Robert vs Alex (no A game please)

[821Bobo]

Turn 12 - 4.9.-10.9.1941

Crimea
That level 3 fort guarding entry to Crimea didn't survive a single attack.

[821Bobo]

Turn 13 - 11.9.-17.9.1941

Factories evacuated:
Makeevka 3 HI
Kramatorskaya 2 HI
Taganrog 2 Arms 2 HI
Tula 2 HI

North
Neva crossed and Osinovets overrun. Leningrad is isolated, well that was fast[:(]

[821Bobo]

Turn 13 - 11.9.-17.9.1941

Moscow
Panzers are heading directly towards Moscow. My defense lines are very weak. I could have shorten the lines but giving ground without fight is really hard(from psychological point of view).

[821Bobo]

Turn 13 - 11.9.-17.9.1941

South
Zaporozhye pocket definitely sealed but the mud in South weather zone gave me an opportunity to disengage from the Germans.

[821Bobo]

Turn 14 - 18.9.-24.9.1941

Factories evacuated:
Vorosilovgrad 4 HI 3 Arms
Rostov 4 HI
Kerch 2 Arms

North
Leningrad is being slowly cleared. Next Soviet objective is holding at least Volkhov river.

[821Bobo]

Turn 14 - 18.9.-24.9.1941

Moscow
Major retreat in the center sector. 2 things convinced me to finally abandon such vast space of good defensive terrain that has been also threatening German flank.
1. Units are needed for Moscow defense and I am really short of counters after all the pockets
2. Mot./Pz. have been spotted gathering around Smolensk.

[821Bobo]

Turn 14 - 18.9.-24.9.1941

South
Trying to avoid further losses I gave up Donbass without fight. Should have probably done the same with Kharkov.

[821Bobo]

Turn 14 - 18.9.-24.9.1941

Crimea
I am running here as well. With the limited forces available I will defend only Sevastopol and Kerch.

[Icier]

Guys, bug gone, (maybe its hiding), but just finished 1st with a mixture of auto air moves & manual & knocked
out 4600 planes.[:D]

[821Bobo]

Turn 15 - 25.9.-1.10.1941

Factories evacuated:
Khimki 9x Li-2
Kalinin 3 Arms 4 HI

North
Novgorod lost, the 3 Rifle Divisions had no chance versus crack German IDs.

[821Bobo]

Turn 15 - 25.9.-1.10.1941

Moscow
Tula lost due to the huge blunder I made. Because I am short of divisions only weak Rifle brigade was defending it. No industry lost but anyway big city taken by enemy for free. [:(]

[821Bobo]

Turn 15 - 25.9.-1.10.1941

South
I should have had left Kharkov to its fate. Another 15 divisions lost for nothing.

[sillyflower]

ORIGINAL: 821Bobo

Turn 15 - 25.9.-1.10.1941

Moscow
Tula lost due to the huge blunder I made. Because I am short of divisions only weak Rifle brigade was defending it. No industry lost but anyway big city taken by enemy for free. [:(]

Soviet doctrine (at least by the 80's) was that terrain was never an objective but simply an obstacle so future generations will exonerate you.

[timmyab]

On a positive note it looks like you'll be holding on to Moscow quite comfortably. Also playing bitter end means you can keep retreating in 42 without risking triggering an Axis auto win.

I would keep tank corps on the flanks of his penetrations in 42, one or two on each flank. You'll lose a few of them, but you'll get some return on investment and it'll play havoc with his psyche.

[821Bobo]

Yep Moscow is fine in 41, 42 will be different story. With Mild Blizzard and Axis winter preparations I won't be able to hunt them away from Moscow.

[821Bobo]

Turn 16 - 2.10.-8.10.1941

Factories evacuated:
Khimki 9x Li-2
Kalinin 3 Arms 4 HI

North
Germans are trying to break the lines south of Ilmen.

[821Bobo]

Turn 16 - 2.10.-8.10.1941

Moscow
Panzers turned north for Moscow. They are hitting the wall which is fine.

[821Bobo]

Turn 16 - 2.10.-8.10.1941

South
Pocket again wiped out in one week and 1. Panzer Gruppe is heading for Voronezh.

[821Bobo]

Turn 16 - 2.10.-8.10.1941

Crimea
Retreat to Sevastopol and Kerch was wise. Previous week a Pz. Korps appeared on Crimea. That was probably an attempt to destroy Coastal army.

[iwolfhound]

I am beginning to like to that wall in-front of Moscow.