Hi,
Interested. PM on its way.

Hi,
Save attached. Just before end of the turn.

Thank you all for your responses.

@Joel: Really appreciate your following up with Gary & sharing the clarification with our community. Thank you, very truly.

My take:

In order to avoid(or limit probability of) routs the best policy seems to be:

(1) Avoid losing combats :-)
(2) Keep MOR/EXP at ...

Thank you for all your replies & your contributions.

Summarizing - It seems that the rout was triggered either by (1) the combat and its 'final odds' or by (2) depletion of the unit due to losses.

Option (1)
The final odds are presented on the combat report. Attacker 62=>74 and Defender 71=>22 ...

1.02.24. H2H game. T4 of the campaign.

172nd Rifle Division. Refitted, reasonably rested and supplied. Placed in Light Woods and lightly fortified. As pictured at the end of T3:
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Here is the combat report on T4:
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Why has the unit routed? According to the Manual ...

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Game updating to latest patch.<br/>
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I aim at longer game (barring one ...

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Tyronec was so kind to offer and I accepted the terms of surrender.
The game undoubtfully moves in the direction of Major Axis Victory on T18.

I would like to thank my Opponent for the game.

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<r> This is the moment when the first HW crisis hit Soviet forces. Below my pool ('active pool').<br/>
Note - no/very few Mortars, Infantry Guns, Light Artillery, Artillery and AT Artillery.<br/>
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<r> Most of the reinforcements move to Moscow - I do not feel the front is secure here either.<br/>
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<r> TURN 8<br/>
I am pretty upset with my performance to-date. The war is not going well for Soviets.<br/>
Leningrad is isolated. Crimea gone. Will not be able to disentangle most of the forces in South. <br/>
Detailed reports:<br/>
(1) On map strength: 3.1M men, 34K guns, 4100AFVs<br/>
(2) 3 ...

<r> Leningrad front at the end of the turn.<br/>
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<r> Fights in the South. I managed to open the pocket around Z-town. D-town is strengthened and preparing for a siege. Tyronec’s posts on this AAR clearly indicate that the main supply line going South is the one through this one. I hope I can stop them here a little bit longer (and vindicate my ...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>TURN 7<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
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There seems to be no end to bad news. Leningrad land bridge is cut off es expected. German mobile forces broke through to Crimea, while defenders of Sevastopol still only gather.<br/>
Detailed reports:<br/>
- On map strength: 3.2M men, 36K guns ...

<r> The debacle in the South during the last 2 turns turned my defence into the picket line. With predictable consequences.<br/>
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<r> TURN 6<br/>
Well, it is now official I think – I am being outmanoeuvred and outfought. Crimea wide open. Kiev isolated. Leningrad to be cut off soon and struggling in the centre.<br/>
My strategy to block key cities seems unsuccessful – the planned fortresses fall faster than planned AND (what ...

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Also I'm surprised he was able to get 140k men from just 2 hexes. Reserve activations?

IIRC only 1/3 of a division. Axis Infantry Division + 3 x Engineer battalion = 18-19K men. There was a lot of SUs.

<r> Leningrad front. I do not have forces to counterattack and cut off the breakthrough. Decided to withdraw forces on the west. Situation looks grim.<br/>
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