The Moltke Plan

[06 Maestro]

This really should be the end of the Russian 2nd Army. After this latest suicidal attack, the German forces counterattacked into the Russian base/fortress of Rozan. The German Army has had its attack on Rozan delayed by these continuous Russian attacks-those delays are at an end.

[06 Maestro]

The province of Osewiecz has a fortress. Elements of the 1st German Army were dispatched to capture the fortress. The German coastal artillery and one infantry division and a few infantry divisions did the job quickly. Some losses were suffered, but no units destroyed.

[06 Maestro]

Nov/Dec '14

The operations map for central Poland shows that the Russian Army has some units (a few armies) which are now hopelessly cut off. They are still mostly in supply for the rest of the month, but that will change in January. It will soon be just a matter of mopping up in Poland. There are still some fortresses that will take a few months to capture, but that won't be a significant drain on resources.

[06 Maestro]

Serbian Front
Nov/Dec '14

Serbian forces crosses the Sava River early in the war. Just how far they intended to go is anyones guess. There have been repeted efforts to drive them back, but they contiue to reinforce this effort. Due to a mutiny which badly depleted the 6th A/H Army, an operation to surround and detroy these forces has fizzeld-for the time being. More divisions are arriving from the 7th Army in the Alps. Also, very importantly, the Bulgarians have joined the Central Powers. Serbia will very soon find itself in a very bad situation.

It will be interesting to see if France will send any help to its ally. With Great Britain in the war now, the A/H Navy will be in a more difficult situation in keeping the Adriatic free of T.E. shipping.

[06 Maestro]

Eastern Front
Jan/Feb 1915

Although winter conditions have some negative affects on operations the CP offensive continues. Russian moral is so low that they can be beaten even under some harsh conditions. Also, the main objective of Best-Litovsk has not been captured yet-so the attacks must continue.

The A/H 3rd Army had to withdraw away from Dubno-ironically just after capturing the fortress. The German 1st Army is finally in a position to directly attack Brest-Litovsk-the high Command is confident of the outcome. The German 2nd Army is still stuck in Colno, but is now poised to counterattack the Russian 2nd Army and its mad commander.

The German 11th Army has reached Lemburg. It will be used to help eliminate Russian pockets of resistance.

[06 Maestro]

The German 3rd Army was moving to engage a trapped Russian Army. The results were somewhat surprising. Although the Russian Army suffered very heavy losses, the German 3rd was driven back-with heavy losses.

Although this was an unpleasant surprise, the Russian forces are now in the bag-they will not escape.

[pvthudson01]

What's your secret? How do you learn these games so fast to be able to post these AAR's?

[06 Maestro]

ORIGINAL: pvthudson01

What's your secret? How do you learn these games so fast to be able to post these AAR's?

I don't really learn these games so fast. I just limit myself to 3 or 4 new games a year so I have time to learn how to play the game (completely) so I can better enjoy it. I don't know how people can learn 1 dozen new games a year-unless they are independently wealthy. I actually have a life away from gaming;work, kids, legal female unit, hunting, and camping-although I have been known to take a laptop with me on camping trips so I can continue PBEM games.

WW1 was a special case for me. When it was first released, the manual was not adequate and there were just a few problems with stability. My only "secret" that kept me hammering away at it is my somewhat dogmatic personality.

In any event, I am glad I stuck with this game. My current biggist complaint with this game, as with the vast majority of other games, is the ai is not quite as smart as a human.

[06 Maestro]

Once again, the French chose to attack at Colmar. Trench warfare has begun. There were a couple of choices in how to bolster the defense before the battle actually began. At this time, as the CP, I have little idea how much the French will be throwing into this attack.

[06 Maestro]

The results of the repeat battle of Colmar were not very good for the French-it was a cheap victory for Germany. Although not very costly for the French, these types of failures will add to a loss of moral due to losses.

[06 Maestro]

Western Front March/April 1915

In addition to the French attack into Colmar, there was also another small attack into the Saar. Neither made any progress.

A German Grand Offensive is planned for the Luxembourg area for may.

[06 Maestro]

Eastern Front
March/April 1915

The overall situation looks a little messy. However, the Russian forces are depleted and are lite threat. A short pause in offensive actions is called for the CP Armies. Losses are not terribly heavy, but the divisions could use a quite spell to fully recover. Hopefully, some of the isolated Russian formations will just surrender on their own.

[06 Maestro]

Bugarian Front
March/April 1915

Bulgaria has joined the CP. The Bulgarian 1st Army is moving on Nish. Several other divisions have been sent to the Rumanian border and the northern Serbian border area. There are few Serbian forces in central Serbia-they are in a very bad situation now.

[06 Maestro]

The Bulgarian Army is small, but has some decent attributes. It has won a victory in its first clash of the war.

[06 Maestro]

Serbian Front
March/April 1915

The A/H Army is finally crossing into Serbia. In doing so, they will be cutting off any Serbian units on the north bank of the Sava. Unless large reinforcements arrive from the T.E., Serbia will soon be knocked out of the war.

[06 Maestro]

March 1915

The English Navy is getting ugly with the blockade.

[06 Maestro]

For some unknown reason (other than British diplomats working overtime) Romania has decided to join the losing side of the war.

[06 Maestro]

Battle of Luxembourg
May 1915

As mentioned earlier, there is a grand offensive planned to take place in Luxembourg. No breakthrough is planned-or anticipated. The goal is simply to shorten the front lines before the British show up. The German goal remains to just hold the Western Allies while Russia is completely subdued.

Trench warfare is in effect, but just in its infancy. There are a couple of options to choose from for this attack. With the combined might of the 9th and 4th armies, plus the all available reserves, success is anticipated.

[06 Maestro]

The results of the battle were not what was expected, however, the attack will continue unto June.

[06 Maestro]

Serbian Front
May 1915

The Serbs are clearly in a desperate situation.

One strange event; there is a rebellion in A/H-in an occupied province. The Serbian forces will be driven out, and 3 divisions will have to be stationed there until things cool down.