Drums of War - No BigBaba

[terje439]

Turn 29

Overall
Only a few units left in the Blizzard zone now. So, then we wait for March to arrive. The 1 USSR attack ended with a held result, while the Fins managed to rout 3 USSR divisions.

Casualties
USSR : 31.000 troops, 133 guns, 19 AFVs, 58 AC.
Axis : 65.000 troops, 23 guns, 8 AFVs, 5 AC.

Partisans
We retreated into both of them.

German Pools
Manpower : 15.803
Vehicles : 123.228
Armaments : 160.547
Hiwi : 13

[terje439]

Turn 30

Overall
4 USSR attacks ended with 3 retreats and 1 rout, apart form that, nothing.

Casualties
USSR : 27.000 troops, 62 guns, 28 AFVs, 75 AC.
Axis : 51.000 troops, 110 guns, 10 AFVs, 5 AC.

Partisans
We killed it.

German Pools
Manpower : 0
Vehicles : 123.180
Armaments : 174.418
Hiwi : 8

[terje439]

Turn 31

Overall
The USSR keeps pushing, but this turn we pushed back some. 11 USSR attacks resulted in 1 held, 9 retreats and 1 rout, while our 4 attacks gave 3 retreats and 1 rout.

Casualties
USSR : 36.000 troops, 128 guns, 270 AFVs, 63 AC.
Axis : 43.000 troops, 176 guns, 14 AFVs, 30 AC.
The increase in AC lost is due to a lot of recon flights, as well as ground strikes.

Partisans
All 6 are taken care of.

German Pools
Manpower : 0
Vehicles : 123.710
Armaments : 190.945
Hiwi : 1

[Bozo_the_Clown]

Hiwi : 1

"Army of One" [:D]

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Bozo_the_Clown

Hiwi : 1

"Army of One" [:D]

Well, I can always hope his name is Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent or Bruce Banner [:D][:D][:D]



Terje

[Bozo_the_Clown]

Well, I can always hope his name is Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent or Bruce Banner

Or "Ivan the Terrible" since he's a Russian Hiwi. [:D]

[terje439]

Turn 32

Overall
Back in reasonable weather, the front sets in, and I do not expect to be pushed back much more now. 12 USSR attacks ended with 4 helds and 8 retreats, while our 5 attacks gave 1 held, 3 retreats and 1 rout..

Casualties
USSR : 41.000 troops, 196 guns, 176 AFVs, 70 AC.
Axis : 33.000 troops, 135 guns, 18 AFVs, 6 AC.
That we are back in a more temperate weather zone can be seen clearly in the losses report as well.

Partisans
We killed the bugger.

German Pools
Manpower : 4.285
Vehicles : 126.892
Armaments : 207.290
Hiwi : 3 (TRIPLED in one turn [:D])

[terje439]

Turn 33

Overall
With the USSR at our line, we are able to attack with proper CV, and we do wherever we can get decent odds. The USSR made 21 attacks and scored 4 helds, 12 retreats and 5 routs (mostly against the Rumanians all of these), while our 15 attacks scored 14 retreats and 1 rout.

Casualties
USSR : 71.000 troops, 581 guns, 159 AFVs, 98 AC.
Axis : 48.000 troops, 385 guns, 34 AFVs, 23 AC.

Partisans
None.

German Pools
Manpower : 5.373
Vehicles : 130.163
Armaments : 222.744
Hiwi : 6 (DOUBLED again this turn [:D])

[Balou]

BTW and no offense meant, does a german campaign like this one trigger dismissals ?

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Balou

BTW and no offense meant, does a german campaign like this one trigger dismissals ?

Not really as I have not lost that many battles. But as my generals have defeats added up, they might eventually be sacked (when the win:loss ratio of battles becomes too low).



Terje

[terje439]

Turn 34

Overall
1800-style warfare. We stand on opposing lines and fight each other [:D].
14 USSR attacks meant 4 helds and 10 retreats, while our 18 attacks gave 3 helds, 13 retreats and 2 routs.

Casualties
USSR : 73.000 troops, 696 guns, 82 AFVs, 76 AC.
Axis : 35.000 troops, 300 guns, 44 AFVs, 11 AC.

Partisans
None.

German Pools
Manpower : 67.271
Vehicles : 132.575
Armaments : 237.974
Hiwi : 2 ([X(] 66% reduction [:D] )

[2ndACR]

Sure those L/42 are being produced and not entering the pools from active units on swaps? Or are not being used from existing stocks?

Whoops, just saw the capacity still there, my bad.

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: 2ndACR

Sure those L/42 are being produced and not entering the pools from active units on swaps? Or are not being used from existing stocks?

Whoops, just saw the capacity still there, my bad.

yup, they are being produced alongside each other[:)]



Terje

[terje439]

Turn 35

Overall
We keep taking turns attacking each others line for now. My recons this turn indicates that come March, I should strike south of the Pripjet with all my panzers as that is where the USSR concentration of forces is the least. 11 USSR attacks meant 4 helds, 6 retreats and 1 rout. Our 16 attacks gave 2 helds, 12 retreats and 2 routs.

Casualties
USSR : 67.000 troops, 586 guns, 313 AFVs, 144 AC.
Axis : 36.000 troops, 275 guns, 26 AFVs, 35 AC.

Partisans
One, now dead.

German Pools
Manpower : 24.585
Vehicles : 135.493
Armaments : 253.418
Hiwi : 19

[loki100]

do you think you are going to be able to pull off the very impressive 1942 you did a few AARs back? Can see the sense to gambling on the Ukraine (and the clear need to concentrate), but presume you also need to create some pressure in Bielorussia too?

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: loki100

1. do you think you are going to be able to pull off the very impressive 1942 you did a few AARs back?
2. Can see the sense to gambling on the Ukraine (and the clear need to concentrate), but presume you also need to create some pressure in Bielorussia too?

1. Nope [:D]
2. I will use infantry to push back north of the Pripjet, I need to get the USSR off their footing to be able to achieve anything at all.



Terje

[terje439]

Turn 36

Overall
Two more turns of trading shots at each other, then we head east again!
The USSR scored 1 retreats and 2 surrenders, while we score 6 retreats and 2 routs this turn.

Casualties
USSR : 55.000 troops, 402 guns, 44 AFVs, 96 AC.
Axis : 35.000 troops, 259 guns, 25 AFVs, 6 AC.

Partisans
The Poles do not dare yet.

German Pools
Manpower : 27.900
Vehicles : 146.687
Armaments : ??? I MUST have mistyped, as I have 564k in my notes
Hiwi : 14

[terje439]

Turn 37

Overall
A quiet turn where nothing happens. 3 attacks and 3 retreats for the USSR, 2 of each for us.

Casualties
USSR : 44.000 troops, 260 guns, 31 AFVs, 48 AC.
Axis : 19.000 troops, 94 guns, 8 AFVs, 17 AC.

Partisans
Nah.

German Pools
Manpower : 37.001
Vehicles : 140.822
Armaments : 282.163
Hiwi : 9

[loki100]

wonderful to see the drive on Moscow being led by your elite railway engineers ... can only imagine they feel a wee bit lonely?

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: loki100

wonderful to see the drive on Moscow being led by your elite railway engineers ... can only imagine they feel a wee bit lonely?

Think they misread their orders. It stated that we start to push the first week of March, not the week before March [:D]


Terje