Hungarian, Finnish and Romanian decals. 4 Sheets

Type: Hungarian, Finn, Romanian

Background on the Finnish, Hungarian, and Romanian Armies during the epic battles for the Eastern Front in 1944 and 1945.

Instructions on how to build a Finnish T-26 Armoured Company, Sturmi Assault Gun Company and Infantry Company,

or a Hungarian Panther Tank Company, Tiger Tank Company, Turán Tank Company, Panzer IV Tank Company, Zrinyi Assault Gun Company, StuG Assault Gun Company, Hetzer Assault Gun Company and Rifle Company,

or a Romanian R-2 Light Tank Company, T-4 Medium Tank Company, TA Assault Gun Company, and Motorised Rifle Company.

Painting and Basing guides.
Three new Bagration themed Missions.

A4, 100 Pages, Hardback

Finnish Assualt gun based on the BT-7 hull armed with a British 114mm howitzer: 1 Assault Gun, 1 mounted crew.

The BT-42 was developed on the chassis of captured Soviet BT-7 obr 1937 tanks. The standard turret BT-7 was rebuilt to mount the British Q.F. 4.5inch Howitzer Mark II (114mm, Finnish designation 114 Psv.H/18) donated to the Finns during the Winter War. The howitzers additionally were fitted with a Finnish designed muzzle brake.

A total 18 tanks were converted. The BT-42s were issued in the autumn of 1943.

They were used to bombard Soviet fortifications on the opposite side of the river Syväri. They used both direct and indirect fire, and though they destroyed several bunkers, the Finnish crews were not impressed with the new vehicle.

The BT-42 was prone to mechanical failures inherited from its BT-7 hull and further exacerbated by the added weight of the howitzer and larger turret. The gun itself also proved only useful against soft targets and it had very little anti-tank capability.

In the summer 1944 the BT-42 saw its next action in and around Viipuri (Vyborg) against a Soviet offensive. They lost eight BT-42s during the fighting to defend the town.

During the fighting the inadequacy of the 114mm gun against armour was proved when one BT-42 hit a heavy Soviet tank 18 times without causing any noticeable effect on the tank. Soon after the BT-42s were withdrawn from the field to be scrapped.

Contains: 3x 81mm Mortar Teams and 3x 120mm Mortar Teams

The little Tampella M/35 81mm mortar remains a great support weapon for the infantry. Skilled crews can bring their shells down on the Soviets before they have time to react. The Finnish Tampella 120mm mortars along with those captured from the Soviets provide infantry with heavy firepower. The heavy mortars’ high explosive rounds disrupt Soviet assaults as they advance on Finnish positions.

Contains: 23x Command Cards

Even though they are toy soldiers, your troops react to heavy fire like real soldiers. Sometimes they get pinned down or bail out of their tanks. They can dig foxholes for protection or go to ground, hiding from the enemy. Tokens help you keep track of the state of your troops.

The Finnish Gaming Set contains 20 gaming tokens, 16 Dice and two Objective tokens all inside a collectable themed tin.

2x Ranged In tokens
4x Foxholes tokens
8x Pinned Down/ Bailed Out tokens
1x Leader token
4x Gone To Ground tokens
1x Anti-Aircraft token
2x Objective tokens
16x Themed Dice

Contains:
1x Formation Suomi SMG Team,
1x Unit Leader M26 MG & M39 Rifle Team,
6x M26 MG & M39 Rifle Teams,
1x Lahtiti Anti-tank Rifle Team,
1x Panzerschreck Anti-tank Team,
1x 50mm Mortar Team (Mid War),
2x Flame-thrower Teams (Mid War)

Finnish Infantry Platoon and Company Command team
The main strength of the Finnish army is its well-trained and skilfully-led Jalkaväkikomppania (pronounced yahl-kah-vae-kee-komp-pahn-ee-ya) or infantry company well tested in battles of the Winter War.

A Kapteeni (Captain) leads an infantry company of three platoons. Finnish infantry companies are organised along German lines and have four squads. A cadre of Finnish field officers fought as a Jäger battalion in the German Army in World War One. They returned to teach German Jäger tactics to all the Finnish officers. As a result Finnish field officers are very well trained and after three years of war, highly experienced.

In attack the Jalkaväki’s superior fieldcraft gives them the ability to advance quickly and use ‘motti’ tactics—first encircling and then assaulting and destroying the enemy.

Jalkaväki platoons are the strength of the Finnish Army. The troops are not regular soldiers, but all had reserve training before the war. Now three years of combat has made them unmatched fighters.

There can be no question of retreat, for they are fighting for their very homes. No other infantry defend better than dug-in Jalkaväki as the Soviets have discovered to their cost. In attack they are not afraid to take on any foe, even hunting down the invaders’ tanks.

Contains: 4x Maxim HMG Teams

Maxim M/09-09 7.62mm machine-gun
After the Finns had won their independence from Russia in 1918 they ended up with about 600 Maxim machine-guns. They were either the m/1905 (the first Russian production model) or the m/1910 (a slightly lighter improved model) all of course in Russian 7.62 mm x 54R caliber.

These were on the standard Sokolov-type wheeled mounts. Finnish Army designated the m/1905 and m/1910 the M/09 in line with the very similar German Maxim. The Sokolov mount was also designated M/09 and the Maxim in Finnish use became the M/09-09.

The Finns increased their number of Maxim machine-gun by purchasing them from non-Russian sources during the 1920s, including Poland and Italy.

A large number of the Finnish M/09-09s were modified to M/09-21. This remounted the Maxim machine-gun on a folding tri-pod roughly similar to that used by the Germans on the sMG-34 and sMG42.

The Finnish also manufactured spares for their growing arsenal of Maxim machine-guns at the Lindelöf metal workshop.

They also began to standardise them from 1927 so all parts were of the same specification.

The wheeled Sokolov M/09 mount (as well as the M/21 tripod mounts) remained in use during WWII, but the shield was removed to reduce the weight.

More Soviet Maxims were captured during the Winter War and were also pressed into action. These were mostly a newer improved m/1910 type, but older m/1910 models were also captured.

Older heavier m/1905 types were usually issued to static defence troops, with the lighter M/09-09 (m/1910) and M/09-21 models being issued to mobile troops and for offensive operation where they were likely to be moved often.

Contains:
1x Formation Suomi SMG Team,
1x Unit Leader Suomi SMG Team,
6x Suomi SMG Teams,
1x Lahti Antiti-tank Riflfle Team,
1x Panzerschreck Anti-tank Team
1x 50mm Mortar Team (Mid War)

The Jääkäri were Finland’s elite light infantry. The Jääkäri troops were initially Finnish volunteers served with the Germans, training as Jägers (elite light infantry), during World War One as the Royal Prussian 27th Jäger Battalion. They fought on the northern flank of the eastern front from 1916.

At the outbreak of the Civil War in Finland Jägers were released from German service and 2,000 volunteers were soon fighting to put down the communists.

Their contribution to the White victory and Finnish independence was critical. They provided crucial leadership and training to the mostly green troops of the Civil War.

The Jääkäri continued their role as elite light infantry during the Winter and Continuation Wars.

The Jääkäri (yay-kah-ree, or hunters) scout ahead and provide flank security. Many Finnish soldiers are hunters and woodsmen, familiar with the country and completely at home in it. Their ability to advance silently and undetected is remarkable. They are aggressively led and their role is as much assault as reconnaissance.

Use FSO120 to add log and concrete armour, and stowage bins to your StuGs to upgrade them to Finnish Sturmi Assault Guns using the Log & Concrete Armour Command Card. Combine with German StuGs (GBX143).

Contains 3 sets of armour.

Contains: 30x Unit Cards

The Finnish Army had become famous across the world for its epic defence against the 1939 Soviet invasion of the Winter War. In 1941 they joined the Germans in the war against the Soviet Union. The bitter lessons of the Winter War had been well learned. These were further reinforced during the hard fighting of 1941 as they recaptured lost territory and pushed the Red Army back to their original frontiers. With hard-fighting infantry, skilled light infantry, and their newly formed armoured units, the Finnish Army are more than prepared to fight the Soviets to a standstill again.

Inside you will find:
Background on the Finnish Army and its divisions during Continuation War against the Soviets between 1942 and 1943.

Instructions on how to build:
* An Armoured Company armed with T-26 light tanks, T-28 and T-34 medium tanks and KV-1 heavy tanks. It also has its own armoured AA tanks in the Swedish designed 40mm Bofors gun armed Landsverk Anti II.
* A Light Infantry Company based the famous elite Jääkäri (Jäger). These fearless riflemen are backed up by anti-tank rifles, machine-guns, light mortars, and submachine-gunners.
* An Infantry Company. The Jalkaväki infantry make up the bulk of the Finnish army. Finnish infantry companies were well-balanced teams with infantry, Jääkäri (scout) units, machine-guns, and mortars able to see off any enemy infantry assault. With the attachment of divisional assets such as anti-aircraft and anti-tank platoons, and perhaps even some captured tanks, they made the forests of Finland a death trap for enemy tanks.

The booklet also includes a handy basing guide to help get you troops on the table.

The booklet comes bundled with Unit Cards (27) and Command Cards (18).

The Command Cards include Warrior Lauri Törni, as well as build cards like the Pioneer Company, unit upgrades like Close Defence (discard to give an infantry team AT3 and FP 1+ in an Assault) or Sissi Tactics (Discard to pass Blitz on 2+ for any Unit Leader within 8”/20cm of the Formation Commander.