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The problem that looms large; the background FL came up with and the ability of the Soviets to mount an operation into Sweden with a three-front war to contend with strains credibility a bit too far. ...
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I agree, it seems illogical. I wanted to play with the neat map, though....
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Occupying Gotland and Kalmar is about all I see the Soviets realistically having the forces to accomplish, but OK, you can have them trying to capture or actually capturing and holding on to the southern part of the country. Capturing Stockholm does not make any sense to me, but ok every country does dumb things in a war.
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I have trouble making head or tail from FL's history, but it doesn't seem like the Soviets even tried to take Stockholm? No fighting is mentioned there, even though the naval infantry land south of it while the paratroopers land at the airport north of it. Then, 3 years later, the paras are south of Lake Malaren and west of Stockholm. (While undefined NATO/Swedish forces are north of the lake and in the city? I think?)
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Sweden did not see a need to join NATO for a reason; there was really no credible threat of a Russian invasion.
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That, and there's plenty of diplomatic leverage and freedom of action to be gained from staying out of an alliance.