Hi, I can' t find a reference about the I-16s in Daugavpils. It seems to me that they always fight back (inflicting heavy losses) during T1 D1 airfield run.

Is there a specific rule or script about this?

Thanks for any aid!

yes, I'll do! Thank you!

Yes, that's a point!
I'm in a sweet spot where I can play enjoyable games against a Normal AI.
This is great, my next try will be with full manual air control.

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And that's it!
A fair game vs the AI

Some thoughts:

1) The AI air staff was competent and very conservative: this run of mine was one with the less air losses. I think that when I'm in manual mode, I tend to overuse the Luftwaffe, losing a ...

TURN 16, final turn

58th Division quickly dispatched the encircled soviet tank division
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Not very much to say, Osinovets is too far and the river+swamp gap is a nightmare. Troops just clogged down there and the port itself was too well defended.
Now I think that one corps ...

T15
Air support ON

16th Army stops, no unit moves, to save supplies (supply priority set to 2).

18th Army is supplied (no serious shortage, sometimes ammo drops to 80%) and final attacks are launched.

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Kobona falls after a bloody battle.

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South of ...

Turn 14
4th Panzer Group leaves the map, remaining units are reassigned to 18th Army (already set to assault).
Some small units far from the fight are detached and assigned to AGN, other regiments form up to division size (18th Army is at its command limit).
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All calm on the Velikie ...

Turn 13
4th Panzer Group starts leaving the map..

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Lots of battles on the Ladoga.
Units of the 4th PzGrp are leaving, no more units available to hold Tikhvin. The encircled soviet units are destroyed (see battle report below), then I and L Corps move in the direction of Osinovets (their ...

TURN 12
AIR SUPPORT OFF

Some small gains from 18th and 16th Army, the main effort is carried by the 4th PzGroup. Tikhvin is captured! Now the main soviet rail line to Leningrad is cut. Big battle at Shlisselburg: soviet forces were driven off the town, now it's no man's land.
Three soviet divisions ...

TURN 11
"Blue" Division has arrived
Air assist turned on (in some fights of the 4th Panzer Group)

16th Army
Velikie Luki has been abandoned, II Corps occupies the city, then sends back to AGN its three artillery SU (no more need, they'll be reattached to other Corps the next turn. The planned ...

TURN 10
Air assist OFF (I will turn it on only if I desperately need it, my flaKs are doing very well during combat)
Just take a look to air losses, by soviet combat attrition and SP flaK units
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16th and 18th armies are slowly crawling on their lines, with some minor engagements ...

what is your supply situation looking like?


TURN 10 - Mid game inspections

1) TOE

I see some units understrength, most of them are AA Sp units attached to 4th Pz Group units. I'm sure those AA halftracks didn't like heavy combat (they have almost no armor) and poor terrain, they are not very ...

TURN 9
Air support OFF
18th Army set to assault status (ready to take command of remnants of 4th Pzgroup)
20th MD and 12th Pz Division arrived (at 2/3 TOE more or less).

The enemy advanced to cut the rail line to Luga (I find it a nice and economic move) with one motorized division.
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TURN 8
(RHG Command withdraws)
Air support OFF

16th Army
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Forming the big line, no problems in the south, but there are some big soviet units near lake Ilmen.
II and X corps should stretch enough to relieve XXVIII Corps and let it go to Novgorod, maybe next week

18th Army
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A ...

btw in newer patches panzers performance was reviewed and they are much better now
you might consider making an update if changes that are in a patches are ok for you


Thank you, I'll check !

BTW I'm not surprised or angry about the tank loss of 6th or 8th Pz Div, they suffered tank depletion ...

TURN 7
Only one understregth unit (8th Panzer Div).
Motorized units are at 60%-70% fuel and MP. No big supply issues.

4th Panzer Group
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No more time to waste, L Corps and I Corps deal respectively with Pskov and Luga. Motorized and armor units meet at Novgorod, after some battles with ...

TURN 6
All units fairly supplied, with a bad surprise: Pskov no more "red" isolated (maybe 6 soviet air supply missions made it so).

4th Panzer Group
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Leaving Pskov and rushing north east, the two motorized corps led the way to Novgorod. Some lucky battles and light woods were ...

TURN 5
Air phase with no significant recon (14 sorties in the 16th Army zone).
No ground support called.

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As you can see on the map, XXXIX Corps is isolated. The 4th PzGroup will destroy the encircled soviet units and link up back with XXXIX Corps, possibly isolating Pskov. 1st ...

TURN 4
The overall situation is ok, no big supply issues, only the 8th Panzer is understrength without a lot of pz38.
Luftflotte 1 performs a mild recon with very low losses. Still the air recon finds some targets that could be encircled.
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Once again the LVI goes for the encirclement ...

TURN 3

TOE checked for all units.
All combat units are above 75%TOE, in good shape and well supplied. Some damage in the AFV units, especially some SP AA Flak halftracks. Passing in woods and swamps is a real danger.
The Luftwaffe (AI) is moving in new bases, thy still lack some suppies, sometimes ...