"Crossfire Bonus Selections" Topic

Hi,

I hope someone out there can help me with a couple of questions.

I am new to Crossfire & typical of me I have chosen a relatively obscure army, the Finnish, to fight the Soviets in the Continuation War/Operation Barbarossa.
They have Leg Infantry Battalion stats (although they are noted as 1943-45 so I don't know if they will do for '41) but nothing in the Bonus Selection tables.

I initially thought of just using the Soviet table but, as the Finns are a rare exception in using German Command Control, I wondered whether I should be using the German '39-'42 table for unit availability & Attacker/Defender bonuses?

Also, regarding German supplied equipment, am I right in assuming '41 was too early for them to be using any of this – would they still be using captured Soviet tanks & be limited to AT Rifles rather than Panzerfausts etc?

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Jae

Here is some information on weapons used in the Winter War by the Finnish troops.

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Zaloga and Grandsen in "The Eastern Front…" indicate that the first German AFVs (Stug III) were purchased in 1943, with further purchases in 1944.

30 Stug IIIs in 1943; 29 Stug IIIs, 15 Pz IVs, and 3 T-34s in 1944.

I would use the German table for 39-42. Seems about right given performance and equipment, especially against 1940 Soviets.

Here is a link to the organization of Finnish infantry during the winter war.

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