Frozen frogs! Stef78 (axis) Stelteck (Russia) - Stelteck welcome

[No idea]

Will you send units to avoid higher chances of romanian surrender?

Ps. I mean, sending them to Bucarest

[chaos45]

Stef- I concur you are taking losses, but then again your assaulting IS-2s......So these are like the best soviet tank units and your attacking them and the soviets are still losing more. As well Soviets in 1945 are more on par with your units exp/morale wise...so doing a lot more damage than in 1941/42 and even 43....just a statistics point of view numbers wise.

The German tank losses thing is more a HYLA issue, I just accept that unless im routing or zoc retreating German tanks not to expect heavy losses on them.

You can point to German historical tank losses which esp in 44/45 were very high....even in 1941 they lost if I remember right 50% or some such of their tank force. I think that's issue HYLA points to is that German tank forces stay stronger much longer compared to historical tank losses esp considering how much they are used to attack.

[STEF78]

ORIGINAL: No idea

Will you send units to avoid higher chances of romanian surrender?

Ps. I mean, sending them to Bucarest

It's already done, romanian surrender is well anticipated [;)]

[STEF78]

ORIGINAL: chaos45

Stef- I concur you are taking losses, but then again your assaulting IS-2s......So these are like the best soviet tank units and your attacking them and the soviets are still losing more. As well Soviets in 1945 are more on par with your units exp/morale wise...so doing a lot more damage than in 1941/42 and even 43....just a statistics point of view numbers wise.

The German tank losses thing is more a HYLA issue, I just accept that unless im routing or zoc retreating German tanks not to expect heavy losses on them.

You can point to German historical tank losses which esp in 44/45 were very high....even in 1941 they lost if I remember right 50% or some such of their tank force. I think that's issue HYLA points to is that German tank forces stay stronger much longer compared to historical tank losses esp considering how much they are used to attack.

experience, morale and command are 3 keys for winning battles and inflicting losses.

In 1941, german units are far better on the 3 items and thus they take fewer losses. But they take losses! and I remember in several campaign having up to 5 pzd with less than 30 AFV end january 1942
In 1944 experience and morale are similar on both sides and losses are closer. And if soviet losses are higher it's perhaps due to tac bombing. I really hit hard russian units before attacking. They often suffer two raids including up to 300 dive bombers.

[EwaldvonKleist]

.experience, morale and command are 3 keys for winning battles and inflicting losses

Fatigue plays a significant role as well, especially forlosses.

[STEF78]

Turn 213, 12th july 1945

It should have happened. Previously, now or later. I did my best to deny direct access to Poland but I cannot be strong everywhere. And Stelteck proved to be able to switch enough tank/mech corps to realize a significant breakthough. 2 inf units will be lost and some other units are in great danger.
The hungarian units in the mountains are previously destroyed divs without any value.
I have no german mobile unit South of the breakthrough.



We now have some doubts about the loyalty of our romanian ally. Their units units will act as rearguard while other axis units run for the Mountains. Bucarest and some romanian cities are garrisoned. A corridor to Hungary will be created.

[xhoel]

Nice counterattack with the Panzer Divisions. What are the conditions for the Romanian surrender?

[STEF78]

I need to hold all cities south of my line of defence

[xhoel]

Thanks for the info, good luck with that!

[BrianG]

The mountain pass near Stryl is in grave danger. He should be able to drive right thru your new defense next turn.

Unfortunately for russians, Berlin is a long trip if driving thru Hungary.

[STEF78]

Turn 214, 19th july 1945

Stelteck has set lots of mobile units on refit. Good news for me as it allows some digging for my units.

Fight intensity is moderate and access to east prussia still forbidden.

[BrianG]

refit. No time for refit!!!!

[STEF78]

Turn 215, 26th july 1945

Moderate pressure in the north. Tank corps are still refiting



Last stand on the russian border. We will retreat to the moutains. One more inf div will be lost...

[STEF78]

Late war is someting unusual. Some units are now looking very strange.

After several weeks of fights, this one has a tremendous CV....

[EwaldvonKleist]

STEF78, could you please share a screenshot of the special production screen and the fuel and oil stores?

The oil discussion is interesting some data would help to find out if there is a theoreticlal possibility to bomb the Axis into fuellessness.

In the division you show, there are like 200 support squads (2000+ men) wasted in a 0CV division. Your screenshot is another example while mergin/disbanding divisions in late war is useful. When playing Vistula to Berlin as Axis, I usually had many divisions oversupported (higer % of support squads left than of other equipment) after units took losses, which are usually suffered by the combat elements.

[chaos45]

are you out of armaments points?

[STEF78]

Below the german special production screen



and the logistics phase display. Even when Ploesti will be lost I won't have any problem. I could fight till 1948...

[STEF78]

Turn 216, 2nd august 1945

Pressure in the center, some counterattacks. Where does this Czech rifle corps come from?



Romania is close from falling, german units are safe.



the losses [:(]



and the OOB, russians are below 8M men!

[Telemecus]

ORIGINAL: STEF78
Turn 216, 2nd august 1945
Where does this Czech rifle corps come from?

Czechoslovakia? [:D]

[Balou]

Exiled Czechs ? AFAIK there is no such thing as Czechoslovakia until after May 45.