Historical Coop Battle of Ihantala

DATE: 26/04/2020

TIME (GMT): 19:00

ERA: WW2

MAP(S): Ihantala Summer

TYPE: COOP

GAME: Arma 3

EVENT: Official

AUTHOR(S): Aris for BiA Community

SLOTS: 43 / 60

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RATING: (16)

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ww2dbaseOn 2 Jul, Soviet 63rd Division and the 30th Armored Brigade received an order to attack Ihantala on the next day. This message of intercepted by the Finns, allowing the Finns and the Germans to stage an aerial attack at 0358, two minutes before the planned attack, and the 40 Finnish and 40 German bombers defeated the momentum of the Soviet attack before it was ever gained; 4,000 artillery shells from 250 guns were also fired in support.

 

This concentrated pre-emptive strike delayed the Soviet attack until 0600; the attacking Soviet troops, supported by 200 aircraft, briefly disrupted Finnish lines. For the next several days, Soviet troops continuously tested Finnish defenses, but each time they were thrown back from concentrated and effective Finnish artillery bombardment.

 

By 9 Jul, pressing needs in the campaign in Estonia led to Soviet troops being withdrawn from Tali-Ihantala, thus effectively ending the fighting from this region.

 

Heroic Finnish troops with German allies will try to stop the Soviet attack and if they have the opportunity they will counterattack to push the red army back.