152,235), Sibiria (296,85), Baku (298,262), Astrakhan (278,209), Hiuuma (90,75), Kingisepp (86,85), Istanbul (112,173), Tabriz (271,299), Italy(17,272), Copenhagen (18,87), Stockholm (65,62), Marienhamm (78,58), Rönne (30, 101), Narvik (70,17), Murmansk (124,11), Archangelsk (194,26), Gotland (61,80), Greek and Turkish coast (57,280), (71,300), (77,300), Bodø (49,14) and mediterrainean Islands with a port. Note: Some supply sources are removed with loss of certain cities. See: Cities of other losses. 9. Rail German Rail is 8000, going to 7000 in 44 and 4000 in 45. Rail Repair is 8, and Rail Damage starts at 25, goes to 75 in turn 15 and goes to 100 in turn 32. Soviet Rail start at 1000, going to 3000 at turns 3, 11000 turn 6 and 12000 turn 12. Loss of Moscow reduces soviet rail to 6000. Rail Repair is 10 and Rail Damage is 100. 10. Air German Air Transport is 1100, going to 1000 in 43, 750 in 44 and 500 in 45 Soviet Air Transport starts at 0, going to 500 at turn 20, 500 turn 40, 850 in 1944 and 1250 in 1945. 11. Sea German Sea Transport is 3000 going to 2000 in 44 and 1000 in 45. Soviet Sea Transport is 2500 going to 3000 in turn 57. 12. Cities of production loss Minsk, Smolensk, Bryansk, Orel, Kiev Voronesh, Odessa, Zaporrozhe, Stalino, Rostov, Voroshilovgrad, Krasnodar, Dneprpetrovsk, Tula Tiblisi, Grosny, Saratov, Ryzan, Yaroslav, Murmansk and Vologda each gives a 5% reduction in Russian replacements. Kharkov, Sevastopol, Baku and Leningrad each give a 10% reduction in Russian Replacements Moscow gives a 20% reduction in Russian Replacements Malmberget gives a 10% reduction in German Replacements. Göteborg givesa 5% reduction in German Replacements. Stockholm gives at 5% reduction in German Replacements. 13. Cities of other loss Maikop gives -5 supply to Russians and +5 to the Germans Ploesti gives +5 supply to Russians and -5 to the Germans Stalingrad gives -5 supply to Russians. Archangelsk give -5 supply to Russians. Istanbul gives +2 supply to Russians due to shorter Lend Lease lines Tabriz Give Soviet supply +2 Loss of Konigsberg will remove german supply source in Riga. Loss of Novaya Ladoga will remove Russian Supply source in Leningrad Loss of Sevastopol will Remove Russian Supply source in Odessa Loss of Novorossiynsk will Remove Supply Source in Sevastopol Most of Russian Reinforcements arrive in following cities Leningrad (140,37) Tikhvin (159,42) Kalinin (174,72) Moscow (185,86) Tula (186,100) Orel (175,115) Kharkov (175,146) Sevastopol (152,204) Stalingrad (245,156) Loss of any of these cities to early (or for some, at all), will disrupt arrival of these forces. 14. Turkey Will Join the war on the Axis side if one of the following three thing happens: Germans capture Moscow. Germans capture Sevastopol AND Cherkessy. If the Russians declare war on them. If they are bullied into the war by the Germans (THIS IS AN OPTIONAL RULE!!) Axis get +5% replacements if Turkey joins the war. Axis looses 5% replacements if Istanbul is lost 15. Sweden Russia can demand Sweden to cease supply of iron ore to Germany, which would lead to a reduction of 10% in german replacements. A refusal to this demand will bring Sweden into the game, but at the risk of loss of a total of 20% of replacements. Sweden can be bullied into the war by the Germans (THIS IS AN OPTIONAL RULE!!) 16. Persia Will join Axis if Russia declares war on them. 17. Recon German Recon start at 75, going to 35 in turn 39, 30 in turn 265 and 20 in turn 369 Soviet recon start at 5, going to 25 in turn 40, 35 in turn 150 and 45 in turn 200. 18. Weather Cool fronts and warms fronts will occur every fall and spring. Storms will occur every fall, winter and spring. 19. HOUSE RULES - VERY IMPORTANT 1) Minors may not stack, or attack together with other minors.(Exception: Swedes may stack and attack with Finns) 2) Hungarian, Rumanian and Slovakian units may not move before turn 4.The Finns may not move until turn 6. THIS IS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE ACTIVATED BEFORE TURN 4 AND 6. If the Soviet forces moves into the respectivly minors, or attack any of their units, this restriction is lifted 3) Only Inf type units (Mtns, Marine, JG etc., NOT Cav, Mot., Armored, Art, HQ ect. ) may invade. Only 1 Division for the Axis may invade pr. turn. Soviet forces may invade with (Current year-1940) divisions each turn. E.g. this means the Soviet player may invade with 5 Divisions in 1945 and one in 1941. Invasion is defined as entering a hex that's enemy controlled BEFORE the turn started. This is regardless of whether the hex was occupied by enemy units. 4) Units are not allowed to paradrop more than 10 hexes away from friendly land units able to trace a supply path to a friendly supply source. 5) The only HQ allowed to airlift behind enemy lines are the 7th FJ Div HQ 6) The Finns may not move south of the original border north of Leningrad (line marked on map), or south of the Svir River at the Karelian ness (marked), east of the line by Karhumaki (marked) and across the old border by Salla (marked), untill turn 40. Futher more, given the special circumstance of the historic involvment of the Finns, they are not allowed embark on ships or attack into ANY Leningrad or Murmansk hexes. If Leningrad falls the restrictions on the Finns are lifted. 7) The Axis player may only send one German division or three air formations to Finland. This is in addition to german divisions that start or enters as reinforcement in Finland and Norway. Only two GERMAN divisions may be in or attack out from the southern part of Finland at any time. (Area below the non-playable, black area) All restriction on the German forces are lifted on turn 136 or if Sweden joins the war. 8) Axis forces are not allowed to enter the foot of Italy. 9) No ground attacks may be made from non-active minor countries. (Finland from turn 6, Hungary and Rumania from turn 4) 10) No units are allowed to enter Sweden unless Sweden joins the Axis by the use of Theater Options. No Swedish units must be moved unless Sweden has been activated. 11) After the German Case Blau offensive in 1942 Theater Options appear for the Axis to bully Sweden and/or Turkey to join them. THIS THEATER OPTION IS PURELY OPTIONAL AND SHOULD BE DISCUSSED BETWEEN THE TWO PLAYERS BEFORE THE GAME BEGINS. IT IS JUST TO ADD FLAVOR TO THE SCENARIO. 12) Units may ONLY be disbanded if they are in a city hex (minor or major) AND are able to trace a supply path to a friendly supply source. Remember you cannot trace supply in enemy Zone Of Control unless that hex contains a friendly units. 13) Slovak, Hungarian, Turkish and Rumanian units may not enter Finland. 20. Additional Theater Option List 20.1. Send Ultimatum to Sweden to stop sending iron ore to Germany: (Russia) This option is available from turn 1, and through out the game. If Russia plays this option, the Swedes (the German player) will face two Theater options, representing the two possible responses. He can either "Refuse Soviet Demands" or "Agree to Soviet Demands". If he chooses to agree the German replacements will drop 10%, but Sweden remains neutral. If he chooses to refuse the demands there will be no immediate effect on German replacements, but Sweden will join the war. The catch in refusing is that although the German player gets control of the Swedish army and suffer no immediate replacement loss, he may in the end loose more replacements than 10% as there are two 5% cities and one 10% city in Sweden. (Stokholm, Goteborg and Malmberget). If the German player fails to respond to the demands, war will automatically be declared after 3 turns. Most of the Swedish army will enter the map once war is declared, but some units (reinforcements) may enter earlier. NO SWEDISH UNITS MAY BE MOVED BEFORE WAR IS DECLEARED. RAF and US Intervention force activates if war is declared. 20.2. Invade Iran (Russia) This option is available from turn 21 and onwards. If chosen the exclusion zone in Persia disappears and war exists between Russia and Persia. This will activate the Russian 45th and 47th army. It will also activate the Persian army. 20.3. Invade Turkey (Russia) This option is available from turn 30 and onwards. If chosen the exclusion zone around Turkey will disappear and war exists between Turkey and Russia. This will activate the Turkish army as well as the 44th Russian army. RAF in Italy will activate 30 turns after war is declared. 20.4. Request US air support (Russia) This option becomes available if Turkey joins the war in any other way than a Soviet declaration of war. If chosen US Intervention force will arrive within 4 turns. 20.5. Complete Battleships (Russia) This option will be available on turn 47 and disappear on turn 100. If chosen Russia will have an immediate 5% drop in replacements. 104 turns (one year) after the option is chosen the Soviet supply will increase with 4 due to safer lend-lease lines. He also gets a naval unit south of Sukhumi (hex 220,251). This unit has: 1 Battleship, 2 Battle cruisers and 4 Destroyers. He also gets two naval units west of Leningrad (hex 138,68). Each of these units has: 1 Battleship, 2 Battle cruisers and 4 Destroyers. In addition to all this, 3 Battleship, 4 Battle cruisers and 12 Destroyers are placed into the soviet replacement pool. 20.6. Complete Panzerbrigades (Germany) This option becomes available on turn 317, and disappears on turn 318. If chosen 10 panzer brigades will arrive as reinforcements for the German player. If not chosen, the equipment from the 10 panzer brigades + additional 125% is placed in the German replacement pool on turn 321. This means it is a choice between more units or more equipment. Historical production is reached by choosing to form the brigades. 20.7. Allow Germans To Bully Turkey And Sweden Into the War (Russia) !!!!!OPTIONAL!!!!!! This option is available from turn 1 and onwards. If chosen it will allow the German player to bully Turkey and Sweden into the war on their side. Players should discuss if or when this option is to be selected. Søren 'Doc' Gaun Kristian 'Teufel' Kristensen Stefan 'Snefens' Kristensen

Briefing

Fire in the East

Eastern Front June 22nd 1941 - May 1945

Ver: 5.0

Map of European Russia by Daniel McBride from his Drang nach Osten scenario , used with his kind permission.

Special thanks to Christian Savioli and Anders O. Kristensen

This is not to be played against the AI, this is a Human vs Human Version (PBEM) only. Check our website for other versions

Please note that turns in this scenario can take up to 1.5 hour on even an powerful computer to calculate.

1. A short introduction

Fire in the East covers the whole second WW on the Eastern front. It is a massive scenario, on a 10km scale at Division/regimental level. It uses half-week turns, 405 turns in all. If you think this is too massive, I can personally recommend playing Dr Daniel McBride's "Drang nach Osten" (Barbarossa) scenario which is probably the best scenario covering that operation.

Fire in the East is as historical as it can get, when confronted with a historical vs. playable (And game engine limited) problem, the playable option was chosen.

Because of the 2000 unit limit, many of the Soviet units will reconstruct, making some armies look rather huge while others had to be joined. This is very unhistorical, but because of the game engine limits it is a necessity.

2. Victory

In short if the Russian player captures Berlin before turn 405 he wins. Otherwise it is consider an axis win. Players may of course make up their own victory conditions.

3. Soviet Production

Soviet replacements start at 34%. A certain number of Soviet cities will drop the replacement level, these cities where historical cities of production or huge significance.
As most of the replacements are of historical proportions, it has great effect that the German player at least reaches his historical 1941goals, as this is used to calculate the historic replacements. If the German player gets further that historic, he will lower the replacements below the historical numbers. On the other hand if the Soviet player is able to hold on to more (or longer) than historical he will have a produce more than the Russians did historicaly. In December 1941 the Soviet replacements will go up to the normal and in late 44 the Russians will have another gear up. The numbers are calculated with complex mathematics. (Thanks Anders O Kristensen)
This should press the Germans further into Russia, while the Soviet player has to stay forward to defend his production.

4. Shock

German Forces have a general Shock value of 115 in 41, 105 in 42 and 100 in the rest of the game. The Soviet Forces have a general Shock of 100 in 41 and 42, 105 in 43 110 in 44 and 115 in 45.

In Addition there are several local effects:

The Germans have land shock 140 the first 2 Turns. They go to a general shock of 100 during the first winter. This may be raised to 130 by Typhoon for 6 turns followed by a reorganizing period of 10 turns with Shock 80. In the summer 42 they can raise their shock to 120 by Case Blau for 10 turns. They have a 140 Air shock the first 10 turns, and then 120 until turn 43. In 1942 they have a 110 air shock, and the rest of the war they have 100

The Russians have Shock 80 the first 6 Turns. The Russians Also have air shock of 5, going to 75 in turn 3, and 100 in turn 10. They can raise land shock to 115 by winter offensive option the first winter and to 120 the second winter. The second winter offensive will also give the germans a shock of 95 for 5 turns.

5. Cease Fires

6 Ceases fires comes into effect around the following turns (slight variance may occur) due to Russian Rain Season and Spring Thaw which turned the primitive Russian Roads into mud:

32-39 - Fall 41
82-89 - Spring 42
136-143 - Fall 42
186-193 - Spring 43
240-247 - Fall 43
290-297 - Spring 44

There are no cease fires in the fall of 44 and spring of 45, as the frontline had reached areas with better roads

6. Offensives

First Soviet winter offensive - Appears on turn 49, and is removed on turn 62: Russian shock of 115 for 10 turns.
Second Soviet winter offensive - Appears on turn 143, and is removed on turn 165: Russian shock of 120 for 10 turns, German shock of 95 for 5 turns.
Typhoon - Appears on turn 43, and is removed on turn 44: German shock of 130 for 6 turns followed by a reorganizing period of 10 turns with Shock 80.
Case Blau - Appears on turn 91, and is removed on turn 117
German Shock to 120 by Case Blau for 10 turns.
Citadel - Appears on turn 193, and is removed on turn 221: German shock of 120 for 4 turns followed by 10 turns of 80 shock. Increase of German production by 5 %.

7. Supply

Germans have a Force Supply of 30. This drops gradually to 20 during first winter, but recovers in the spring. It may drop to 25 with loss of Ploesti. They have a Supply Radius of 4.

The Russians have a Force Supply of 30, rising to 43 over the years due to lend lease. In addition they have local effects of +10 the first winter, and +5 the following winters. They have a Supply Radius of 4 temporarily rising to 6 during their first winter offensive. Loss of Stalingrad, Maikop and Archangelsk each gives a -5 penalty. Capture of Ploesti gives a +5 bonus. Capture of Istanbul gives a +2 bonus.

8. Supply Sources

Axis supply is located in Berlin (15,135), Königsberg (64,115), Trieste (10,211), Helsinki (107,63), Budapest (47,193), Bucharest (87,232), Riga (93,96) Sevastopol (152,235), Taman (182,228), Athens (71,300), Hiuuma (90,75), Kingisepp (86,80), Ventspils (79,89), Istanbul (112,173), Ankara (147,285), Tabriz (271,299), Copenhagen (18,87), Malmö (20,87), Stockolm (65,62), Marienhamm (78,58), Rønne (30, 101), Narvik(70,17), Gotland (61,80) Oslo (24,42) and Mediterrainean Islands with a port.

Allied supply is located in Moscow (186,116), Leningrad (139,69), Oranienburg (135,68), Kerch (179,227), Zavetnov (178,228), Stalingrad (245,187), Odessa (130,212), Sevastopol (152,235), Sibiria (296,85), Baku (298,262), Astrakhan (278,209), Hiuuma (90,75), Kingisepp (86,85), Istanbul (112,173), Tabriz (271,299), Italy(17,272), Copenhagen (18,87), Stockholm (65,62), Marienhamm (78,58), Rönne (30, 101), Narvik (70,17), Murmansk (124,11), Archangelsk (194,26), Gotland (61,80), Greek and Turkish coast (57,280), (71,300), (77,300), Bodø (49,14) and mediterrainean Islands with a port.

Note: Some supply sources are removed with loss of certain cities. See: Cities of other losses.

9. Rail

German Rail is 8000, going to 7000 in 44 and 4000 in 45. Rail Repair is 8, and Rail Damage starts at 25, goes to 75 in turn 15 and goes to 100 in turn 32.

Soviet Rail start at 1000, going to 3000 at turns 3, 11000 turn 6 and 12000 turn 12. Loss of Moscow reduces soviet rail to 6000. Rail Repair is 10 and Rail Damage is 100.

10. Air

German Air Transport is 1100, going to 1000 in 43, 750 in 44 and 500 in 45

Soviet Air Transport starts at 0, going to 500 at turn 20, 500 turn 40, 850 in 1944 and 1250 in 1945.

11. Sea

German Sea Transport is 3000 going to 2000 in 44 and 1000 in 45.

Soviet Sea Transport is 2500 going to 3000 in turn 57.

12. Cities of production loss

Minsk, Smolensk, Bryansk, Orel, Kiev Voronesh, Odessa, Zaporrozhe, Stalino, Rostov, Voroshilovgrad, Krasnodar, Dneprpetrovsk, Tula Tiblisi, Grosny, Saratov, Ryzan, Yaroslav, Murmansk and Vologda each gives a 5% reduction in Russian replacements.
Kharkov, Sevastopol, Baku and Leningrad each give a 10% reduction in Russian Replacements
Moscow gives a 20% reduction in Russian Replacements
Malmberget gives a 10% reduction in German Replacements.
Göteborg givesa 5% reduction in German Replacements.
Stockholm gives at 5% reduction in German Replacements.

13. Cities of other loss

Maikop gives -5 supply to Russians and +5 to the Germans
Ploesti gives +5 supply to Russians and -5 to the Germans
Stalingrad gives -5 supply to Russians.
Archangelsk give -5 supply to Russians.
Istanbul gives +2 supply to Russians due to shorter Lend Lease lines
Tabriz Give Soviet supply +2
Loss of Konigsberg will remove german supply source in Riga.
Loss of Novaya Ladoga will remove Russian Supply source in Leningrad
Loss of Sevastopol will Remove Russian Supply source in Odessa
Loss of Novorossiynsk will Remove Supply Source in Sevastopol

Most of Russian Reinforcements arrive in following cities

Leningrad (140,37)
Tikhvin (159,42)
Kalinin (174,72)
Moscow (185,86)
Tula (186,100)
Orel (175,115)
Kharkov (175,146)
Sevastopol (152,204)
Stalingrad (245,156)

Loss of any of these cities to early (or for some, at all), will disrupt arrival of these forces.

14. Turkey

Will Join the war on the Axis side if one of the following three thing happens:

Germans capture Moscow.
Germans capture Sevastopol AND Cherkessy.
If the Russians declare war on them.
If they are bullied into the war by the Germans (THIS IS AN OPTIONAL RULE!!)

Axis get +5% replacements if Turkey joins the war.
Axis looses 5% replacements if Istanbul is lost

15. Sweden

Russia can demand Sweden to cease supply of iron ore to Germany, which would lead to a reduction of 10% in german replacements.
A refusal to this demand will bring Sweden into the game, but at the risk of loss of a total of 20% of replacements.
Sweden can be bullied into the war by the Germans (THIS IS AN OPTIONAL RULE!!)

16. Persia

Will join Axis if Russia declares war on them.

17. Recon

German Recon start at 75, going to 35 in turn 39, 30 in turn 265 and 20 in turn 369
Soviet recon start at 5, going to 25 in turn 40, 35 in turn 150 and 45 in turn 200.

18. Weather

Cool fronts and warms fronts will occur every fall and spring. Storms will occur every fall, winter and spring.

19. HOUSE RULES - VERY IMPORTANT

1) Minors may not stack, or attack together with other minors.(Exception: Swedes may stack and attack with Finns)
2) Hungarian, Rumanian and Slovakian units may not move before turn 4.The Finns may not move until turn 6. THIS IS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE ACTIVATED BEFORE TURN 4 AND 6. If the Soviet forces moves into the respectivly minors, or attack any of their units, this restriction is lifted
3) Only Inf type units (Mtns, Marine, JG etc., NOT Cav, Mot., Armored, Art, HQ ect. ) may invade. Only 1 Division for the Axis may invade pr. turn. Soviet forces may invade with (Current year-1940) divisions each turn. E.g. this means the Soviet player may invade with 5 Divisions in 1945 and one in 1941.
Invasion is defined as entering a hex that's enemy controlled BEFORE the turn started. This is regardless of whether the hex was occupied by enemy units.
4) Units are not allowed to paradrop more than 10 hexes away from friendly land units able to trace a supply path to a friendly supply source.
5) The only HQ allowed to airlift behind enemy lines are the 7th FJ Div HQ
6) The Finns may not move south of the original border north of Leningrad (line marked on map), or south of the Svir River at the Karelian ness (marked), east of the line by Karhumaki (marked) and across the old border by Salla (marked), untill turn 40.
Futher more, given the special circumstance of the historic involvment of the Finns, they are not allowed embark on ships or attack into ANY Leningrad or Murmansk hexes. If Leningrad falls the restrictions on the Finns are lifted.
7) The Axis player may only send one German division or three air formations to Finland. This is in addition to german divisions that start or enters as reinforcement in Finland and Norway.
Only two GERMAN divisions may be in or attack out from the southern part of Finland at any time. (Area below the non-playable, black area)
All restriction on the German forces are lifted on turn 136 or if Sweden joins the war.
8) Axis forces are not allowed to enter the foot of Italy.
9) No ground attacks may be made from non-active minor countries. (Finland from turn 6, Hungary and Rumania from turn 4)
10) No units are allowed to enter Sweden unless Sweden joins the Axis by the use of Theater Options. No Swedish units must be moved unless Sweden has been activated.
11) After the German Case Blau offensive in 1942 Theater Options appear for the Axis to bully Sweden and/or Turkey to join them. THIS THEATER OPTION IS PURELY OPTIONAL AND SHOULD BE DISCUSSED BETWEEN THE TWO PLAYERS BEFORE THE GAME BEGINS. IT IS JUST TO ADD FLAVOR TO THE SCENARIO.
12) Units may ONLY be disbanded if they are in a city hex (minor or major) AND are able to trace a supply path to a friendly supply source. Remember you cannot trace supply in enemy Zone Of Control unless that hex contains a friendly units.
13) Slovak, Hungarian, Turkish and Rumanian units may not enter Finland.

20. Additional Theater Option List

20.1. Send Ultimatum to Sweden to stop sending iron ore to Germany: (Russia)

This option is available from turn 1, and through out the game. If Russia plays this option, the Swedes (the German player) will face two Theater options, representing the two possible responses. He can either "Refuse Soviet Demands" or "Agree to Soviet Demands". If he chooses to agree the German replacements will drop 10%, but Sweden remains neutral. If he chooses to refuse the demands there will be no immediate effect on German replacements, but Sweden will join the war. The catch in refusing is that although the German player gets control of the Swedish army and suffer no immediate replacement loss, he may in the end loose more replacements than 10% as there are two 5% cities and one 10% city in Sweden. (Stokholm, Goteborg and Malmberget).
If the German player fails to respond to the demands, war will automatically be declared after 3 turns.
Most of the Swedish army will enter the map once war is declared, but some units (reinforcements) may enter earlier. NO SWEDISH UNITS MAY BE MOVED BEFORE WAR IS DECLEARED.
RAF and US Intervention force activates if war is declared.

20.2. Invade Iran (Russia)

This option is available from turn 21 and onwards. If chosen the exclusion zone in Persia disappears and war exists between Russia and Persia. This will activate the Russian 45th and 47th army. It will also activate the Persian army.

20.3. Invade Turkey (Russia)

This option is available from turn 30 and onwards. If chosen the exclusion zone around Turkey will disappear and war exists between Turkey and Russia. This will activate the Turkish army as well as the 44th Russian army. RAF in Italy will activate 30 turns after war is declared.

20.4. Request US air support (Russia)

This option becomes available if Turkey joins the war in any other way than a Soviet declaration of war. If chosen US Intervention force will arrive within 4 turns.

20.5. Complete Battleships (Russia)

This option will be available on turn 47 and disappear on turn 100. If chosen Russia will have an immediate 5% drop in replacements. 104 turns (one year) after the option is chosen the Soviet supply will increase with 4 due to safer lend-lease lines. He also gets a naval unit south of Sukhumi (hex 220,251). This unit has: 1 Battleship, 2 Battle cruisers and 4 Destroyers. He also gets two naval units west of Leningrad (hex 138,68). Each of these units has: 1 Battleship, 2 Battle cruisers and 4 Destroyers. In addition to all this, 3 Battleship, 4 Battle cruisers and 12 Destroyers are placed into the soviet replacement pool.

20.6. Complete Panzerbrigades (Germany)

This option becomes available on turn 317, and disappears on turn 318. If chosen 10 panzer brigades will arrive as reinforcements for the German player. If not chosen, the equipment from the 10 panzer brigades + additional 125% is placed in the German replacement pool on turn 321. This means it is a choice between more units or more equipment. Historical production is reached by choosing to form the brigades.

20.7. Allow Germans To Bully Turkey And Sweden Into the War (Russia)

!!!!!OPTIONAL!!!!!!

This option is available from turn 1 and onwards. If chosen it will allow the German player to bully Turkey and Sweden into the war on their side.
Players should discuss if or when this option is to be selected.

Søren 'Doc' Gaun
Kristian 'Teufel' Kristensen
Stefan 'Snefens' Kristensen