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CC5 :: FS :: FALL SVERIGE ::
:: BACKGROUND AND STORY ::



Fall Sverige (FS) 1.0, by Mats Wilkman aka AT_Stalky

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BASIC SETTINGS
Recruit = 100% full force pool
Green = 85% of force pool
Line = 66% of force pool
Elite = 50% of force pool
Veteran = my own recommendation for single battle play

Playing a GC H2H may be played at same settings for both sides ie: Recruit vs Recruit.
Playing a GC vs AI, if you play as Germans set them to Line, and set Swedish to recruit.
Playing a GC vs AI, , if you play as Swedish set them to Line, and set Germans to recruit.
(This recommendation is just an estimation that may be changed as more feedback comes back to me)


BACKGROUND AND INFO ABOUT FALL SVERIGE (FS):

A. Short story about Adolf Von Schell’s plan 1943 and the situation at the time.
B. Swedish army in early 1944
C. The Swedish Infantry Battalion
D. The Swedish rifle platoon and section
E. The Rifle Section
F. Swedish mortars
G. Sweden’s AT defences at Battalion and platoon level
H. Sweden’s MGs, LMG & MMG
I. Sweden’s tanks
J. Sweden’s infantry support tank (Marder “type”)
K. Adolf Von Schell biography
L. Swedish tactical air support
M. German Battalions, and how they are configured.
W. Swedish Iron ore, and its importance for German war economy
X. Here is were the “what if” starts
Z. References


A. In real life the following happened in 1943:
The Germans planed to attack Sweden in late summer or in the fall of 1943.

The reasons for an invasion plan was because the Germans saw Sweden as more and more West friendly. Sweden cancelled the Germans transit of there troops and weapons over Swedish railroads to the German army in Finland and Norway.
Sweden had also announced they would lower the amount of Iron ore available for export to Germany by 1944.
Another contributing reason may be because Sweden was not to be “trusted” if US/UK would conduct an invasion/liberation of Norway. Germans troops in North would be vulnerable to such landing as Norway is narrow and have so many natural barriers that would make reinforce and resupplying the north hard or impossible.

Sweden was the major supplier of iron ore early in the war, but as Germans gained new sources in there occupied territories the Swedish iron was important but not crucial. In 1942-43 all this changed, as the Germans expansions was over and they were loosing territory and resources.

In early 1943 Adolf Von Schnell was sent to Norway to make preparation for the assault.
Von Schell was an experienced officer who was a teacher in tactics in the Germans military academy. Adolf wrote the book: “Battle Leadership”, still available and published by the US army, and still a part of there officers training.

He had orders to build up a small assault force, consisting of 5 to 6 divisions. One of them a Pz div, it was the 25th Pz. It was intended to be much bigger than a standard Pz Div with 2 Pz Battalions and with 7 Pg Grenadier battalions, compared to the regular 4 Pg.
The Division had 21.000 men when build-up was cancelled, this is a unusually much for a Pz Division, still it never reached the level Von Schell had planed.

One SS regiment would also be available for the invasion, no mention with one it was though. There would be 4 zones where FJ would be dropped or landed, one in the north near Östersund and one at the “hub” of transport and weapons industry in Karlstad in south of Operation 2 aria.
Two beachheads would be established in Swedish east coast to draw Sweden’s resources and create confusion.
The beachheads would probably not have been supported or reinforced over sea as Schell expected the Swedish navy to blockade this. The forces there had to rely on the German assault force coming from Norway to relive them. It’s possible some supply would be air dropped.

The build-up of men and material for the assault was conducted in a frantic phase, but according to Adolf they never reached the strength he considered necessary for initiating the assault.
At the fall 1943 an impressive force had been built in Norway for the planed assault, consisting of 400 tanks, and 200 Stugs and numerous HTs and such. But In numbers Germans tanks were never exceeding the Swedish tanks, though Germans tanks had better guns.

It was a race against time, as Sweden's build-up had been in high gear for many years. Obviously the Germans would probably walk right over Sweden if the Germans didn’t have all the other "problems at the time", obviously: East Front, Italy, and build-up of Atlantic wall that draw resources like an endless black hole.

The attack would consist of “2” Pz Div (maybe reinforced to a Pz Corps), and 3 - 4 Infantry Divisions. One FJ Regiment, and maybe one SS Regiment.

In the 25th Pz Div war journals 23rd of Juli 1943, I can read about how they prepared to receive a newly formed Pz Div. The Pz Div never arrived; I can only assume it was needed in Italy or East Front.

In the Mod, I work from the idea, “what would happen if the 25:th would continue the build-up”, and act more or less as 2 Pz Div. If so when would the build-up be ready?
Question no 2, what was the latest possible date for an assault, so the forces would be available for the coming Russian spring assault, and the expected landing on the Atlantic Wall in 1944.
According to Schell, this assault would last for weeks, (as in few, maybe 2 – 4 weeks). Taken that into account, and the logistic and some delays, the latest start date would be roughly Feb 1944.

The code name for the operation is not clear to me, or to SMB. In SVENSK MILITÄRMAKT, published by the Swedish defence academy, the operation is called “Arctic Fox”. Until I can verify the name, the mod will be called, FALL SVERIGE (FS).

B. Swedish Army early in 1944:
Sweden had at this time about 141+ infantry battalions (some under build-up), 10 mechanized bat, and 5.5 tanks battalions (almost 3 Brigades). Added to this was the border units and home guard. In all 600.000 men, of whom 400.000 was by 1944 well trained in there best years and adapted and equipped to the climate and terrain in Sweden.

C. The Swedish infantry regiment and battalion:

The 43M Infantry Battalion :
4 20mm AA/AT HMG on AA stand, or on tripod in AT role.
1 8mm AA MG
10 MMG's, (m/42)
11 47mm Mortars
6 80mm Mortars
11 20mm AT Rifles
149 SMG's (A version of the 1931 Finnish Suomi SMG)
48 LMG 6.5mm Kg m/37, Swedish version of the American Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) or Kg m/39 same as the Germans MG 26(t) with 7.92mm ammo.
92 Automatic Rifles, AG m/42
9 Flamethrowers*
(*9 flamethrowers according to SMB 1943, this is verified by the numbers bought)
Plus the regiments support weapons and units listed below.

The 43M Infantry Regiment:
At the regiment there were additional weapons and units, they are to be attached/support to the battalion who need them:
12 MMG
2 8mm AA
3 120mm Mortars
6 AT guns (37mm Bofors or 57mm)
5 Flamethrowers
97 SMGs located in the pionjär Platoon and in other units.
4 20mm AA/AT guns

There are also weapons at the Division (Fördelning) that may be included in the BG’s. The Swedish 75mm & 40mm & 20mm AA were located there or in separate divisional Lv units.
The 5 flamethrowers, was in the pionjär platoon.
(Depending on source, more research must be done, source is Solris 43M, SMB 1939-45 43M, SMB-43 43M, partly SoldI-42 Org 42 (SoldI 42 that is not 43M org, Some conflict in figure is noticed..))

D. The Swedish rifle Platoon and Section:

Rifle grenades and platoon own fire support:
The Swedes had few rifle grenades, but they had the 47mm mortar at platoon level, the mortar was allocated with the platoon commander or with the Company Commander (in SI 42 its said to be in separate group), and was used as platoons own indirect fire support unit.

The Swedish SMG was a 9mm, Kpist m/37-39.
The Swedish Auto Rifle was the 6,5mm Ag m/42 (6.5mm).
The Rifle was a Swedish licence made Mauser, Gevär m/96 (6.5mm).
The LMG was a licence made BAR, some had “Bren” (MG 26(t)), there was also a LMG named SAV but it was in the local defence by 1944.
The Swedish 6.5mm ammunition is not that bulky as the Germans 7.92mm, this allowed the Swedish soldiers to carry 80 rounds instead of the 60 rounds carried by the German rifle men.

The Platoon had 4 sections:

E. The Rifle Section had 10 men, of them:

1 leader, SMG, 200 cartridges, Bag with 4 magazines (and two extra magazines)
1 Assisting leader, SMG, 200 cartridges, with 4 magazines (and two extra magazines)
1 LMG-gunner “BAR”, 240 rounds carried by him self and 2 rifle men (Kg ersättare).
2 Rifle men, Automatic Rifle (AG m/42)
1 Sniper, Mauser m/41 or (m/42), 80 cartridges (40 armour piercing with wolfram core)
3 Rifle men, Mauser m/96, 80 cartridges
1 Sapper, with Mauser, whom was educated in explosives and mines, 80 cartridges.


The Swedish rifle group of 10 men was trained to be used as two “omgångar” “half groups/tropp”, composed as follow:
Grope 1. Kgomgång (3 Men), with 1 LMG and 2 riflemen as loader and ammo carrier. This group would be the main fire support unit.
Grope 2 Gevärsomgång (7 men), with leader, assisting leader both carried SMG, and two Automatic rifle, and 2 rifle men, and one sapper with a rifle.
This group would most often stay hidden or sneak/advance/regroup and only open fire if the Kgomgång (LMG- group) would have problems with there weapon. This group would also advance and do the final assault. The group leader decided if or how many of the Kgomgångens men would follow in the assault, the 3 – 7 split was NOT fixed or unchangeable. Sometimes the Kg (LMG) gunner would be left by him self to shoot suppressing fire as the rest of the 9 men would take part of the actual assault.
When a battalion is in an aria “close” to battle or heading to a battle all groups gets more ammo, they get 540 extra cartridges. They are mainly to be used by the LMG. (SoldI #1069).


Swedish hand grenade m/39 (SoldI 42)

F. Mortars:

Swedes had three 12cm mortars at regimental level, but in FS we will not have them available we have the barrage and heavy barrage allocated in the strategy map instead. Sweden also had one 80mm mortar at each company, total of 6 in each battalion.
In FS you will have a unit Command Post (CP) named Kompanistab with 3 mortars, one 80mm and two 47mm mortars. In FS only one shall be use in each battle. (Germans have same type of CP with one or two 80mm mortars, Germans have by this time (Feb 1944) in large phased out their 50mm mortar and replaced them with a rifle grenade in each group. The rifle grenade is a more versatile and easy to use weapon. All German infantry groups in FS have a Rifle grenade, or two.)


G. AT Defences:

Sweden had six 37mm AT guns at regimental level, they was to be replaced by 57mm AT guns, but it don’t seam possible all infantry Regiments would have got them by early 1944. In FS there is only a few, few number of 57mm guns available, basically just as prototypes.

Sweden had many Heavy Flak guns, but rather few were available to the army. But they also had the successful Bofors 40mm AA, (Bofors is Swedish) this was available in rather large numbers to the infantry. The 40mm AA is a really good AT weapon, and is far more destructive than the 37mm AT gun, the Swedes had equipped the guns with AP ammo. The problem though is it’s not easy to hide because of its size.

AT abilities at platoon and Company level:
The antitank weapons for the platoon were a 20mm recoilless rifle, this was rather good for such type of small calibre AT weapon, and it had a velocity at 950 m/s. There was also a 20mm L/66 “AA/AT” HMG, (much like the Germans 20mm L55 used in there armoured cars.) this weapon was mounted on a tripod, and looked much like a sMG42 but a “bit” oversized.


Pvg m/42 (Skjutinstruktion Del I & II (SkjutI I & II))

The individual Squad had one man trained in demolition and explosive. Sweden army was much impressed by the Finns use of explosive and Molotov’s vs the Russian tanks.
In FS the explosives used by Swedish troops is named Pansarladdning 5Kg.

Sweden would set up a 7 men AT team, “Pansar Förstörings Patrull” (Pfp), which was to be sent toward the tanks. The group would have two men with Molotov’s, (Brandflaska), and one or two men with explosives. The rest of the men would be standing by to take care of any crew try to abandon the tank. In FS you will see 3 men Pfp, and you will have to have a second team to handle the crew. But I have also allocated some Explosives and Molotov’s to more or less all infantry teams.

Pansar-Förstörings-Patrull
Tank destruction patrol 1 or 2 men carries 3 Molotov’s each and 2 men carries explosives. (SoldI ULII 1942)



Pansarladdning, explosives to be used against tanks. (SoldI 1942)


Swedish Molotov (Brandflaska) and hand grenade with extra add-on explosive cap (SoldI 42)


Swedish instruction how to make a grenade bundle (Beskrivning over handgranat m/39 och m/40 (Beskr hgr m/39 och m/40 1941))

H. Swedish MGs:

Sweden used A 6.5mm VERSION of the US-BAR. The LMG was used as squad weapon and as a separated LMG (as platoon commander decided).
Sweden also had MMGs, one type was water cooled, Ksp m/36, but at the battalion level it was replaced by the air cooled Ksp m/42. The Swede MMGs used a powerful 8mm cartridge (8x63).


Kg m/39 (LMG) 6,5mm training. (Skjutinstruktion Del I & II (SkjutI I & II))


Ksp m/42 8mm, each Battalion had ten m/42 (Skjutinstruktion Del I & II (SkjutI I & II)

I. Swedish tanks:

Swedish tanks were mostly developed prior to the war, and thus were under-gunned compared to the German tanks designed during the WWII. All Swedish tanks during were equipped with radios.

Sweden’s tank brigades (two battalions) had 181 tanks, of them 105 were light tanks (Strv m/40 or m/41) and 76 were medium Strv m/42 tanks.
The m/37 was allocated in the Cavalry battalions, and some at Gotland. Later all were transferred to Gotland.

One tank in each platoon had a 81.4mm mortar behind the turret, (over the engine hatches). In FS some tanks will be configured in this way. The mortar was used by the SP Stormpionjärer or the Pi Pansarinfanteri, (Pz and Pg infantry) which followed and fought with the tanks battalions; it was fast and for close mortar support.

Strv m/37 light tank
This tank was manufactured by Scania/VABIS under licence from CDK; it was armed with only two machine guns.
m/37, 48 manufactured, 4.5 ton, armour 15mm,

Strv m/37 (2x MG)

The Strv m/39 – m/40L and m/40K is in most ways the same tank as constructed by Landsverk, and manufactured also by Karlstad Mekaniska Verkstad. The tank had a 37mm m/38 Strv gun, they had two coaxial MMGs, the double Coaxial MGs gave a high rate of fire and it was a real infantry grinder. The tanks used prisms for observation, which gave good protection to the crew. The front armourer was 50mm (T34 has 45mm) and it was well sloped giving the tank a good frontal protection. The side and rear were not as impressive, most German gun would damage or kill the tank almost instantly.
m/39 & m/40L, 20 + 100 manufactured, 9 ton- 9.5 ton, 50mm in front, well sloped.
m/40K, 80 manufactured, 11 ton, 50mm in front, well sloped, better and more armourer compared to the (L) model.

Strv m/40 (m/39 -m/40L - m/40K look the same)

The Strv m/41 was built by Scania/VABIS under licence from CDK, this is the same tank used by the Germans in great numbers in the assault on France and later on the USSR. The m/41 came in two versions, SI and SII, the first had only 25mm frontal armour. The second had 50mm. The tanks were all of pre-war construction, and had a 37mm Bofors gun, with one coaxial MG and one hull mounted MG.
m/41SI, 116 manufactured, 25mm in front, little slope.
m/41SII, 104 manufactured, 50mm in front, little slope.

Strv m/41 (SI & SII look the same)


The Strv m/42 was a medium tank, with a 75mm gun constructed by Landsverk and manufactured by Volvo. It had two coaxial MGs for making it a real meat grinder. It also had a separate MG in the rear of the turret. The gun was a bit too short to be really useful against tank. The Strv m/42 had a 4 men crew: loader, driver, gunner, and a commander. The tank had good all around armour, even the sides were well armoured. Even some of the upper surfaces were sloped. Prisms were used for vision, giving extra protection to the crew.
Strv m/42, 282 manufactured, 22 ton, 55 mm in front, partly well sloped.

Strv m/42

J. Infantry support weapon:

Inspired by the Germans upgrade/rebuild of the 38(t), Sweden built some of its own “Marders”. Named the SAV 43, it was built on the chassis of the m/41 SII but with the turret removed and a 75mm gun was installed, in a limited traverse mount. Some were also armed with a 105mm.
SAV m/43, 36 manufactured, 50mm front armour,

SAV m/43 (7.5 cm gun in FS, Later with 10.5cm)

Lynx Pb m/39 & m/40
The Armoured Car m/40 (m/39) aka Lynx had some unlike features. It was more or less the same in front and back. It also had 2 driver one front and one in back, with a hull MG both in back and front. It was made for a fast retreat. Main weapon is a 20mm L/66 HMG, with a coax 8mm MG. The armour was well sloped in all angels and side, but thin.

Lynx Pb


K. Adolf Von Schell biography:


Adolf Von Schell

Born, 21 August 1893, Magdeburg
Die, 16 September 1967

Promotions included:
• Fahnenjunker: 19 March 1914
• Leutnant (Infanterie-Regiment Herzog Ferdinand von Braunschweig (8. Westfälisches) Nr.57): 24 November 1914 – Patent 19 February 1913
• Oberleutnant: 20 June 1918 (133)
• Hauptmann: 1 January 1928 (4)
• Oberstleutnant: 1 August 1936
• Oberst: 1 November 1938
• Generalmajor: 1 March 1940 – RDA 1 August 1940
• Generalleutnant: 1 April 1942

Commands & Assignments (included):
• (As of 1 May 1926): 12th (Machinegun) Company of the 18th Infantry Regiment.
• (As of 1 May 1930): Army Department (T 1) of the Troop Office.
• 1930-1931: Detached to the U.S. Army to attend the Advanced Class of the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia. [During his attendance at this school, Hauptmann von Schell presented a series of lectures on the leadership lessons he derived from his experiences as a junior infantry officer on the Western and Eastern Fronts in World War I. These lectures were compiled and published by The Benning Herald in 1933 under the title Battle Leadership: Some Personal Experiences of a Junior Officer of the German Army with Observations on Battle Tactics and the Psychological Reactions of Troops in Campaign. This slim volume is still counted among the books of today’s U.S. Marine Corps professional reading program. Indeed, Major General D.M. Twomey of the U.S. Marine Corps compared Battle Leadership favourably to Erwin Rommel’s classic book Infantry Attacks.]
• Office Group Chief in the Army High Command and, at the same time, General Plenipotentiary for the Motor Transport Services and Under Secretary in the Reich Transportation Ministry.
• 1 January 1943-15 November 1943: Commander of the 25th Panzer Division.
• 31 December 1944: Retired from the Army.

Decorations & Awards (included):
• Prussian Iron Cross, 1st Class (1914)
• Prussian Iron Cross, 2nd Class (1914)
• Lippe War Merit Cross
• Hamburg Hanseatic Cross
• Cross of Honor for Combatants 1914-1918
• Armed Forces Long Service Award, 1st Class (25-year Service Cross)
• Armed Forces Long Service Award, 3rd Class (12-year Service Medal)
• Commemorative Medal of 13 March 1938
• Commemorative Medal of 1 October 1938 with Prague Castle Clasp
• Wound Badge in Black – World War I award

(As of 1 May 1931): 2. Eskadron/10. (Preußisches) Reiter-Regiment, Torgau
• (As of 1 May 1932): 3. Kompanie/2. (Preußische) Kraftfahr-Abteilung, Kolberg

12.10.1937-01.11.1938 [1]: Chef des Stabes In 6 & Ltr. Abteilung 6
01.11.1938-09.09.1942: Ltr. Abteilung 6 [2]

[1] Set up "Chef der Schnellen Truppen" (Guderian) instead of Inspekteur (Vietinghoff)
[2] Designation: Waffenabteilung der Panzertruppe, Kavallerie und Heeresmotorisierung, zugleich Bevollmächtigter für das Kraftfahrwesen beim Beauftragten für den Vierjahresplan und Unterstaatssekretär im Reichs-Verkehrsministerium

Sources:
• Ranglisten 1931, 1932
• Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere,
His book is still in the officer-training program in USA:
http://www.mca-marines.org/profdev/leadership.htm


L. Swedish tactical air support

The B3 was the heaviest Swedish bomber during 1943-44, this is the same airplane as the German Junkers Ju 86K. Most B3s was built in Germany, but SAAB also built some. The B3 bomber build-up program was halted after the Swedish Air Force had received 56, the reason being the smaller more modern and suitable B5 had been introduced.

SAAB gained experience in constructing and building bombers under the Americans licence agreement. The result was the construction of the Swedish SAAB B-17 bomber. In 1940 322 were ordered by the Swedish government, this bomber a normal bomb load of 500 Kg (depending on variant and range of the mission). B17 is the main bomber in the FS mod.

Aircraft Ammunition Ammunition Ammunition
B17A 4 x 50 Kg Bomb 1 x 250 Kg Bomb Mg Burst
B17B 4 x 50 Kg Bomb 1 x 250 Kg Bomb Mg Burst
B17C 6 x 50 Kg Bomb 1 x 250 Kg Bomb Mg Burst
B3 C 12 x 50 Kg Bomb
Ge Stuka Ju 87 D 4 x 50 Kg Bomb 1 x 250 Kg Bomb Mg Burst
Ge Dornier Do 17M 10 x 50 Kg Bomb
Ge He 111H 12 x 50 Kg Bomb 2 x 250 Kg Bomb
Ge Junker Stuka Ju 87 G 2 x 37mm BK (AT Guns) Mg Burst


Other Bombers NOT included in the mod are the:

1. B3 Hawker Hart, used in Winter War 1939-40 by Swedish units in Finland. 45 were in service.

2. B5 – Identical to the Northop 8A, the B5 was produced by SAAB. It was withdrawn from production after 103 had been made, it was replaced by the more modern B17.

3. B 6 - Republic 2 P-A Guardsman, a few were delivered in 1940.

4. B 16A - Caproni Ca 313, about 81 were purchased from Italy, but reportedly, only 30 were used as bombers, the rest serving as reconnaissance aircraft.

M. German Battalions and how they are configured in FS

1. The Germans Infantry Battalions
I am using the “typical” German Infantry Battalion and its Regiments and Divisional weapons attached to the Battalions.
The amount of Infantry Squads and the amount of men in a battalion in mid ‘43 up to late ‘43 looked like this:
-3 Companies
-3 Platoons, with
-4 Squads, with
-10 men
In all, 36 Squads with 360 men.

The Infantry Squad had 1 LMG, 1 MP, and 7 Mausers, and the LMG-loader had a Pistol.
In FS this is almost “perfectly” represented in the doctrine they used. You will fine 4 basic types of Rifle groups, 7 men each. You will also fined a 3 men LMG group. In all, the amount of men and weapons corresponds with historical facts (+-3 infantry weapons in a battalion is as close I have come).

German infantry weapons varied much in real life.
The image we have about the Germans soldiers with MP40, Mauser K98k, MG34 or MG42 is not that true.
I have tried to incorporate the real situation; Germans depended much on captured weapons from the concurred nations.
In FS you will fine the LMG MG26(t), and the MG30(p). The MG34 and MG42 are almost strictly allocated to the sMG and the leMG teams.
They may also be found in some rifle teams of course.
MP43/Stg44 is not in FS mod at all; by this time up to mid 1944 that weapon was redrawn from active service and was located in training battalions.
The G43 was not made in any relevant numbers up to early 1944 (just some three thousand), so this weapon is rare and not distributed yet.
The G41 is to be found, in veteran teams, but as in real life it has an unreliable loading mechanism.




W. The Iron ore was important for the Germans war economy.

Sweden had for many years prior to the WWII had been Germanys largest supplier of iron ore. Of the Germans total iron ore availability the Swedish import stood for:
1940 - 40% - 5.339.000 ton
1941 - 27% - 5.027.000 ton
1942 - 23% - 4.205.000 ton
1943 - 27% - 5.568.000 ton (Germanys iron ore availability peaked at 20.250.000 ton)
1944 - 24% - 2.628.000 ton (Sweden cancelled the ore export in the fall 1944)
1945 - 0% - 0 ton



X. Here is were the “what if” starts:

In my mod the German build-up continues as more troops and tanks are gathered for the assault of Sweden, and in Feb 1944 Von Schell launches the assault.

I have played with the idea of what would have happened if the Germans continued the build up. In the 25th Pz Div war journals 23rd of July 1943, you can read about how they prepared to receive a newly formed Pz Div. The Pz Div never arrived; I can only assume it was needed in Italy or East Front. So in FS I have assumed, that the 25th Pz Div has to do the training and build-up within there own organisation. The end result would be a numerously large Pz Div acting more or less as two Pz Div.

The tanks sent to 25th Pz was mostly obsolete Mk II, Mk III, Mk IV, and French tanks. They was good enough to defeat the Swedish tanks but not suited for Russian front. I have continued to build up the Germans with the same type of tanks as they already had received. A great number of Mk III and Mk IVs had 7.5cm L/24 guns.

The Germans would have had at the time of the assault have had an advantage in tanks.

On the Swedish side I have speeded up the delivery of some tanks and guns. I assume that the Swedish government would set the weapons industry at “National Priority” and worked 24/7 with all possible hands to get the key weapons ready for the known threat.
The weapons that are “prioritised and rushed” to be available in Feb 1944, are the: SAV m/43, Pvkv m/43 (only a few prototypes), rebuilds of the AG m/42 (the one with a unreliable auto loader, in the mod the AG will still have severe reliability problems), and the Pvkan m/43 57mm (only a few guns allocated in mod).

I have chosen not to include the Swedish HHL, even though I guess it would be possible to have production ready if speeded up.


Failure for Germans was not an option, if so they would loose much of there iron ore availability, it was totally unacceptable. This was the case in reality; in late summer/fall of 1944 the ore export was cancelled.

With this hindsight it would have been in the Germans best interest to have invaded in early 1944, to regain there infrastructure and there ore supply, and even increased the output as they could have develop Sweden’s unlimited iron resources, and also use the industry that was untouched by the allied bombing raids.

But that never did happen, Fall Sverige was cancelled in the fall of 1943, and then they would never again have the opportunity to assembler such an assault force to be able to threaten Sweden again.

I’m grateful they never attacked…

Z. The reference literature I have found most useful is:

1. Sveriges Militära Beredskap 1939 – 1945, By Carl-Axel Wangel, Militärhistoriska Förlaget
This Book has been the most accurate and complete source. Though I found some errors.
2. SMBs (Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibliotek) essays in book form made by leading Swedish military officers, about Sweden during the WW2 years. The books I have read and found much useful is the books/essays: 1940 & 1941 & 1942 & 1943 & 1944 & 1945 & Stormvarning.
These books are of very high quality, and have much info to be found in them about Von Schell’s plan, which is described in detail. The 1943 volume also contain a really good chart of the Swedish weapon availability in 1943. In this book one can also read about the Swedish Special Forces training and what they intended to do.
3. Beredskapssoldat I Sverige under andravärldskriget, Bertil P. Johansson. This is a really good book written by a famous Swedish Med Doctor. He uses his diary as a source and describes his time as a NCO in Swedish army from 1939 to 1945. He was in the artillery (A6), there he was a FO, and he was attached to the Swedish Pb (tank brigade).
4. I’m a member of SPHF, Svensk PansarHistorisk Förening, (Swedish Tank History Association).
They have excellent publications for there members, they publish a newspaper 4 times per year. Excellent reading.
5. Fältjägare, I5, 350 år.
6. A6 Årsbok (Swedish main artillery regiments year book) 1942 & 1943 & 1944 & 1945. and more…
7. Swedish Army’s books SoldI, TAI & TAII, (later SoldF), and S.I.e ksp (utbildning och moment för Svenska Armens skyttar, omfattar Ksp, Kg, Gevär, Kpist).
8. Mats Weapons page, one of few Internet resources that are rather accurate and reliable http://www.mvs.chalmers.se/~m95perm_2/vapen/
9. Encyclopaedia of Germans Tanks of World War Two. By Peter Chamberlain and Hilary Doyle, Thomas L. Jentz
10. Svenska Armens Pansar, by Armemuseum (Swedish Army Museeum)
11. Luftvärn, by Armemuseum (Swedish Army Museeum)
12. Soldatinstruktion För Infanteriet 1942
13. Eldledningshandbok För Artilleriet, 1942 and 1945 and later addition.
14. Artillerireglemente ArtR 1942 – 1945 (& Bihang)
15. Fälthandbok Stabstjänst 1938 – 1944 - 1945
x. I have military experience from serving in Sweden’s Army in an Anti Tank Platoon (PV-Plut). Using weapons like the AT-Gun (90mm) Model type 1110, Swedish P-skott (AT4), GrG m/48 (84mm recoilless rifle), FN-LMG, FN 7.62 assault rifle, 9mm SMG, and Anti Tank Mines of different types. I also have experience in more modern systems such as missiles etc.

AT_Stalky


Credits .

Thanks to:
Makers of the WW maps.
Atomic Crew
CCS who host the mod
AT_Kampfe for sound work.
Lord4War, who been my “mentor”, he’s been much helpful.
Lord4war, Kampfe, Slems, Zappi, JB_Mac, RS, Nembo, Dima, Hedges13 and others for game test, and good thoughts.
Translations, Pzt_Mac, Antifa, Nembo, MOOXE, Lord4War
Help and Information, Nomada_Firefox, Senior Drill, Nembo, CSO_Linebacker, Bernd_Nowak, Jim_RM2, Pcf.Michael, and Dima
Antifa for Swedish names work.
Zeppo for the BGEdit tool.
Dreaded88 for the gadgtool.
Blood! for the GadgetMunger tool.
Sgt_Wilson for the QClone tool.
Konrad for the SFXPack tool and the Sprite Packer tool.
CplFilth for the soldier Color editor, sprite color tool, Stm tool, BTDEdit tool and Strat tool.
CSO mod help forum,
BobD, frontsoldat who did wonderful maps especially for this mod.
***If I have missed anyone please let me know.***

I need more info about the Germans tanks in Norway 1943, any images or information, please send to me: at_stalky [at] hotmail [dot] com


Mats Wilkman aka AT_Stalky

[Pzt_Kami]

Hi Stalky;
Thanks for this Read me Post. As I told you,This idea is very innovative and new,like your great mod itself.I hope other modders use this for their mod.

Cheers
-Kambiz

[AT_Stalky]

Thanx Kami

Ye in FS there are alot new units on the Swedish side, like the tanks, units and weapons that need some explaining.

And, the use of CP and such, wich is not that common, maybe.

Stalky

[vischy]

Som Gert Fylking säger: Äntligen!!!!