June 25th, 1944

Tali

June 1944, Karelian Isthmus. The ill-prepared Viipuri-Kuparsaari-Taipale line faces a disaster as the Red Army captures the city of Viipuri on the 20th. Meanwhile the first skirmishes near the village of Tali had begun. On the foggy morning of the 25th, after a massive artillery barrage, the Red Army crushes the Finnish lines around lake Leitimo. The Soviet forces then target the crucial Portinhoikka crossroad, expecting to advance further to Juustila and Ihantala. In response, Major General Lagus sends his Armoured Division to face the Red Army onslaught, with German Luftwaffe detachment Kuhlmey arriving to assist the Finns just in time. The largest battle in the history of the Nordic countries is about to unfold ...

Russia	Finland
Ground Forces
Studebaker T-34 model 1943 T-34-85 KV-1S IS-2 model 1943 ISU-152 BM-13N "Katyusha"	Opel Blitz S 3.6 Captured T-26 model 1933 Captured T-50 (up-armoured) "Pikku-Sotka" Captured T-34 model 1941 "Sotka" Captured T-34-85 "Pitkäputkinen Sotka" Captured KV-1 model 1942 "Klimi" Captured ISU-152 Stu 40 G "Sturmi"
Aircraft
Lavochkin La-5FN Ilyushin Il-2	Messerschmitt BF 109G-2 "Mersu" Junkers Ju 87D-1 "Stuka"
Stationary Weapons
40mm Bofors 45mm Anti-Tank Gun M1937 122mm Howitzer M1938	40 ItK/35 B 45 PstK/37 75 K/40 122 H/38