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Title
Forging Spetsnaz
Description
On 9 August 1945 the Russians unleashed a massive offensive aiming to destroy the Japanese Kwantung Army in Manchuria. Russian naval forces would capture the vital port of Chongjin and cut the Japanese supply route. Led by twice-Hero of the Soviet Union Lieutenant Viktor Leonov, the 140th Reconnaissance Detachment - …
Publisher
Date
1945-08-13
Scenario#
BOF12
Scenario Description
On 9 August 1945 the Russians unleashed a massive offensive aiming to destroy the Japanese Kwantung Army in Manchuria. Russian naval forces would capture the vital port of Chongjin and cut the Japanese supply route. Led by twice-Hero of the Soviet Union Lieutenant Viktor Leonov, the 140th Reconnaissance Detachment - predecessors of the post-war Spetsnaz troops - would, together with an automatic weapons company from 390th Separate Naval Infantry Battalion, conduct a reconnaissance-in-force before the main assault. In the early morning hours, under the protection of a msoke screen, the naval scouts landed near the town. Advancing into Chongjin, Leonov decided to attempt to secure the highway and railroad bridges. With the Japanese garrison alerted, the advance soon turned into fierce street fighting.- - - - "Forging Spetsnaz" is a 6-turn city fight where both sides get to attack. The Russian Spetsnaz need to clear away the Japanese police troops and either destroy or seize the bridges before the truck-mounted Japanese counterattack hits them.
Location
Chongjin, Korea
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Soviet–Japanese War, known in Mongolia as the Liberation War of 1945 was a military conflict within the Second World War beginning soon after midnight on 9 August 1945, with the Soviet invasion of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo. The Soviets and Mongolians ended Japanese control of Manchukuo, Mengjiang (Inner Mongolia), northern Korea, Karafuto, and the Chishima Islands (Kuril Islands). The defeat of Japan's Kwantung Army helped bring about the Japanese surrender and the termination of World War II. The Soviet entry into the war was a significant factor in the Japanese government's decision to surrender unconditionally, as it made apparent that the Soviet Union was not willing to act as a third party in negotiating an end to hostilities on conditional terms.
Narrative Source
Combatants
Russian
Japanese
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Standard

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