Finland absolutly tried to _NOT_ cut the Murmansk rail road, just as they did try to _NOT_ cut off
St Peterburg.
If we would, we would not have kept our independence from Russia, as the major problem for
Russia was exactly those two things (plus a mine, and the finnish gulf), too close to the older
finnish-russian border.
Instead, the russians would have immediatly been forced to concentrate more and better
equipped military power on Finland. (I guess you saw the words "the quite period" somewhere)
Ilmarinen
The mine produced nickel for canons, weapons and machinery and any naval attack on St Petersburg
goes through the finnish gulf. The result that Russia took over Estonia on the south
coast as fast as possible, plus after the war a naval base for the northern, finnish coast,
some 20 miles outside Helsinki. (another one than after the winterwar, but than one was
impossible to defend or even hold or support, an interesting thing, how come??, minor IQ test??)
Btw, from a german perspective Finland was maybe worthless in terms of Murmansk and St
Petersburg, but the only army who could operate efficiently in north (as it takes decades to
learn how to operate during both summer and especially winter, additionally local knowledge
and local experience)
Additionally you surely have problems with majorities, although that too matches the regular
internet-profile for which some of Lysator was put together for.
Any more questions??
(I know that neither Discovery, History nor Shopping Channel goes into these things, their WW2
maps usually stop just at the finnish gulf) |
