Initial Phase
This turn the Axis player rolls a 2 on the Europa weather table. This means clear weather in weather zones A, B, and C on the SoS Campaign for Norway Scenario maps.
Both sides’ forces and airbases are in supply this turn.
The Axis player begins his turn with a total of 3 Ger inf RPs, 14 LW ARPs, and .5 resource points. These production items are located in the Northern Germany holding box. In the initial phase, per the German North Theater 1940-1945 Europa OB beginning on p. 45 of the SoS OB booklet, the Axis player receives as Production 1 Ger inf RP, .5 resource points, and 4.5 LW ARPs. In this initial phase all this Production will be “designated” as stored in the Northern Germany holding box. This adds to a new total of 4 Ger inf RPs, 1 resource point, and 18.5 LW ARPs, all at the Northern Germany holding box. The Axis player uses the 4 Ger Inf RPs to rebuild the two Ger unsupported 2-6 Inf IIIs C found in the SoS Germany Game Chart’s replacement pool and places them in the Northern Germany holding box. The Axis player also spends 1 ARP to replace the aborted He 111H4 (S code) B type air unit and places it at the Oslo airbase.
Per the German North Theater 1940-1945 Europa OB, on the Jun I 40 turn the Axis player “transfers to Greater Germany” the Ger 6-6 Inf XX 170, presently found at the Axis owned and occupied Norwegian point city/standard port of Haugesund, (10B:3319) located on the SW Norwegian coastline, and transfers to “the West” the Ger wint 6-6 Inf XX 198, located at Aalborg, at reference city/major port rail causeway hex 10B:5115, in NE Denmark. Per Rule 3E1-[Geographical] Terms, “Greater Germany” at this time in the wargame includes “the part of Germany shown on the [scenario] maps, …the Sylt and Northern Germany holding boxes, …. [and] Metropolitan Denmark….” Accordingly, the wint 6-6 Inf XX 198 is removed from the Scenario maps and game play. Following Rule 40A1-[Reinforcement] Concepts, the 6-6 Inf XX 170 is “simply” removed from the Haugesund hex and at the Axis player’s discretion placed at clear terrain coast rail hex 10B:5014 along the NE Danish coastline, where is also found two Ger LW pos flk units (each w/ AA=1) and the Ger Mxd (F code) T type air unit.
No CAP, harassment, or naval patrol air missions are flown in the initial phase.
Special Note:
Rule 41B-Campaign for Norway Scenario says the SoS Scenario “…ends either upon the completion of the May II 40 game turn or upon the elimination of all Allied units from both Denmark and Norway.” To be sure, this player’s continuation of the Scenario is not “playing by the official rules,” but I do believe it in fact expresses the wargamer’s love and respect for the published game product. For the Allied Jun I and Jun II 40 turn reinforcements the player is using those listed for the Nordic Adventure Scenario found in the SoS OB booklet. For the Axis Jun I and Jun II 40 turn reinforcements he is using those listed in the German North Theater 1940-1945 Europa OB found in the SoS OB booklet. There may be some “tweaking” done to the Jun II 40 Axis turn Kriegsmarine “Transfer to Germany” stipulations.
Movement Phase
In the naval movement sub-phase the two Ger TF naval units at Haugesund (10B:3319) and the Ger TF naval unit at Stavanger (10B:3619) voyage back to the Northern Germany holding box and replenish their fuel there. Also the two Ger DD TF Flotillas-1 and -2 starting the turn at the Northern Germany holding box replenish their fuel. These voyaging Ger TFs roll no contacts on the Danger Zones Chart (DZC) dice rolls.
The Axis player uses a Ger NTP to sea transport the 0-1-5 Const III 6 at Oslo to the reference city/standard port of Stavanger (10B:3619), on the SW coast of Norway. This unit finishes its disembarkation there in the 3rd naval movement step . In the ground movement sub-phase it spends its remaining 2 MPs building a 1-cap temporary airfield in the hex, per Advanced Rule 43A8-Incremental Construction of Airfields. A temporary 1-cap airfield marker from WW is used.
The Ger wint E Inf XX HQ unit at Aalborg (10B:5115) is sea transported by a Ger NTP to the partial city/major port hex of Oslo (10B:4007). In the ground movement sub-phase it will have 4 MPs left.
The two Ger 2-6 Inf IIIs are sea transported by two NTPs to the Oslo hex. Both remain in the hex for the rest of the Axis player turn.
In the movement phase the resource point in the Greater Germany holding box rails to the reference city of Aalborg (10B:5115), where the Mxd (F code) T type air unit there air transports it to the Oslo airbase. The LW T type floatplane returns to base at Aalborg.
At the end of the movement phase the Axis forces on the Scenario maps are as follows:
The Bergen Zone:
Mountain rail hex 10B:3014 (two rail hexes east of Bergen):
- Ger wint 2-6 Inf III E, regular moves west 6 transportation line hexes from 3311 to gain hex control
- Ger wint 2-6 Inf III E, regular moves from 3212
- Ger wint 1-5 Inf III E; railed in from Oslo, began the turn there
- Ger wint E Inf XX HQ unit; sea transported to Oslo, then railed in
Note: At the end of the movement phase these four divisional breakdown units assemble into the Ger wint Ger 6-6 Inf XX 163.
Rough terrain double islet hex of Tysnes and Strod at 10B:3217:
Ger 6-6 Inf XX 214, moves across the narrow straits hexside from Norwegian mainland hex 10B:3318
- Ger 3-10 Mot Inf X 11, never moved
- Ger 2-1-10 Pz II 11, never moved
Haugesund, point city/standard port at clear terrain coast road terminus hex 10B:3319:
- Ger LW 1-10 Mot Hv AA II I/32 (AA=2), never moved
- 1 Ger mine point sown off-shore “at sea”
Stavanger, reference city/standard port at clear terrain coast rail terminus hex 10B:3619:
- Ger 1-6 Inf III C, never moved
- Ger LW 1-10 Mot Hv AA II 1/611 (AA=2), never moved
- Ger 0-1-5 Const III 6, sea transported from Oslo
- 1-cap temporary airfield, built this turn by the const III
- operative Ger Me 109E F type air unit
Clear terrain coast rail hex 10B:3720, w/ a 3-cap permanent airfield:
- Ger C Inf XX HQ unit, never moved
- two operative He 111H4 (S code) B type air units
- operative Ju 87R D type air unit.
Egersund, at point city/minor port rough terrain coast rail hex 10B:4019:
- 1 Ger mine point sown off-shore “at sea”
Woods coast hex 10B:4415, adjacent to Kristiansand, w/ a 3-cap permanent airfield:
- operative Ger Me 109E F type air unit
- operative Ger He 115B (SF code) B type air unit
The Southern Norway and Northern Denmark Regions:
Oslo, at partial city/major port coast rail hex 10B:4007:
- two 2-6 Inf IIIs C, sea transported from Northern Germany holding box, both are replacement builds
- 1 resource point, air transported to the airbase
- one airbase hit marker
- operative Ger Me 110C1 F type air unit
- operative Ger He 111H1 NB type air unit
- operative Ger He 111H4 (S code) air unit, replacement air unit placed here in the initial phase
Woods rail junction hex 10B:4006 (east of Oslo): Ger wint F Inf XX HQ unit, admin moved from 10B:3212
Forest rail hex 10B:3308: Ger wint 2-6 Inf III F Note: this unit started at 3109, then regular moved to Hauge (3010); then it reversed direction and ended its move at 3308 in order to gain hex control of the point city and transportation line leading to it.
Forest rail hex 10B:3106: Ger LW 1-10 Mot Inf II GG, admin moved from 10B:3211
Aalborg, at reference city, major port clear terrain coast rail causeway hex 20B:5115, in NE Denmark:
- two LW pos flk units (each w/ AA=1), moved from 10B:5015
- Ger Mxd (F code) T type air unit
Clear terrain coast hex 10B:5015 w/ a 3-cap permanent airfield, in NE Denmark:
- Ger 6-6 Inf XX 170, transferred per OB to “Greater Germany” in initial phase, started at Haugesund
- operative Ger Ju 52 T type air unit
The Trondheim Region:
Forest rail hex 10B:2601:
- Ger wint 2-6 Inf III F, regular moved from 10B:3002
- Ger A Mtn XX HQ unit, from 10B:3103
- Ger 3-8 Mtn III A, from 3103
Forest rail hex 10B:2602:
- Ger 3-8 Mtn III A, from 10B:2906
- Ger wint 6-6 Inf XX 196, from 2906
Mountain rail hex 10B:2603:
- Ger wint 2-6 Inf III F, from 10B:3006
- Ger 1-10 Mot MG II 13, admin moved from Frode (2613)
- rail hit marker
Mountain rail/road junction hex 10B:2704:
- Ger 1-8 Art X 109, admin moved from 10B:3603
- rail hit marker.
The Narvik Zone:
Narvik, at reference city/major port mountain road coast hex 5C:1010:
- Ger 5-8* Mtn XX 3, never moved
- Ger LW 0-8 Lt AA II II/33, never moved
- 2 Ger mine points sown off-shore “at sea.”
Combat Phase
In the combat phase the Nor C.V A type air unit based at the Trondheim reference city airbase at 5C:2432 flies the DAS mission over the Nor 4-6 Mtn XX 5 at woods rail junction hex 10B:2502.
Afterwards, the two Axis ground unit stacks at forest rail hexes 10B:2601 and 2602 attack the Nor 4-6 Mtn XX at woods rail hex 2502, with the Nor C.V A type air unit flying DAS overhead. But first the Axis flies the three He 111H4 (S code) B type air units to 10B:2502 on the GS air mission. The two He 111H4 air units based at the 3-cap permanent airfield at coast hex 10B:3720 first stage to Oslo, there joining the third He 111H4 air unit based at the Oslo hex, from where the three LW B type air units fly to the target hex.
The Axis player attacks at 4 to 1 -1 (for the woods hex) and rolls a 3, which modifies to a 2: HX. The Nor 4-6 Mtn XX 5 is flipped to its 1-6 Mtn Cadre and retreats to woods coast hex 10B:2402. The Allies need to retreat here in order to prevent the Ger 1-10 Mot MG II 13 ground unit from moving into rough terrain narrow straits coast hex 10B:2302 in the exploitation phase, thereby pinching off the “open sea” access for Allied naval units to and from the Trondheim major port. For the HX the Axis player eliminates the attacking wint 2-6 Inf III F, at forest woods hex 2603. After combat the Axis player moves the two 3-6 Mtn IIIs A and the A Mtn XX HQ unit into woods rail junction hex 2402. The Nor C.V A type air unit returns to base at Trondheim and the three LW He 111H4 B type air units return to base at Oslo.
Next, the Axis attacks the Nor 1-6 Inf III1/3Tm at the Huftar island hex 10B:3118 with the Ger 3-10 Mot Inf X 11 and the Ger 2-1-10 Pz II 40 at the adjacent double islet hex of Tysnes and Stord, at 10B: 3217. These two Ger c/m units are stacked with the 6-6 Inf XX 214, but the inf XX doesn’t participate in the attack. I’m not sure in this case if the inf XX gives support to the attacking unsupported mot units; I believe it does without affecting the AECA. If it does affect th AECA then the Axis player doesn’t want its support and will rely solely on the GS to jack up the attack odds. In any event, the LW Ju 87R based at the 3-cap permanent airfield at 10B:3720 flies the GS air mission to the isle of Huftar target hex, upping the attack odds to at least a 9 to 1 +3 (for the AECA modifier). The Nor inf III is eliminated, and after combat the Ger mot inf X and the pz II advance across the narrow straits hexside onto the isle of Huftar. The Ju 87R returns to base at the 3-cap permanent airfield on the SW Norwegian coastline, adjacent to Stavanger.
Exploitation Phase
In the naval movement sub-phase the CA TF A. Hipper and the CL TF Cruiser-1, now having replenished their fuel during the current player turn, voyage to the reference city/standard port of Stavanger on the SW Norwegian coastline. They roll no contacts on the DZC.
The LW 1-10 Mot Inf GG moves from 10B:3106 westwards down the transportation line to Frode, at point city/minor port mountain coast road terminus hex 10B:2613.
The 1-10 Mot MG II 13 at mountain road hex 2603 moves two transportation line hexes to woods rail junction hex 10B:2502, stacking there with the three A Mtn XX breakdowns. At the end of the exploitation phase these three mountain XX breakdowns assemble into the 7-8 Mtn XX 2.
The He 111H1 NB type air unit based at the Oslo airbase flies a night strat bombing rail marshaling yard air mission against the Trondheim reference city/major port clear terrain coast rail hex. The Allied player rolls a 7 on the “3” column of the Antiaircraft Fire Table, with a +2 modifier: a miss. But the Axis player rolls a 4 on the “5” column of the Bombing Table, with a -1 modifier: also a miss. The frustrated He 111H1 night bomber air unit returns to base at Oslo.
Near the end of the Exploitation Phase the Axis player sends the second Me 109E F type air unit on the air transfer mission to the Stavanger reference city airbase, now with a base cap of 2 with the added 1-cap temporary airfield marker. There it stacks together with the other currently available Me 109E air unit. Then he air transfers the Me 110C1 HF type and the He 115E (F code) B type air units to the 3-cap permanent airfield at coast hex 10B:3720, just south of Stavanger, stacking them with the inoperative Ju 87R D type air unit.
For those who may wish to know, here is a virtually complete listing of both sides’ forces in play in the Scenario at the end of the Jun I 40 Axis turn:
Narvik, at reference city/major port mountain coast rail terminus hex 5C:1010:
- Ger 5-8* Mtn XX 3
- Ger LW 0-8 Lt AA II II/33 (AA=1)
Mountain road hex 5C:0910 (next to Narvik): Nor 2-3-6* Mtn X 6
Harstad, at point city/minor port wooded rough narrow straits coast road hex 5C:0712:
- Nor 1-4 Const X 1L
- Two Fr 2-8 Mtn III 5CA and 27CA
- Fr Mtn Art II 2CA
- Br 0-5 Lt AA II 56 (AA=1)
Bodo, point city/minor port rough terrain rail terminus hex 5C:1217:
- Nor 2-3-6* Ski X 7
- Br LC-1 naval unit (AA=1)
- 1 Br mine point sown off-shore “at sea”
Trondheim, at reference city/major port coast rail hex 5C:2432:
- Norwegian government marker
- Nor 1st Inf XX HQ unit
- Nor 1-4 Const X 2L
- Pol 3-2-6 Inf X CN
- Fr 2-1-6 Inf III 13LE
- Fr 0-6 AT II 14
- Br 0-1-5 Lt AA II 51 (AA=2)
- Br 0-5 Lt AA II 55 (AA=1)
- Nor C.V A type air unit
Woods coast narrow straits rail hex 5C:2433:
- Br 2-6 Inf X 15
- Br 1-8 Mtn Art II 51
Note: the bridge has been demolished crossing the 2432/2433 hexside
Rough terrain narrow straits coast hex 10B:2302: Nor intrinsic CD w/ a strength of 2
Rough terrain narrow straits hex 5C:2233: Nor intrinsic CD w/ a strength of 1
Woods coast hex 10B:2402: Nor 1-6* Mtn Cadre 5
Kristansund, at point city/standard port double Norwegian islet hex 10B:2206: two Br 2-6 Inf Xs 146 and 148
Woods rail junction hex 10B:2502:
- Ger 7-8 Mtn XX 2
- Ger 1-10 Mot MG II 13
Forest rail hex 10B:2602: Ger wint 6-6 Inf XX 196
Mountain rail hex 10B:2603:
- Ger wint 2-6 III F
- rail hit marker
Mountain rail/road junction hex 10B:2704:
- Ger 1-8 Art X 109
- rail hit marker
Frode, at point city/minor port mountain coast road terminus hex at 10B:2613: Ger LW 1-10 Mot Inf II GG
Forest rail hex 10B3308: Ger wint 1-6 Inf III F
Mountain rail hex 10B:3014 (2 hexes east of Bergen): Ger wint 6-6 Inf XX 163
Isle of Huftar at hex 10B:3118:
- Ger 3-10 Mot Inf X 11
- Ger 2-1-10 Pz II 40
Tysnes and Strod double islet hex at 10B:3218: Ger 6-6 Inf XX 214
Note: The Norwegian coastal island hexes of Bolmo (10B;3318) and Karm (10B:3419) are Axis controlled.
Haugesund, at point city/standard port clear terrain coast road terminus hex 10B:3319:
- Ger LW 1-10 Mot Hv AA II I/32 (AA=2)
- 1 Ger mine point sown off-shore “at sea”
Stavanger, at reference city/standard port clear terrain rail terminus hex 10B:3619:
- Ger 0-1-5 Const III 6
- Ger 1-6 Inf III C
- Ger LW 1-10 Mot Hv AA II I/611 (AA=2)
- two Ger Me 109E F type air units
- Ger CA TF A. Hipper
- Ger CL TF Cruiser-1
- 1-cap temporary airfield marker
Clear terrain coast rail hex 10B:3720 w/ a 3-cap permanent airfield (adjacent to Stavanger):
- Ger C Inf XX HQ unit
- Ger Me 110C1 HF type air unit
- Ger Ju 87R D type air unit
- Ger He 115B (SF code) B type air unit
Egersund, at point city/minor port rough terrain coast rail hex 10B:4019: 1 Ger mine point sown off-shore “at sea”
Bergen, at dot city/major port rough terrain coast rail terminus hex at 10B:3016:
- Nor 2nd Inf XX HQ unit
- Nor 1-6 Eng III 1
- Br 3-6 Inf X 24G
- Br 0-1-5 Lt AA II 82 (AA=2)
- Fr pos flk unit (AA=1)
- Nor intrinsic CD w/ a strength of 3
Forest rail hex 10B:3015 (one hex east of Bergen): Nor 2-3-6* Mtn X 3
Mountain coast hex 10B:3116: Nor 2-3-6* Mtn x 4
Clear terrain coast hex 10B:3117: nNor 1-6 Inf III 4/9Hl
Isle of Sorta hex 10B:3017: Nor 1-6 Inf III 2/6Vl
Ask and Holsn double islets hex 10B:2917: Nor 0-1-8 Cav II 1Ak
Clear terrain narrow straits coast hex 10B:2816: Nor 0-1-8 Cav II 2 Op
Clear Terrain coast hex 10B:2815: Br 0-6 Marine Cmdo II IC
Oslo, at partial city/major port coast rail hex 10B:4007:
- two Ger 2-6 Inf IIIs C
- 1 resource point
- Ger He 111H1 NB type air unit
- three Ger He 111H4 (S code) B type air units
- one airbase hit marker
Woods rail junction hex 10B:4006 (east of Oslo): Ger wint F Inf XX HQ unit.
Northern Germany holding box:
- two Ger DD TF Flotillas-1 and -2
- Ger B TF Schlesien.
German replacement pool:
- Ger wint 2-6 Inf III F
- two Ger BC TFs Gneiseneau and Schrnhrst
- Ger CA TF Blucher
- BP TF Lutzow.
Additional hit/demolition markers on the Scenario maps in Norway:
- Forest rail hex 10B:2901: rail hit marker
- Forest rail hex 10B:3405: rail hit marker
- Woods rail junction hex 10B:3603: rail hit marker
- River rail bridge hexside at 10B:4005/4006: demolished bridge marker
- River rail bridge hexside at 10B:4008/4009: demolished bridge marker
- River rail bridge hexside at 10B:3809/3910: demolished bridge marker.
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