"The Frozen North: WW2 in the Arctic" Topic
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| Tango01 | 06 Mar 2020 3:26 p.m. PST |
"On June 22nd, 1941, Germany launched a massive attack on the Soviet Union in what was to become known as Operation Barbarossa. Three German army groups overwhelmed the Soviet frontline forces along a front stretching from the Baltic to the Black Sea. However, in the far north, a war that has largely been forgotten in the stories about Operation Barbarossa, took place. A week after the main German attack in central Europe, the German forces on the Murmansk front, commanded by General Eduard Dietl, entered the Soviet Union and started their push towards Murmansk – the port city that was vital for receiving supplies and equipment from the West. As the Germans discovered that the roads that had been drawn on their maps were mere reindeer trails, and a lunar-like landscape with no vegetation offered little shelter or aid, they began to question their own ability to capture Murmansk. Over 200,000 soldiers would eventually fight in these harsh conditions, and many would die there…"
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Mark 1  | 06 Mar 2020 4:53 p.m. PST |
A little more material, that may help TMPers decide if they want to follow the link … "The Frozen North: WW2 in the Arctic will be a medium complexity wargame, with units being regiments, battalions and companies, representing the forces from Germany, Finland and the Soviet Union that fought on this front from 1941 to 1944. There will be around 200 die-cut counters, representing the military formations, fortifications, markers etc. … "We aim to ship the game in time for Christmas 2020, which we believe is a realistic time frame for devlopment and testing of the game. Although all three designers work on this on a part-time basis, we have dedicated most of our spare time to this project to ensure we can meet this objective. Also we aim to bring in expert help for the design tasks, as we found these to be most time consuming the first time round. The funding from this Kickstarter campaign will primarily be used to enlist the assistance of external help with graphical design of the map and counters, to ensure the quality of the final product." -Mark
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