Plastic Infantry in Peril*
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Date: September 12, 1989*
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Battle Location: Lapptraesket, Sweden*
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Battle Type: Sweden delay vs USSR advance*
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Description WWIII has begun in Europe.*
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Soviet forces have bulled their way across northern Finland and into Norrbotten, Sweden. The main Swedish forces facing the Soviets are the troops of the Arctic Brigades. Smaller in size than the regular infantry, the arctic units are designed to operate in the north of Sweden characterized by large wooded areas with few roads, partly mountainous and with a multitude of streams, rivers and lakes.*
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Equipped with a large number of all terrain vehicles the arctic units have a high degree of mobility off-road, but the transport is not armoured. This is their major weakness. Sometimes jokingly referred as "the plastic infantry" by their better protected brethren of the mech and armoured corps - the preferred way of fighting includes capturing undefended terrain and from there combating the enemy, if possible as a series of ambushes.*
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Now, the reinforced third battalion of the 19th Arctic Brigade has been ordered to protect the flank of the brigade by holding the area around the small Lapptraesk village. Because the weather is poor brigade HQ decides on a gamble and orders the third battalion to redeploy to Lapptraesk in daylight. Before the companies are in place, scouts of the brigade recce company report hearing noise of enemy armour. The race is on - the Swedes must quickly find good fighting positions from where they can engage the advancing Soviets. The question is; just how much time do they have? *
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Notes: If played against the AI the human player should take the Swedish side.*
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Sources: Fictional scenario*
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Design by: Ulf Lundstrom.**


