Subscribed. Sillyflower as a Soviet is going to give you a run on your money.

<t> I am very interested to understand the Soviet thinking at this point. This is one of the better AAR's in my book and one that has both sides posting with a 1:1 turn interleave.<br/>
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The mud is coming next turn. I might propose that ready manpower / the maximum TO&E is a very key metric ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: joelmar<br/>

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One thing i noticed is the germans are repairing rail between Voronezh at x117,y73, and Boguchar x125, Y83. Maybe we should consider a strategic retreat in this area to prevent a first clear ...

<r> The enclosed map shows what they Soviet's posted in the AAR for last turn. It is the beginning of the German Turn 41. The Soviet's are jubilant they pushed the German's back. <br/>
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<t> A most interesting juxtaposition of commentary occurs between the Soviet turn 39, which wonders why the German's are not doing a more optimized move as they see it and the German commentary on turn 40 that execute a move that is optimal as the Germans see it. Each side perceives "optimal" in ...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s> TURN 40 Center: <e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
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Using the lions [Panzers] during the winter has a price. The strategic implications are discussed below. Though these are strategic decisions .. WITE takes micromanagement sometimes to make it happen ...<br/>

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Beria<br/>
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<B><s>[b]</s>T039 Soviet Centre<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s><B><s>[b]</s><I><s>[i]</s>sil01, Soviet Centre Commander<e>[/i]</e></I><e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
So what did we guess from Germany's plans?<br/>
White arrows are our ...

<r> I do not see WITE as a simulation, Rather I experience WITE as a very complex game. If you compare WITE to chess I would propose that chess has very simple rules but is very complicated because of the multiple combinations of moves, and outcomes from those moves. However, a bishop, a pawn, a ...

<t> Well we might have a special case in 2x3. Us Germans have let the Soviet air force build both in numbers and morale. So maybe the game logic is to allow 55+ morale to be able to penetrate 100's of flak tubes protecting an airfield. Somehow I suspect now that the morale influences this ability ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: sillyflower<br/>
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OK, I get it now. To quote from MASH, 'suicide is painless and it brings on many changes'<br/>
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Seems to me that 1 gamey exploit has been replaced by another. Russian can immediately destroy pocketed units the turn they are ...

<t> I do realize that flak has undergone some radical changes over many versions. Flak started as nerfed then became as deadly as modern laser directed AA platforms (that was bad), and now is nerfed again ..<br/>
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Here is a thought .. if a side (Soviet or German) invests in some degree of AA ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Beria<br/>
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<B><s>[b]</s>T38 Soviet Centre Plans to React to Axis Advance<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s><B><s>[b]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Sil01, Soviet Centre Commander<I><s>[i]</s></I></I><e>[/b]</e></B><I><I><br/>
Then, in the direction of the main ...

<r> My thoughts for a winter offensive was mainly from my experience in 8MP. Tambov has a river behind it and if one can get past that river and isolate the city .. this is good ..a frozen river is better than one with ice ... or unfrozen in summer .. <br/>

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One other observation .. 4.2M Soviets at the end of the winter. This has deep ramifications. The Soviet's will have to be smart about rebuilding units over the mud and managing their TO&E's ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: tyronec<br/>
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State of the Wehr. at the end of my turn.<br/>
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Morale of Panzers and Mot. are good, despite being heavily used throughout the Blizzard, however it has cost me a lot of tanks. Some of the Panzer Divisions are going to be more akin to ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Bitburger<br/>

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Interesting remark and a big question: better to have less units of better quality, or more units of lesser quality for the Soviets. And if that remark is true, doesn't it put a big break on the idea that the total manpower ...

What I am reading is a change in team dynamics. It makes a huge difference.

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Beria<br/>
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End of the blizzard in the north from the Soviet perspective.<br/>
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<r> The Northern front at the end of the German turn 37 is shown below. Right now the Soviet's need manpower but they are defending meaningless areas of the map. Note the red Guard's units facing Finn's. I am thinking that the mud might provide an opportunity for the Soviet's to regroup. Right now ...

<r> [/b] TURN 37 -- End of the Blizzard [/b]<br/>
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If you note the Soviet plan it focused on a land grab with the hope of a Kessel. My thought for the Blizzard was for the Soviets to:<br/>
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1) Conserve Manpower<br/>
2) Farm Guards Units<br/>
3) Centralized resources.<br/>
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