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

German Order of Battle

by Dean Wood and Rick Gayler


Initial Conditions

Airfields: Place 2 permanent airfields in any clear or rough hexes in Norway, except hexes containing printed airfields. The six printed airfields in hexes 5B:2631, 10A:3116, 10A:3819, 10A:3907, 10A:4008, and 10A:4415 are also permanent airfields.

Rail Capacity. 3 REs per turn. Air Repair. 1, 2, or 3.

Intrinsic Repair Capability. The German player may remove one rail hit or up to two airbase hits per turn. This repair may only occur in friendly owned hexes.

Accumulated Ground Replacements: 4 inf REs

Army of Norway, Operational Reserve Place in hex 513:2630.
1x 12-10 Pz XX 25 (SE)
1x 6-6 Inf XX 181 (FoF)

Place in Norway within 7 hexes of Oslo (10A:4007).
1x 14-10 Pz XX 27 (SE)
1x 7-6 Inf XX 214 (FoF)
1x 6-6 Inf XX 196 (FoF)
1x 5-7-6 Inf XX 269 (SE)

Non-Divisional Units

Select at random any 7 of the units listed below. German non-divisional units are deployed in any hexes in Norway within three hexes of the Swedish border.
1x 3-1-8 Rk-t Art III 55 (SE)
1x 2-10 mot Hv AA III [AA=4] 43 (FitE)
1x 2-6 Eng III 507 (FitE)
1x 1-2-8 Art III 619 (FitE)
1x 4-3-8 Pz II 501 (SE)
2x 4-2-10 Pz II 1/26, 1/29 (SE)
1x 2-1-10 AsIt Gun II 259 (SE)
1x 1-10 mot AT II 661 (SE)
1x 1-10 mot Hv AA II [AA=2] 1/29 (FitE)

Luftwaffe.

Place at any airbases in Norway.
2x Ju 52 1T2 0/20 (BF)

Elements of 7th Parachute Division:
2x 1-5 Para 11 11/2, 111/1 (FoF)

Group One:

Select at random any 3 of the units listed below.
Place at any airbases in Norway. (All SE)
1x FW 190A 1OF8 1/13
3x Me109G 7F6 2/9
1x Me 110E4F4 4-3/12
1x Me 11OG5NF4 0/8

Group Two:

Select at random any 4 of the units listed below. Place at any airbases in Norway.
3x Ju 87D3D4 5-1/11 (SE)
1x Do 217E5B5 3-8/23 (SE)
2x He 111H4B4 2-5/22 (BF)
2x Ju 88A 4B5 3-5/26 (BF)

German Amphibious Force

Elements of 20th Mountain Army.
2x 2-6* Inf III 193, 388 (SE)

German Breakdown Counters (All SE)
2x Pz XX HQ E, F
1x 6-4-10 Pz III F
1x 5-3-10 Pz III E
1x 4-10 Mot III F
3x 3-10 Mot III E, E, F
2x 6 Inf XX HQ N, 0
5x 2-6 Inf III N, N, N, 0, 0
2x 1-6 Inf III N, 0
1x 1-2-6 Inf III 0

Possible German Breakdowns

14-10 Pz XX: 1x 6-4-10 Pz III, 1x 4-10 Mot III, 1x 3-10 Mot III
12-10 Pz XX: 1x 5-3-10 Pz III, 2x 3-10 Mot III
6-6 Inf XX: 2x 2-6 Inf III, 1x 1-6 Inf III
7-6 Inf XX: 3x 2-6 Inf III
5-7-6 Inf XX: 2x 2-6 Inf III, 1x 1-2-6 Inf III

Reinforcements Jul I 43

Conditional Air Replacements: Place at any airbases in Norway. Up to two eliminated Luftwaffe units may be replaced during the course of the game. An eliminated air unit is available in any German initial phase following the turn it is eliminated.

Ultra Scenario

Same as above. Note that the Allied player moves first in this scenario.

Operation I Scenario

Army of Norway, Operational Reserve

Place in hex 513:2630. 1x 12-10 Pz XX 25 (SE) 1x 6-6 Inf XX 181 (FoF)

Nov-Divisional Units. As above, except select only 4 of the units listed, rather than 7.

Luftwaffe

As above except select only 2 units from Group One and 3 units from Group Two. German Amphibious Force and Reinforcements. As above.

Operation II Scenario

Army of Norway, Operational Reserve

Place in Norway within 7 hexes of Oslo (10A:4007). 1x 12-10 Pz XX 25 (SE) 1x 7-6 Inf XX 214 (FoF) 2x 6-6 Inf XX 181, 196 (FoF) 1x 5-7-6 Inf XX 269 (SE)

Nov-Divisional Units

As above, except select only 5 of the units listed, rather than 7.

Luftwaffe

As above except select only 2 units from Group One and 3 units from Group Two.

German Amphibious Force and Reinforcements As above.

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