Storm Over Scandinavia

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Storm Over Scandinavia - Narvik (4)

Narvik - The Battle for Norway Turns 8 - 15
German forces call off their attack on Oslo, which was not a strategic objective and wasted much time, Oslo strongly fortified before and after the attack
Turn 8: 6 - 9 May 1940 - Southern Norway reinforced - HMS Ark Royal lost
German 3-5 Mountain units land at Arundel with a further 3-4 regiment at Kristiansand	Polish forces attack German infantry from the rear, but with little success apart from a distraction
Turn 9: 10- 13 May 1940 - French Army destroyed at Stavanger
Narvik continues to be threatened but the Norwegian garrison holds firm for the time being	Stavanger is retaken by the Axis forces and the French Foreign Legion totally destroyed
Turn 10: 14- 17 May 1940 - Allies endeavour to redress balance in the South
Stavanger to the North and Kristiansand to the South. British forces, including a HQ unit, along with Norwegian forces attack Kristiansand. Norwegians suffer a disruption. German forces in centre also disrupted by air attack
Turn 11: 18 - 21 May 1940 - Artillary put ashore at Kristiansand
More reinforcements for Axis forces as artillary regiments are put ashore at Kristiansand	Overall veiw of the southern tip of Norway and the Allied forces still trying to threaten
German forces safely ashore, they will explore the weakness of the Norwegian & British forces on their doorstep	Andalsnes is attacked, German artillary regiments lost, along with most of the French forces defending it (3 x 3-5 Mountain)
Turn 12: 22 - 25 May 1940 - Kristiansand retaken by Allies

Following a concerted attack, Kristiansand is finally retaken by the Allies, and German artillary regiments are forced to retreat	A close-up of the action, and the capture of the 3-capacity airfield. Southern Norway still threatened by air from Denmark
Turn 13: 26 - 29 May 1940 - French & Norwegian units defeated at Andulsnes Adalsnes attacked again by 9-5 German artillary unit, result HX (half-exchange) and unit reduced to 3-4. Allied units lost
German infantry units withdraw from the Kristiansand area as British and Norwegian units consolidate	Narvik under attack once again, however, Allies manage to hold on, but only just. Polish forces prove ineffective
Turn 14: 30 May - 2 June 1940 - Namsos occupied, Narvik and Bergen under pressure
The unopposed landings at Namsos, a port ignored by both Allies and Axis forces until now.	Namsos, unprotected is occupied byt German forces, a 14-4 artillary regimnet rebuilt after unopposed landing, achieving one of its strategic objectives without a fight. Attck on Trondheim, sssembly point 12 in bottom left of picture results in a loss of 3 x 3-5 (mot) infantry (HX result) to Axis, but losses of two Allied units gives an advantage to a possible German assault in the next and last turn> Bergan and Narvik, more Axis attacks leaves Norwegian forces disrupted after failed attacks inb the friendly turn. Both ports now in danger of being lost. German 3rd Mountain Battalion attacked by air at Bergen and disrupted by Skua's flown from the Shetland Islands at the far extreme of their range. Axis make final preparations from lightening strikes at weakened Norwegian forces in a last ditch attempt to gain some of their primary objectives before it is too late.
The fight for Narvik continues, and still the Norwegians hang on to that illusive objective, with Poles close behind	Finally the Norwegians are subdued and now Narvik is in serious danger for the next and final turn
Bergen continues to be under attack and has survived air raids up until now, elements of the 3rd Mountain attack	Forces at Bergen begin to weaken and are disrupted at the end of turn 14. Danger now looms for Norwegians.
Turn 15: 3 - 6 June 1940 - Narvik falls
Narvik finally occupied by Axis forces, and proved a very difficult objective - Stavanger, Andalsnes and Namsos also held by Axis forces. The Allies managed to hang on to Kristiansand, Bergen and Trondheim
Disrupted Allies retreat as Germans occupy Narvik	Poles to the East unable to change the course of history
The game charts at the end of Turn 15, showing hits and losses etc, as well as victory levels which were not regarded as critical by the players in this particular game.