Swedish Armed Forces

Initial Conditions:

Airfields: Place 1 permanent airfield each at 10A:5002 and Kalmar (13A:1102).

Rail Capacity. 2 REs on the Jul 1 43 turn, 5 REs per turn thereafter.

Air Repair. 1 or 2.

Swedish Army

Place at Visby (1B:0928).
1x 2-8 Inf III 18
1x 1-2-8 Art III 7

Place at Karlstad (10A:4503).
1x 6-6 Inf XX 3
1x 2-8 Inf III 2

Place at hex 10A:4602.
1x 2-3-8 Art III 9

Place at hex 10A:5002.
1x 2-8 mot Hv AA III [AA=4] 1

Place at hex 10A:5003.
1x 2-8 Tank III 3

Place at hex 13A:0201.
1x 2-8 mot Hv AA III [AA=4] 2

Place at Jonkoping (13A:0305).
1x 4-3-8 Art III 6

Place at Nassjo (13A:0504).
1x 2-6 Inf III 12
1x 1-6 Eng II 2

Place at hex 13A:1108.
1x 6-6 Inf XX 1

Place at Ostersund (5B:3025).
1x 6 Inf XX HQ 2
1x 2-6 Inf III 5

Place at Umea (5B:3315).
1x 2-6 Inf III 20
1x 2-1-8 Cav III NL [Norriand]

Place at hex 5B:3321.
1x 1-2-6 Inf III 21

Place at hex 5B:4228.
1x 2-6 Inf III 13
1x 1-8 Ski II SJ [Ski-Jager]

Place at Gavle (5B:4425).
1x 2-6 Inf III 14

Place at Stockholm (5B:5026).
1x 6-6 Inf XX 4
1x 2-3-8 Inf III 1
1x 2-8 Tank III 1
1x 2-8 mot Hv AA III [AA=4] 3

Place either at hex 5B:5027 or 10A:5003.
1x 2-8 Tank III 2

Place at hex 10A:5027.
1x 2-8 Tank III 4

Royal Swedish Air Force

Place at any airbases in Sweden.
1x Ju 86K 2T2 1-1/13
1x CR 42B 3F3 0/8
1x P-35A 3F4 0/17
1x Mixed 2133 2-1/16
2x S-17 2132 2-1/10

Swedish Breakdown Counters
2x 6 Inf XX HO A, B
4x 2-6 Inf III A, A, B, B
4x 1-6 Inf III A, A, B, B

Possible Swedish Breakdowns
6-6 Infantry XX: 2x 2-6 Inf III, 1x 1-6 Inf III
5-6 Infantry XX: 1x 2-6 Inf III, 2x 1-6 Inf III

Reinforcements. Jul I 43

Conditional Air Replacement. Place at any friendly owned airbase in Sweden. This unit is available in any Allied initial phase on or after the turn the first Swedish air unit is eliminated. 1x Re 2000 3F3 0/8 Available for assembly. 3x 6- 6 Inf XX 2, 5, 6

Jul I 143

Place at any cities (excluding point cities) in Sweden south of hex row 3400.
1x 4-6 Inf XX 10
1x 4-3-8 Art III 10
1x 2-8 mot Hv AA III [AA=4] 4
1x 1-8 mot AT II 1
1x 0-1-6 Eng II 4

Place at any city in Sweden north of hex row 3400.
1x 2-8* Ski X 1

Mobilize: 1x Inf III (any) to:
1x 5-6 Inf XX 7

Aug I 43

Place at any city (excluding point cities) in Sweden south of hex row 3400. 1x 4-6 Inf XX 11 Mobilize: 1x Inf III (any) to: 1x 5-6 Inf XX 8

Aug II 43

Place at any city (excluding point cities) in Sweden south of hex row 3400. 1x 4-6 Inf XX 12 Mobilize: 1x Inf III (any) to: 1x 5-6 Inf XX 9

Sep I 43

Place at any cities (excluding point cities) in Sweden south of hex row 3400.
1x 2-3-8 Art III 11
1x 2-8 mot Hv AA III [AA=4] 5
1x 1-8 mot AT II 2
1x 0-1-6 Eng II 5

Place at any city in Sweden north of hex row 3400.
1x 2-8* Ski X 2

Sep II 43

Place at any city (excluding point cities) in Sweden south of hex row 3400.
2x 1-8 mot AT II 3, 4

Place at any city in Sweden north of hex row 3400.
1x 2-8* Ski X 3

Western Allied Intervention Force

British Ground Units

1x 2-5 Para X 4 [Use the 1st Para X]
Note: This is the only effective airborne formation of the 6th Airborne XX; the other two brigades (5th Para and 6th Air Landing) are still in training.

3x 2-8 Inf X 155, 156, 157 [Use any unit IDs]
Note: These are the three brigades of the 52nd (Airportable) Division. They have been in training for mountain warfare since May 1942; treat them as Mountain brigades.

Royal Air Force
2x Bftr 6 6NF5 1/24
1x Well 3 5NB4 1-6/36

U.S. Air Force
4x B-25C 4B5 3-6/24
4x C-47 0T20/34

Procedure

All Western Allied (WA) air units listed above are available for use each turn.

Roll two dice at the start of the Allied initial phase to determine the level of participation of British ground units that turn. This dice roll is made each turn starting with the Jul 1 43 turn. On a roll of 4 or less, one British ground unit is made available for transport to Sweden. The Allied player selects one unit of his choice from the units listed in the order of battle; this unit may be transported by air from the United Kingdom to Sweden on that or any subsequent turn.

Example:

(1) On the Jul I 43 turn, the Allied player rolls a 3 on two dice on his intervention roll. He selects the 155th Inf X as available for transport to Sweden, but decides not to send it at this time. In addition, all air units listed in the order of battle are available for use this (and every) turn.

(2) On the Jul II 43 turn, the Allied player rolls a 7 on his intervention roll. No new ground unit is available for use this turn. However, the 155th Inf X is still available for transport to Sweden and the Allied player decides to do so, using his C-47s. This air transport occurs in the air phase, as normal.

Note: Due to the distance involved, the British ground units must be transported to Sweden via double-range transport missions.

Due to the geographical isolation of Sweden, the Allied High Command has ordered all Allied air units to base off-map in the United Kingdom (west off map 10A) and return to base there at the end of each turn. Allied air units may NOT base in Sweden.

Allied air units flying missions from the United Kingdom enter play on the hexes labelled 'BC" and "HF" and pay a number of movement points equal to the number printed in the hex.

Any WA air units that are aborted or eliminated in air combat are automatically repaired or replaced at the start of each Allied player turn. That is, the Allied player always has the WA air units listed above available for use each turn.

Ultra Scenario

Same as the Objective: Sweden scenario, except:

• The Allied player moves first in this scenario.
• The Allied player has a rail capacity of 5 REs on the Jul I 43 turn.
• British ground units are made available on a roll of 7 or less using two dice (rather than on a roll of 4 or less-see the procedure at left).
• Also see Rule 33A for additional special rules for this scenario.

Operation I Scenario

Same as the Objective: Sweden scenario, except:

British ground units are made available on a roll of 7 or less using two dice (rather than on a roll of 4 or less-see the procedure at left).

Swedish Garrison Requirements

The Allied player must observe and contain German forces in southern Norway not directly represented in the scenario. This is accomplished by garrisoning certain Swedish cities. The cities to be garrisoned and the size of the garrisoning forces are as follows:

Goteborg (13A:0110): 3 REs
Karlstad (10A:4503): 3 REs
Stockholm (5B:6026): 4 REs

These garrisons are checked during each German initial phase beginning with the Jul 11 43 game turn. If any city listed above is both Allied owned and lacks its required garrison when checked, the scenario immediately ends, and the German player is awarded a major victory.

Due to the more secure situation in southern Sweden inherent in this scenario, the Allied High Command will allow a limited number of Western Allied (WA) air units to base in Sweden. After flying an on-map mission from the UK, one WA air unit per game turn may land in Sweden. (Thus there may be a maximum of one WA air unit based in Sweden at the end of the Jul I 43 turn, two WA air units based in Sweden at the end of the Jul II 43 turn, and so on.) While on- map, a WA air unit is subject to the normal rules for air units, including air repair. Aborted WA air units are repaired on a roll of 1 through 4. An eliminated on-map WA air unit is automatically replaced in the next Allied initial phase, appearing in the United Kingdom. To again base in Sweden, it must return to Sweden via the above procedure.

Note that the Allied player never has more WA air units available to him than are listed in the OB above. That is, basing WA air units on-map reduces the number of air units available in the UK. Example: There are two B-25Cs based in Sweden. This means that there will be only two B-25Cs available to fly missions from the UK that turn, even if the B- 25Cs in Sweden are inoperative.

Also see Rule 33B for additional special rules for this scenario.

Operation II Scenario

Same as the Objective: Sweden scenario.

Objective Sweden The Hypothetical Invasion of Sweden by Germany: July 1943

Europa Rules
Allied Order of Battle
German Order of Battle
Designer's Notes