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Kaukopartiojoukot 1942-1944FINNISH LONG-RANGE RECONNAISSANCE TROOPS

When the Soviets invaded Finland during the Winter Waro 1939, the intelligence department o the Finnish militaryrecognised the need or specialized long-range reconnais-sance patrols to raid and gather intelligence deep behindSoviet lines. Te rst units were ormed and trained insecrecy, initially including three guerrilla detachments, calledHiihtosissit, or skiing guerrillas. However, the troops did notsee much action beore the Winter War ended in 1941.

KAuKOPARTIOjOuKOT 1941 - 1943During the uneasy ollowing the Winter War, the Finnssecretly continued to train and expanded their guerrilla

orce. A new type o patrol, called a Kaukopartiojoukot, orlong-range scout patrol, was ormed to conduct long-rangereconnaissance and guerrilla strikes ar behind the enemylines.

Te troops consisted o physically and mentally t volun-teers, mostly young athletes such as skiers and runners. Temissions that the patrol would undertake required calmnerves under extreme pressure and conditions. Tese skillsmade it easier or patrols to evade Soviet and NKVD (SovietMinistry o the Interior Aairs) troops.

Company-sized patrols would enter into the Soviet Unionthrough the loose Karellian ront lines on oot or by skiing.Once inside enemy lines they would establish a base o opera-tions, leaving a small unit to guard the HQ and the patrolsradio. Meanwhile, the company would break up into platoons

or squads to conduct their mission. Tese small patrols weretypically only about a platoon o troops (30-50 soldiers).

Only a ew company- and battalion-sized patrols weredeployed. Tese were ormed to conduct certain high proleoperations, such as striking well-guarded supply centres,cutting the Murmansk railway or disabling the Stalin Canal.Te patrol was occasionally reinorced or these missions

with guerrilla, Jkri(light inantry), and engineer troopsrom the regular army.

A Kaukopartiojoukot predominantly conducted reconnais-sance missions, however they were also authorised to launchraids on the enemy. ypical raids targeted small convoys,Soviet ocers, supply trains, and airelds. Tey also placedmines on important roads and railways and tapped into theSoviet communication lines to gather intelligence, whichthey immediately radioed back to HQ or analysis.

Te Soviet guard units pursued the patrols as best they could.Sometimes they would catch up with the Finnish raiders, butmore oten than not the sly Kaukopartiojoukot managed toslip away to saety thanks to superior training and a remark-able radio network. Te patrol oten knew more about theSoviets than the Soviets knew o themselves!

OTHERLONG-RANGE PATROL uNITSOther units, such as the Sissi (guerrilla) and Jkri(light inantry) conducted similar operations as theKaukopartiojoukot, but otherwise had little in common with


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the long-range patrols. Tese units operated much closer tothe enemy lines and were under the command o the localarmy corps, division or regiment. Tey undertook more tra-ditional scouting and patrolling missions.

THE KAuKOPARTIOjOuKOT BATTALION

In July 1943 all o the various Kaukopartiojoukot patrolswere grouped together into Erillinen Pataljoona 4(SeparateBattalion 4). Te ull strength o the battalion was 678 menand 76 women. Tere was even an Estonian volunteer patrol

within Separate Battalion 4 that conducted missions in theirSoviet-controlled homeland.

In 1943, the battalion sent over 50 patrols behind the lines.Te missions were doubled in 1944. Te battalion sueredminimal casualties thanks to ecient radios and the intel-ligence gathered was very important and critical to Finnishmilitary, especially in the summer 1944 during the Sovietoensive.

Ater the Continuation War, Separate Battalion 4 wasdeployed against the Germans in the Lapland War beore it

was nally disbanded in November 1944.

A KAuKOPARTIOjOuKOT COmPANyOn paper the typical Kaukopartiojoukot Company at ullstrength consisted o 156 men and 15 women, but in realitythe companies never had enough personnel.

Te company was organized with three Kivrijoukkue(rife)platoons each with our Kivriryhm (rife squads) or a

total o 35 troops.

Each company also had aRadioasema(radio station) platoonwith 11 soldiers detached rom the Radioasemacompany. Tesewere in constant contact with the battalion headquarters.

Finally, each company had aHuoltojoukkue(supply) platoonwhich handled the companys logistical needs. Te 33 troops othe platoon were also expected to ght should they be needed.

SPECIAL EquIPmENTTe Kaukopartiojoukot had access to some truly innovativetechnology to help them conduct their operations. For

example, they used a chemical liquid that conused dogssense o smell so they could evade Soviet patrols. Specialsnow track mines were used to deploy small mineelds as

well as improvised explosives. Tey also acquired a number


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A KAuKopArtiojouKot in FlAmes oF WAr

A Kaukopartiojoukot is elded in Flames O War as araiding orce, similar to the SAS and LRDG orces oundin Burning Empires. Te ollowing intelligence brieng willallow players to conduct all o the raid missions ound inthat publication as well as the ones ound on our website:www.FlamesOWar.com.

A Kaukopartiojoukot uses standard Finnish models. Teyought all year around and thus any o your existing Finnishmodels will work perectly. You can also use Soviet gures as

well or those troops you equip with Soviet Uniorms.

ypically, a Kaukopartiojoukotwould ace Soviet securitytroops which diered little rom the standard Strelkovybattalions used by the Soviet Union. Tey also saw action

against the Germans during the Lapland War, making themvalid opponents as well. O course, you can play against anyarmy you like!

Tis brieng can be used in Mid or Late war games, as theequipment and rating o the troops did not change betweenthe eras.

Fielding aKaukopartiojoukot is a perect way to emulate the

daring raids and missions undertaken by these elite troops.Te raids were small, usually consisting o a single platoon

with some support. Tere were also larger missions you canrecreate such as cutting the Murmansk railway. Either way,this brieng gives you everything you need to get out thereand wreak havoc on the Soviet rear areas!

o German smokeless petrol cookers in late 1943 whichhelped keep their camp concealed rom the Soviets.

Perhaps the most valuable piece o equipment in the patrolwas the small lightweight guerrilla telegraph radio called aKyynel, (literally translated as tear owing to its shape) anda simple radio receiver called a p, or stump. Tese in-novative radios kept the patrols in constant contact with HQand gave Finnish intelligence critical inormation in near

real-time.

RAdIOSANd mESSAGE ENCRyPTINGTe rst Kyynel radios were inspired by a German radiodesign which weighed 33 pounds (15kg). Other contempo-rary oreign designs weighted a lot more, usually between 22to 44 pounds (10 to 20kg).

Te Finnish developed the Model M10 in 1942 which wasully stabilized and weighed only 12 pounds (5.6 kg) withbatteries. Tis ingenious Finnish guerrilla radio was the mostadvanced one o its kind in the world.

Te radio would transmit at a requency o 3500 - 5000 kHzand had sending power o up to 0.5 Watts, depending onthe power o batteries. Tis gave the radio a range o up to435 miles (700km) in good weather.

Patrols sent encrypted messages using a simple but eectivecode pattern created exclusively or each patrol, which madeit impossible to solve without a key.

Finnish Radio Intelligence had also decrypted many Sovietcodes, which gave Kaukopartiojoukot patrols plenty o

warning should there be any possible danger in the area.

uNIFORmSANd ARmAmENT

Te patrols wore standard Finnish military uniorms.Sometimes they would use a combination o Finnish andcaptured Soviet uniorms so as to conuse enemy patrols ispotted ar away.

While ocially called rife platoons, each patrol was prima-rily armed with the highly accurate and reliable 9mm M/31SuomiSubmachine-gun. However, at least one man in the

patrol carried a rife or long-range shooting.


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CAPTuREd uNIFORmSSome patrols captured Soviet uniorms to conuse theRussian troops as to their identity, oten allowing patrols toslide by the enemy undetected.

A platoon entirely equipped with Captured Uniorms must beidentied beore the enemy can shoot at it or assault it.Tese units start the game unidentied.

I a platoon equipped with Captured Uniorms shoots orlaunches an assault, they are immediately identied by allenemy platoons.

In order to identiy a platoon equipped with CapturedUniorms, an enemy platoon must attempt to shoot at it orselect it as the target or an artillery bombardment. Beorerolling to hit with the shooting platoon, roll a Skill est orthe platoon.

I they pass the Skill est, they identiy the Finnish platoonand shoot at it as normal. Te Finnish unit is now identi-ed to all enemy platoons.

I they ail, they do not identiy the unit, but may shoot atother Finnish units instead.

Aircrat cannot choose an unidentied team as the targeto an air strike.

Enemy reconnaissance teams automatically identiy aplatoon equipped with Captured Uniorms i they arewithin 8/20cm when they attempt to shoot at them.

SELF SuFFICIENT

While conducting a mission, ranks were not as important inKaukopartiojoukot. Teir training emphasised this sel-su-ciency in the eld.

Finnish Platoons use the German Mission actics specialrule (see page 242 o the rulebook).

Finnish speciAl rules

BITTER, BuT CAuTIOuS ENEmIESAKaukopartiojoukotpatrol could not aord to become em-broiled in a erce ght, no matter how much they hatedtheir enemy. As a result, the patrols orders usually restrictedthem rom engaging in a pitched battle.

Unlike other Finnish orces, a Kaukopartiojoukot Patroldoes not gain the British Bulldog special rule when ghtingagainst a Soviet orce.

HuNTERSA patrols members were skilled athletes and trained to pushthemselves physically under dicult circumstances. Tey canquickly move through dicult terrain with ease, whether onskis or on oot.

Finnish Inantry teams may move At the Double throughDicult Going.

ATHLETES & BOxERSAKaukopartiojoukotconsisted o skilled athletes and worldamous boxers. Tey were able to push themselves waybeyond the normal limits o human endurance.

Combat and Weapons Platoons rom a KaukopartiojoukotPatrol are Mountaineers (see page 61 o the rulebook) anduse the American ruscott rot special rule (see page 239 o

the rulebook).


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You must eld one platoon from each box shaded black and may eld one platoon from each boxshaded grey.

combAtplAtoons

(INFANTRyCOmPANy)

Kaukopartiojoukot HQ

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Kivrijoukkue Platoon

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WeAponsplAtoons

Radioasema Platoon

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Huoltojoukkue Platoon

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FLyINGdETACHmENT4

During theGerman invasion oNorway inJun

e 1940, a

reugee Norwegian pilotfewhisHeinkelHe115se

aplaneto

Finland.TeFinnishAirForcecommandeered th

eaircrat

andrepainteditintheirnationalcolours.Laterin1

943,two

moreHe 115 seaplaneswere loaned romGerm

any.Tey

retainedtheyreoldGermanmarkings.Teplanew

asmuch

moreadvancedthananythingtheycurrentlyhadanditwas

perectlysuitedorlong-rangetransportduties.

TeFinnishAirForceestablishedLentolaivue15(

Flying

Squadron15) in1941,a squadronspecicallydes

igned

tolendaerialassistanceortheinsertion,supply,

rescue,

and extraction o the Kaukopartiojoukot patrols

.Tis

greatlyincreasedtherangeothepatrols,allowing

them

to operatewellwithin Soviet territory.Teywer

e also

abletoremainsuppliedsolongastheystayednea

rone

othehundredsolakesintheregion.

In mid-1942, Lentorykmentti 4, Flying Regimen

t 4,

took over and a specialKaukopartiojou

kot patrolwas

attachedtotheunit,ormingFlyingDetachment4

In May 1944 the unitwas subordinated direct

ly under

SeparateBattalion4.Itsstrengthwasabout55me

n.

Tedetachmentwouldfydeep behindenemyline

sandland

in oneo themany lakes innothernRussia to d

eploy the

patrol.TeKaukopartiojoukotwouldthenextablis

hitsbase

nearthelakeandbeginconductingtheiroperation

.

Whenthemissionwasnishedorcompromised,th

edetach-

mentsaircratwereradioedtome

etthepatroltoevacuate.

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Jkri Platoon

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Pioneeri Platoon

Booby Traps

FortiFicAtions

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Luutnantti

Luutnantti

HQ Section

Command

SMG team

Kersantti

SMG team

SMG team

KivriryhmSQuad

Kersantti

SMG team

SMG team

KivriryhmSQuad

Kersantti

SMG team

SMG team

KivriryhmSQuad

Kersantti

SMG team

SMG team

KivriryhmSQuad

HEAdquARTERSCompany HQ 65 points

OPTIONEquip both Command SMG teams with CapturedUniorms or + 20 points.

Add up three Sniper teams or +50 points per team.

heAdquArters

KAuKOPARTIOjOuKOT Hq

mOTIvATIONANdSKILLA Kaukopartiojoukot consists o skilled athletes and excellent soldiers. Tey wereexpected to carry out dicult missions over very long periods o time. I captured,they certainly aced execution by their Soviet captors. As such, a Kaukopartiojoukotis rated Fearless Veteran.

Kaukopartiojoukot HQ

Kapteeni

Kaptenni

Company HQ

Company CommandSMG team

2iC CommandSMG team

PLATOON

HQ Section with4 Kivriryhma Squads 295 points3 Kivriryhma Squads 230 points2 Kivriryhma Squads 165 points1 Kivriryhma Squad 100 points

OPTIONSReplace the Command SMG team with a CommandSnow Track Mine SMG team or +5 points.

Replace up to one SMG team per squad with a Rifeteam or -10 points per team.

Equip all teams with Captured Uniorms or+10 points per team.

KIvRIjOuKKuE PLATOON

combAt plAtoons

Kivrijoukkue(rife) platoons usually engaged in reconnais-sance operations but also conducted lots o small and largescale sabotage missions behind enemy lines.

Tese missions included surprise attacks against militarysupply convoys or Soviet sta personnel, sabotaging miningacilities, and cutting roads and railways. Tey also tappedinto Soviet communications to learn enemy secrets and cutvital telephone lines.

Kaukopartiojoukot patrols were well equipped with uniqueinventions or their operations, including lightweight snowtracked mines, a specially designed telegraph radio called aKyynel, (literally, tear), and most interestingly, a chemicalliquid that conused a dogs sense o smell to evade Sovietpatrols.

Te platoon carried the reliable 9mm M/31 Suomi SMGthough a ew troops carried some rifes or long range work.

Patrols oten equipped themselves with captured Sovietuniorms to disguise their identity at long ranges, addingto the diculty or the Soviets to track patrols across theKarelian Peninsula.

A Kivrijoukkue Platoon is a Reconnaissance Platoon.

Te teams o a Kaukopartiojoukot HQ are Recce teams.

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Radioasema Platoon

Luutnantti

Luutnantti

HQ Section

Command

Rifle team

Kersantti

Rifle team

RadioasemaSQuad

Kersantti

Rifle team

RadioasemaSQuad

PLATOON

HQ Section with

2 Radioasema Squads 80 points

OPTIONEquip all Rife teams with Captured Uniorms or+10 points per team.

RAdIOASEmA PLATOON

WeApons plAtoons

Radioasema (radio station) platoons were equipped withthe ingenious lightweight telegraph radio called a Kyynel(literally translated as a tear, owing to its shape). By 1942,Finnish engineers had reduced the weight o the radio romthe already light 33 pound (15kg) radio to an impressive12 pounds (5.6kg). Te radio operated at 3500-5000 kHz

with sending power o up to 0.5 watts, giving it a range oup to 435 miles (700km) in good weather.

A Radioasema Platoon is a Reconnaissance Platoon.

rAdioAsemA plAtoon speciAl rules

AdvANCE WARNINGTe radio platoon would be deployed orward o the patrolas a scouting party. Tey would warn the patrol o possibledanger, should a strong Soviet orce appear.

When an enemy platoon arrives on the table rom Reservewithin Line o Sight o any team in the RadioasemaPlatoon, the platoon may attempt to warn the nearestKivrijoukkue Platoon to the enemy platoon. Roll a SkillCheck or the Radiosema Platoon:

I successul, the Radioasema Platoon warns aKivrijoukkue Platoon which may immediatelyDisengage.

Otherwise, the warning goes unheeded and theKivrijoukkue Platoon remains where it is.

LAHTI LONG-WAvE RAdIO STATIONTe Lahti Long-wave Radio Station coordinated the patrolmissions and sent out messages with double meanings deepinto Soviet territory. Oten, these messages instructed patrolsto break o and return home. Te patrol would instantlyscatter into the terrain and reorm back at HQ.

While your Kaukopartiojoukot Patrol is the Attacker ina mission with the Raid special rule, you may attempt torequest orders to return to base.

At the beginning o your turn, ater any required CompanyMorale Checks are made, you may roll a die or yourRadiosema Platoon:

On a result o 5+ your orce is ordered to withdrawusing the rules below.

Otherwise, the orce does not receive orders to withdrawand game continues.

Ordered to Withdraw:All Finnish Platoons that are not

within 16/40cm o an enemy team are withdrawn romthe table and count as having Escaped.

All Finnish Platoons that are within 16/40cm o an enemyteam must roll a die beore removing any teams:

On a result o 5+ the Platoon successully withdrawsand counts as having Escaped.

Otherwise, they are still withdrawn, but are caught bythe enemy and are counted as Destroyed.

Once all Finnish platoons have been removed rom the table,the mission immediately ends and players determine their

Victory Points and who wins as dened by the mission.

AHEAdOFTHE PARTyTe Radioasema Platoon would operate ahead o the mainparty to assess the situation and guide the patrol away romdanger.

When making a Reconnaissance Deployment, theRadioasema Platoon may move up to twice its normal

movement.


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Huoltojoukkue Platoon

Luutnantti

Luutnantti

LkintryhmSQuad

Kersantti

KuljetusryhmRifle team

KuljetusryhmSQuad

LkintryhmRifle team

KuljetusryhmRifle team

LkintryhmRifle team

Fortification

Booby Traps

Booby Traps

Fortification

Booby Trap

Booby Trap

Booby Trap

Booby Trap

Booby Trap

Booby Trap

Booby Trap

Booby Trap

PLATOON

Lkintryhm Squad with1 Kuljetusryhm Squad 50 points

OPTIONSAdd an additional Lkintryhm Rife team or

+25 points.

Add an additional Kuljetusryhm Rife team or+25 points.

Equip all Rife teams with Captured Uniorms or+10 points per team.

HuOLTOjOuKKuE PLATOON

Te Huoltojoukkue (maintenance) platoon provided thepatrol with logistical and medical support. However, it wasnecessary or the whole platoon to be prepared to ght andassist the patrol should they be needed.

eams rom a Huoltojoukkue Platoon are Recce teams.

huoltojouKKue plAtoon speciAl rules

LKINTRyHm SquAdLkintryhm, or medical, squads accompanied the patrolsto attend to the wounded. Tey oered battleeld medicineas best they could in harsh climates. Tey were expected tobe able to deend themselves and were thereore given rifesto deend themselves.

Once per turn, a Lkintryhm Rife team may attemptto save a team rom the same Kivrijoukkue Platoon.

I an Inantry team within 6/15cm o the Lkintryhm

Rife team ails a Save, roll a die:

I the result is 5+, the Lkintryhm Rife teammanages to save the team and it continues to ght onunharmed.

Otherwise, the soldiers are too badly wounded and theteam is Destroyed as normal.

A Huoltojoukkue Platoon must make Combat Attachmentsto Kivrijoukkue Platoons with all o its teams.

KuLjETuSRyHm SquAdTe Kuljetusryhm, or transportation group, was responsibleor the Kaukopartiojoukot movement. Tey provided thepatrol with transport logistics including vehicle procurementand advanced deployment tactics.

A Kivrijoukkue Platoon with a Kuljetusryhm Rifeteam attached uses the German Stormtroopers special rule

ound on page 241 o the rulebook.

FortiFicAtions

Booby raps are Area Deences, see page 262 o therulebook.

FORTIFICATION

8 Booby Traps 80 po in ts7 Booby Traps 70 po in ts6 Booby Traps 60 po in ts5 Booby Traps 50 po in ts4 Booby Traps 40 po in ts3 Booby Traps 30 po in ts2 Booby Traps 20 po in ts

BOOByTRAPS


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Jkri Platoon

Luutnantti

Luutnantti

HQ Section

Command

SMG team

Kersantti

Jkri Squad

Rifle team

Rifle team

Kersantti

Jkri Squad

Rifle team

Rifle team

Kersantti

Jkri Squad

Rifle team

Rifle team

Kersantti

Jkri Squad

Rifle team

Rifle team

support plAtoons

PLATOON

HQ Section with

4 Jkri Squads 175 points3 Jkri Squads 135 points2 Jkri Squads 100 points

OPTIONSReplace the Command SMG team with a CommandClose-deence SMG team or +5 points.

Replace the Command SMG team with a CommandPanzeraust SMG team or +10 points.

Replace all Rife teams with SMG teams or +15 pointsper Jkri Squad.

Upgrade the platoon to a Reconnaissance Platoon

or +60 points or the platoon.

jKRI PLATOON

For high prole targets a Kaukopartiojoukot patrol wouldreceive support rom the Jkri (pronounced yay-kar-ree,

which means hunter as well as scout). TeJkriwould assistthe patrol, providing extra manpower and re support.

PLATOON

HQ Section with4 Pioneeri Squads 240 points3 Pioneeri Squads 185 points2 Pioneeri Squads 130 points

OPTIONSReplace the Command Pioneer Rife team with aCommand Pioneer SMG team or +5 points.

Replace all Pioneer Rife teams with Pioneer SMGteams or +10 points per Pioneeri Squad.

PIONEERI PLATOON

For missions, such as cutting the Murmansk railroad, a

Kaukopartiojoukot patrol would be reinorced by a platoono pioneers especially trained and equipped or light patrol

work. Te Pioneeri, or pioneer,carried satchel charges andother engineering equipment that the Kaukopartiojoukot

would require to demolish major targets within the SovietUnion, such as hydroelectric dam locks, major railways andammunition and supply hubs.

Pioneeri Platoon

Luutnantti

Luutnantti

HQ Section

Command

Pioneer Rifle team

Kersantti

Pioneeri Squad

Pioneer Rifle team

Pioneer Rifle team

Kersantti

Pioneeri Squad

Pioneer Rifle team

Pioneer Rifle team

Kersantti

Pioneeri Squad

Pioneer Rifle team

Pioneer Rifle team

Kersantti

Pioneeri Squad

Pioneer Rifle team

Pioneer Rifle team


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Team Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes

Rife team 16/40cm 1 2 6

SMG team 4/10cm 3 1 6 Full ROF when moving.

AddITIONAL TRAININGANd EquIPmENT

Panzeraust 4/10cm 1 12 5+ Tank Assault 6, Cannot shoot in the Shooting Step i moved in the

Movement Step.Close-deence and Pioneer teams are rated as Tank Assault 4. Teams equipped with Snow-tracked Mines are Tank Assault 4.

ArsenAl

modelling A KAuKopArtiojouKot

Like many raiding orces, a Kaukopartiojoukot oers a loto opportunity or interesting modelling challenges. Forstarters, your small orce gives you the excuse to spend a littlemore time on them than you would with normal orces. Tis

allows you to add a bit o variety and un to your elite orce.

Te Kaukopartiojoukot uses Captured Uniorms, much likethe German Brandenburgers. Tis means that you eectivelyhave two ranges o gures to choose rom when building yourorce: Finnish and Soviet (and even some German). For myorce Ive gone with a Late-war patrol to use the interestingbattleworn gure ranges (SU802 Battle Hardened StrelkovyPlatoon). Te battleworn look adds to the rugged sel-su-cient Finnish ethos that surrounds the Kaukopartiojoukot.

Te Huoltojoukkue (maintenance) Platoon is a great oppor-tunity in and o itsel. For me it was important to be able toidentiy the teams in this platoon or when they get attachedout to the Combat Platoons.

Using a ew Soviet and Finnish gures and some Germancasualties (GE822 German Casualties), I was able to puttogether a pair o medical teams or my LkintryhmSquad. I then pooled all o my troops waving hands and en-couraging men orward onto two bases or my KuljetusryhmSquad. Tese two points will make it easy or me to spot thespecial teams once they have been attached out.

In the end, its your orce, so have un with painting andmodelling beore rushing your troops into battle!

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